We’re sharing a sneak peek of our recent conversation with the team at The Care Collective Podcast. The first snippet is weighty. It touches on the realities (ultimate consequence and shame) that often sit just below the surface in healthcare. But at the center, it isn’t about blame. It’s about learning to tell our stories honestly, and about offering support in places where silence has too often lived.

What we’re reaching for is understanding. Understanding between patients and providers. Understanding between families and systems. Because only when the whole story is spoken can healing start to take root.

Caregiving is older than medicine—and just as vital. Drawing insight from characters like Cordelia and Samwise, this Storyline reflection explores how caregiving has always required presence, sacrifice, and courage. It’s still hard. And still beautiful.