Dr. Lorraine M. Wright’s extensive body of work has transformed the way healthcare professionals approach family-centered care, illness suffering, and healing conversations.
Through her books, articles, book chapters, and educational resources, she offers invaluable insights into the emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of illness.
Her research and writings have been widely recognized for their profound impact on family nursing, family therapy, and healthcare communication. Whether you are a healthcare provider, educator, or researcher, Dr. Wright’s publications provide essential knowledge and practical guidance to enhance compassionate care and therapeutic conversations.
Educational materials—including DVDs and digital resources—equip healthcare professionals with practical tools to integrate compassionate, family-centered care into their practice. Grounded in Dr. Wright’s pioneering research, these resources provide real-world strategies for fostering meaningful healing conversations with patients and their families. Her work continues to shape the future of healthcare, inspiring professionals worldwide to approach suffering with empathy, wisdom, and transformative care.
Written and Produced by Lorraine M Wright, RN, PhD
Did you know that most nurses have never observed a therapeutic conversation with a family? To address this situation, I demonstrate an actual therapeutic conversation with a family where love is a powerful healer. Defined is the kind of love that opens space in therapeutic conversation. Specific skills of how to create a context of love and bring forth curious compassion that is devoid of judgment is also offered. Other interventions in the family interview illustrate offering commendations, prescribing a ritual, and encouraging the power of love to heal. The purpose of every therapeutic conversation is to soften suffering and promote healing and this new DVD will assist nurses in doing so by enhancing their confidence and competence when working with families in a context of love.
By Phone: 1-403-830-3445 (North America 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Mountain Standard Time)
By Email using Online DVD Order Form
Payment can be made by: cheque, or money order.
Developed and produced by Lorraine Wright, RN, PhD
Audiovisual Production by Insync Communications
Dr. Wright offers ideas of spiritual care practices and conversations that soften suffering and invite healing. She demonstrates these skills with a family experiencing serious illness. Learn a new model, namely the Trinity Model, for understanding the connection between beliefs, suffering, and spirituality. Distinctions are also given between spirituality and religion.
By Phone: 1-403-830-3445 (North America 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Mountain Standard Time)
By Email using Online DVD Order Form
Payment can be made by: cheque, or money order.
Lorraine M. Wright, RN, PhD and Maureen Leahey, RN, PhD
Produced by: FamilyNursingResources.com
Family nursing experts Drs Wright and Leahey demonstrate clinical skills with actual families. The health problems and health care settings are varied, as are the ethnic and racial groups. Intended for practicing nurses, educators, undergraduate and graduate nursing students, these programs will assist nurses to more effectively involve families in healthcare.
“This entire Family Nursing Series of DVD’s is very practical for nursing students and demonstrates clearly what to do and what not to do. I particularly liked the emphasis on family strengths and the importance of good manners in relationships with families. Excellent ideas of questions to ask about the impact of illness on families.” – Eileen M. Smit, MSN, FNP-BC, Professor of Nursing, Northern Michigan University
“…my students love to see the theory in action…how to apply the theory. We find these DVDs immensely helpful!” – Jane Karpa, BA, RPN CMHW(C/A), MMFT, Assistant Professor, Brandon University-School of Health Studies, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Winnipeg Campus, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
To order by Phone: 1-902-243-3454 (North America Monday-Friday 12:00-5:00 p.m.)
Payment can be made by: cheque, or money order. Please make check payable to: eFamilyNursing.com
Dr. Wright has contributed extensively to academic literature, authoring numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters that examine the intersection of illness, spirituality, and family resilience. Many of these resources are available in PDF format for further study.
