“Softening suffering is the heart, the center, and the essence of caring in our relationships with families and individuals in healthcare.”
– Dr. Lorraine M. Wright
Dr. Lorraine M. Wright is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator specializing in family nursing and family therapy with an emphasis on illness suffering, illness beliefs, and therapeutic conversations that promote healing. With a wealth of experience in nursing, family therapy, and spiritual care, she offers though-provoking and deeply impactful presentations tailored for healthcare professionals.
Dr. Wright speaks on a range of topics relevant to healthcare professionals, including:
The Role of Love and Compassion in Palliative and End-of-Life Care – Exploring how nurses and healthcare providers can choose love as a clinical practice to support families facing end-of-life transitions.
Illness Beliefs and Their Impact on Healing – Understanding how beliefs about illness shape patient and family experiences and how to facilitate healing conversations.
Spiritual Practices in Healthcare: Supporting Patients and Families in Crisis – Integrating spirituality into patient care to foster resilience, hope, and meaning in times of suffering.
Advanced Family Systems Care: Enhancing Therapeutic Conversations – Practical applications of the Illness Beliefs Model and Trinity Model to provide effective family interventions.
The Art of Speaking the Unspeakable in Healthcare – How healthcare professionals can navigate difficult conversations with patients and families to foster healing and emotional well-being.
Whether you’re hosting a conference, lecture series, or professional development workshop, Dr. Wright provides engaging and insightful presentations backed by decades of clinical practice and research. Her expertise spans family nursing, the emotional and spiritual aspects of illness, and therapeutic interventions that soften suffering.
