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writing by fishman

about susan fishman

When you’ve been writing professionally for 20+ years, you can tackle just about any topic.

You also find your sweet spot.  For me, that's health and wellness.

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I started my career at a small patient education publishing company. Here, I learned how to help patients make sense of complex medical jargon (at a complex time when nothing's making much sense). How to make things relatable. Like with words you can actually spell.

 

Simple stuff, right?

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Well, Nathaniel Hawthorne put it this way . . . 

 

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

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Still, I got better at it, and became a trusted voice in the healthcare space over the years. I spent three years as the lead healthcare writer for a marketing firm before starting my own writing business, working in a range of industries from travel to real estate to hospitality. But health/wellness kept calling, and I quickly hit my stride, covering everything from understanding Crohn’s disease to dealing with a narcissistic friend to how to get your teen to open up.

 

 

​I also went back to school to get my master’s degree in counseling so I could better understand this mind-body-connection business, and bring that to my work. I gained clinical experience in college counseling and family services, helping people find better ways to deal with stress, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, chronic illness and many other issues. This hands-on education has had a huge impact on me and my writing, helping me draw on my natural empathy to create compelling, sensitive, evidence-based content that resonates and connects.

 

These days, I'm collaborating with clients like Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Healthgrades and PsychCentral, and the work I love has been published and syndicated by many other outlets.

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Have a look ...

 

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FEATURED WORK

what i've been up to lately

Sunrise with plant in front
Doing Jigsaw Puzzle
Family at a Beach

Identifying and Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse

PSYCHCENTRAL

Do People with Alzheimer's

Know They Have It?

HEALTHGRADES

How to Prevent

Parental Burnout

THE RESILIENCE CENTER

In The Press
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