by Sandy Siegel Miller | Mar 2, 2026 | Research
One of my dear friends and professional colleagues is Dr. Barbara Fiese, a clinical psychologist and academic researcher. Barb and I met the year that we were the two clinical, pre-doctoral psychology residents in the departments of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry at...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Dec 2, 2025 | Musings
Jon and I consider ourselves very fortunate people; our lives are full of blessings—work that we love and gives joy to others, a bounty of friends and family, a warm, safe home that’s tucked into the beautiful woods… and so many others. We talk often about how...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Sep 18, 2025 | Musings
We stand side by side, we support each other and make each other better, and we know that the whole is so much richer than the individual sum of its parts. Every once in a while, Jon and I take a pause and reflect on what we hope to accomplish with Sounds Good and...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Jun 20, 2025 | Musings
The care partner pulled me aside on the second rehearsal of the session, eager to ask some questions. But first, he offered a few comments. Frank, care partner for his wife, Sarah, is new to Good Memories, referred by a friend. Sarah, in the early stage of dementia,...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Oct 7, 2024 | Musings
I’m not a person for whom the word “serendipity” yields feelings of excitement and curiosity. I’m a planner: I like to know what’s going to happen next and hold as dear the illusion that I know how things are going to turn out. So, one of the reluctantly learned...