Whetstone Health Institute
Seminars, workshops, and a monthly newsletter for healthcare professionals who want care planning grounded in the patient's voice.
Our mission
We provide education and knowledge surrounding patient lived experiences with medical diagnoses that are chronic, terminal, or impactful on quality of life.
Our programs are educational, not diagnostic. They support your current license, and may grow into continuing medical education opportunities in the future.
Learning that keeps the patient's goals, values, and daily reality at the center of the conversation.
Education that considers family, providers, socioeconomic factors, and medical resources together.
Seminars and resources designed to inform your practice with ideas you can discuss with your team.
Educational content only. Not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Programs
Choose a live session, a monthly membership, or both. Every offering centers the lived experience of patients.
Half day, full day, and weekend formats
Interactive sessions exploring patient lived experience, communication, and the practical realities of delivering holistic care.
Newsletter and practice resources
A monthly newsletter with actionable items to impact your practice today, plus future member resources.
Who it is for
Our programs welcome nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, allied health professionals, educators, and students who want a more complete view of the patient experience.
Explore how lived experience can inform goals of care, feasibility, and day-to-day clinical conversations.
Build a shared understanding across disciplines so patients, families, and providers can work toward one holistic plan.
Our founders
Clinical expertise and lived experience guide everything we teach.
Co-founder, Nurse Practitioner
Natalie is a Nurse Practitioner with a PhD in Nursing and a passion for the patient's lived experience during therapy for a medical diagnosis. Whether that is a new cancer diagnosis, a cardiac condition, an autoimmune diagnosis, or many others, she believes the voice of the patient is critical to bridging goals of care and feasibility. Her teaching invites patients, families, providers, socioeconomic factors, and medical resources into one holistic plan.
Co-founder, Licensed Therapist and Medical Social Worker
Kristin is a licensed therapist and experienced medical social worker. Her background includes more than a decade in hospital-based and medically complex care, including extensive experience within the Texas Medical Center supporting heart and lung transplant patients, individuals using LVADs and other forms of mechanical circulatory support, and their families. Living with long-term health conditions herself, she brings professional expertise and lived experience to conversations about chronic illness, grief, caregiving, and whole-person care.
How to take part
Browse upcoming seminars and workshops and pick the format that fits your schedule.
Send your details and preferred dates through the signup form.
Our team will contact you with availability, location, and preparation details.
Take part in practical learning and leave with ideas to discuss in your practice.
Session signup
Tell us which session interests you and when you are available. Our team will follow up with dates, location, and preparation details.
Members space, planned
We are exploring a members-only area with session materials, extended reading, and community discussion. No login is available yet.
FAQ
Answers about audiences, formats, membership, continuing education, and locations.
If your question is not answered here, contact us directly and our team will respond personally.
Contact
Questions about sessions, membership, or the newsletter? Reach us directly through any of these channels.
