About — Journey Guide Project

Who We Are

The Journey Guide Project was founded by three professionals, each with a set of unique experiences and skills:

family physician, hospice director & health system leader
mental health therapist with expertise in resiliency
community public health activist & grief advocate

Utilizing our combined experience and specialized knowledge, we guide medical and health professionals to reframe stress, strengthen their understanding of the mind-body connection, and better support patients with a serious or chronic disease.

Kami Norland, MA, ATR

RESILIENCY GUIDE
Kami brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and deep listening to her work with individuals navigating illness and life transitions. With a background in art therapy and mind-body medicine, her approach helps people uncover what their bodies are trying to say—and how creativity, awareness, and connection can be pathways to healing. She holds a master’s degree in art therapy, is a registered art therapist, and completed advanced mind-body medicine training through Harvard Medical School.
Mary Ann Boe

COMPANION IN CHANGE & MEANING MAKING
Mary Ann draws on decades of hard-earned wisdom, shaped by walking alongside others through life’s turning points. The experience of 14 years dedicated to caring for her medically fragile son, through his life and death, profoundly shaped her understanding of transformation, vulnerability, and healing. For more than 30 years, she has guided individuals and communities in navigating uncertainty and honoring the stories that carry us forward.
Greg Kutcher, MD

MEDICAL INSIGHT GUIDE
Greg has spent decades inside the healthcare system—as a family physician, hospice director, and health system CEO—and he knows how overwhelming it can be from the outside. He’s a bridge-builder, passionate about helping patients, families, and providers work together more openly, honestly, and effectively. With deep clinical knowledge and a gift for clear communication, Greg helps people ask better questions, navigate tough decisions, and find confidence and clarity in moments that matter.

Select your path:

I AM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL

I AM A PATIENT OR CAREGIVER

Whether you are a professional in the caring/medical world, or you or a loved one are facing a serious illness, you’ve come to the right place.

We help patients and caregivers navigate their shared medical decision-making, strengthen resilience, and explore grief and its impact on disease and healing processes.

All three founders have experienced firsthand how rigid institutional approaches to life changes and stress can do more harm than good.

Based on their extensive research in medicine and the social sciences, they developed a model that guides the patient in becoming an ACTIVE member of their medical care team. Important health decisions are made based on the patient’s lived experience, preferences for care, and the unique journey of wellbeing.

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