How can narrative practices and spiritual presence reshape modern medicine? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Andre Lijoi reflects on the intersection of faith, deep listening, and compassionate care- offering a vision of healing that goes far beyond clinical skill.

Perpetually late to the game, I was watching The Crown on my laptop Friday night, the wonderful episode set in the summer of 1969, when astronauts landed on the moon. While the world gazed into the heavens, series creator Peter Morgan looked around here on Earth and asked, What does it all mean?

My mother Frances had a life shaped by sorrow. Her mother died when she was just eight, a loss too large for such a small girl. On her sixteenth birthday, she learned that the man she called father was not her biological one. That revelation split her world in two.

Meet Dr. Valerie L. Williams-Sanchez, A Visionary Storyteller Rewriting What Representation Looks Like

Once upon a time in her Grandma Evie’s tiny kitchen in Southern California, a curious and bright-eyed girl named Valerie and her grandmother played Scrabble, discussed “big” ideas, and embarked on myriad adventures in their imaginations to museums, galleries and gardens. It was in the heart of this special and magical bond that a young Valerie developed a love of stories.

In this conversation, Lenny Grant, PhD, explores how expressive narrative writing can help individuals process and heal from trauma. Drawing from clinical experience and research, he shares how crafting personal narratives fosters reflection, meaning-making, and emotional recovery.

Whether in clinical settings, classrooms, or personal practice, Lenny highlights how writing can be a powerful tool for resilience and growth.

When Tracie LaNier, a social worker in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Advocate Health, lost her brother, Clayton Henderson, 64, in an unexpected death earlier this year, support came from a source she hadn’t anticipated: the members of the hospital system’s Narrative Medicine program team.