An educator-practitioner at Columbia’s Narrative Medicine program, Cindy Smalletz brings the humanities to the bedside—cultivating trust, reflection, and practical “caring on” skills for clinicians, students, and communities.
What if the cure for loneliness isn’t medicine—but meaning? Dr. Jeremy Nobel, physician, public health expert, and poet, shares how creativity helps us find each other—and ourselves—again.
Through empathy, storytelling, and presence, veterinarian Staci Goussev guides families through the most painful part of loving an animal: saying goodbye.
In this episode, we sit down with Tamela Aldridge, Executive Director of Only Make Believe (OMB) — a nonprofit bringing interactive theater to children in hospitals, care facilities, and special education programs.
In this new Mindworks in Conversation, Brendan Panke reflects on his path from environmental biology to teaching and storytelling inside prisons.
In this Mindworks in Conversation episode, theater artist and educator Chris Wilson shares how Only Make Believe uses live, interactive performances to spark joy, creativity, and connection for children in hospitals and care facilities.
In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, Emily Akins—editorial director at Hallmark and creator of The Beginning of Your Life Book Club and Substack—explore the enduring magic of picture books and their surprising emotional power for readers of all ages.
Listen to a conversation with Ssanyu Birigwa—healer, educator, and founder of Narrative Bridge, LLC—about what it means to pursue wholeness in a world that often feels divided.
Join Tony Errichetti, PhD, as he speaks with Amelia Wallace, President-Elect of ASPE and a leader in simulation-based education. Amelia shares how her background in opera, cognitive theory, and simulation fuels her approach to training Standardized Patients (SPs) as active participants and perceptive observers—not just passive actors.
This conversation with Shannon Ivey, MFA, centers on her experience as a cancer survivor, solo parent, and storyteller—focusing on how humor, narrative, and self-advocacy shaped her medical journey.
