Insights – Snapshot Stories

Meet members making a global impact through narrative healing and support initiatives.

Mindworks in Conversation w James Bashford | Renaturalizing the Mind: How Nature Restores Our Senses

Is nature the ultimate "reset button" for the human brain? In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, we sit down with neurologist and author James Bashford, MRCP, PhD, to discuss his groundbreaking work, Nature Within: How the Natural World Shapes Our Minds, Bodies & Health.

Dr. Peter Orton on Storytelling, Public Health and What Hollywood Taught Him

Harvard, Hollywood and Public Health: Dr. Peter Orton on Storytelling, Communication and What Hollywood Taught Him

Dr. Peter Orton’s career has spanned Hollywood, Harvard, IBM, and public health. Through it all runs a single through line: storytelling as a tool for connection, learning, and impact.

Mindworks in Conversation with Caitlin Mesiano | Facial Difference, Clinical Empathy, and the Impact of Representation

We sit down with artist and advocate Caitlin Mesiano for a deeply personal account of her journey as a person born with a cleft lip and palate.

Mindworks in Conversation: Melanie Brooks on Writing Memoirs About Trauma, Grief, & Real Life

Accomplished author Melanie Brooks, known for her books A Hard Silence and Writing Hard Stories, sits down with Tony Errichetti for a thoughtful conversation on writing memoirs about trauma, grief, and real-life experience.

Creating a Culture of Care - Rewriting the Language of Healing

When a young patient blamed himself for a devastating injury, Clare Kelley stepped in to reframe the narrative, showing how health literacy and human-centered communication can directly impact healing.

Mindworks in Conversation w/ Corinne May Botz | The Machinery of Motherhood

In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, Tony Errichetti speaks with photographer and filmmaker Corinne May Botz about her latest work, Milk Factory, exploring the realities of pumping and working motherhood.

The Drawer: How Tara Geer, MFA carried her mother's life work into art galleries, classrooms, clinics, and the human heart

Narrative Mindworks speaks with Tara Geer about carrying forward her mother’s groundbreaking work in visual thinking, using art to help people see, connect, and make meaning together.

Mindworks in Conversation w/ Sarah Gambito | Poetry, Identity, & Understanding Each Other

In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, Filipino American poet and educator Sarah Gambito, Director of Creative Writing and Professor at Fordham University, reflects on how language, identity, and culture shape the way we understand one another.

Mindworks in Conversation with Chris Chinn | From the Screen to Medical Simulation

Actor Chris Chinn (The Departed, Saved By The Bell) has spent over three decades mastering the art of the script. However, in our latest Mindworks in Conversation, he reveals that the most critical human interactions—specifically those in healthcare—are the ones where no script exists to follow.

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