In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, psychiatrist, poet, and USC Narrative Medicine faculty member Jonathan Chou shares how writing his award-winning poetry collection Resemblance helped him explore identity, diaspora, and the emotional complexities of history and memory.
Jonathan Chou shares how narrative practice and experimental poetry became ways to reclaim memory, heal from personal and family histories, and foster deeper human connection.
He discusses how narrative medicine influences his psychiatric practice, how language (and its absences) shape understanding, and why embracing ambiguity, opacity, and emotional nuance is vital in both art and clinical care.
Watch the conversation on YouTube 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c4USubfi44
