Insights, Highlights & Mindworks Chats

Go deeper into the essence of narrative practices with our insights, deep dives, in-depth stories, happenings and chats

Can A Painting Save a Life?

Review this painting. Not just a quick glance but a thorough study of it. What do you think that the woman is thinking about? What emotions come to mind? What time of day?

Ode to My Hepatologist, Dr. Blei

In her touching poem Ode to My Hepatologist, Dr. Blei, Susan Zemelman shares her experience of care, loss, and gratitude for a doctor she will never forget.

Drawing Together: Visual Storytellers Combine Art and Medicine

Graphic medicine is changing how we tell stories about health. Meet the artists, physicians, and educators using illustration, animation, and visual storytelling to humanize healthcare, deepen empathy, and transform patient care.

Mindworks in Conversation Featuring Brendon Panke

Mindworks in Conversation Featuring Brendon Panke | Narrative Medicine Across Science, Justice, and Prison Classrooms

In this new Mindworks in Conversation, Brendan Panke reflects on his path from environmental biology to teaching and storytelling inside prisons.

Cheers to Root Beer and Books: My Father’s Final Chapter Still Speaks to the Heart

Every Labor Day, I’m transported back to my father’s final month of life in 2008—not by grief, but by gratitude for the humanity and grace that surrounded him in his last days.

Mindworks in Conversation featuring Chris Wilson | Bringing Theater, Laughter and Play to Pediatric Wards

 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. 

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