Edmondson, a Mindworks member who holds an MS in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University, is a veteran health writer and editor, a narrative medicine specialist, and an expressive writing and art-journaling workshop facilitator. Here, she explores how a narrative medicine-informed advocate can be a game-changing asset for patients and providers.

Our older son, Ken, has lived four decades with a chronic condition bringing him pain, discomfort, and unwelcome surprises. Yet he carries himself cheerfully, generous with conversation and appreciation. One of his gifts is his annual tradition of sending holiday cards to friends, family, and anyone who touched his life that year—including his doctors and their staff. He spends hours writing each card by hand, filling every blank space with tiny script. 

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.

I was led back to the recovery room to see my 25-year-old daughter, Haley, who was just starting to rouse after having a pacemaker implanted.

In this Mindworks in Conversation, Len Prazych speaks with Tony Errichetti about his memoir My Fathers: Letters of Healing on a Quest for the Truth, a deeply personal exploration of childhood abuse, silence, faith, and the long arc of healing.

 After a Stage 3 cancer diagnosis at 39, Nathalie Latham found herself unable to write. Instead, she drew. This Snapshot Story explores how art helped her survive, heal, and return to life.

In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, theatre veteran and SP educator Rik Walter explains how to move students away from robotic role-play and into authentic professional ownership. Rik reveals how theatrical techniques turn a nervous student into a confident clinician who can "own the room."

In this Mindworks in Conversation, Brian Saville Allard explores how skills from theatre - particularly improvisation, listening, and presence - shape effective medical education through patient simulation.