Storytelling
SharingClinic, To Help Patients Tell Their Stories, Opens At Mass. General Hospital
"Hospitals can be cold, scary, lonely places," said Dr. Annie Brewster, an MGH internist. "SharingClinic aims to build community and to lessen this sense of isolation."
Boundary Crossing: When Doctors And Patients Get Personal For Better Health
It is our belief that by highlighting the humanity of both individuals in the relationship, the patient-doctor bond can be strengthened, with increased satisfaction all around.
Art As A Conversation About Cancer With 'Anyone Who Will Listen'
Over the course of my treatment and the years to follow, the entirety of my work became a continuous, very uncomfortable, conversation about my disease with anyone that would listen.
When Your Writing Is Part of Your Healing
Dr. Annie Brewster, a Boston internist who uses storytelling therapeutically, as a path toward healing, interviews Sarah Baker about her childhood asthma and how she came to understand it, in...
Storytelling For Health: Doctor Promotes Intimate Patient Narratives
Dr. Annie Brewster says: "My experience in the health care system -- both as a physician and as a patient living with multiple sclerosis -- has convinced me that the...
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For Mental Health Boost: Take Charge Of Your Personal Story
For Mental Health Boost: Take Charge Of Your Personal Story
Podcast Friday: Storytelling As Patient Therapy; 'Better Care, Cheaper' Experiment
The latest podcast features medical storytelling and a program that cuts costs while improving care.