November 16, 2021

Narrative Medicine: The Lost Art Of Active Listening

Narrative medicine is the practice of listening, absorbing, metabolizing and being moved to action by stories of wellness and disease. When put into practice, this involves treating a patient as a whole person, rather than just as their illness.

Read the full story by Aidan D’Anna on the LC Pioneer Log.

Graphic drawing of people sitting in a circle, one at the center dressed as a doctor, connected by a web of light.
Graphic drawing of people sitting in a circle, one at the center dressed as a doctor, connected by a web of light.
Credit: Illustration by Maya Williamson