Renowned narrative medicine expert John Launer shares thoughts about his chapter on supervising practitioners who have experienced trauma in the new edited collection Narrative Medicine: Trauma and Ethics.

Posted: Wednesday July 31, 2024

An illness memoir and much more, Sleep is Now a Foreign Country seeks to break down the barriers between those diagnosed with mental illness and the broader community.

Posted: Sunday July 21, 2024

A creative reading delivered at our April 2024 Literary Evening with the NBM Lab.

Posted: Monday July 8, 2024

An excerpt from Chapter 15 of Cancer Confidential: Backstage Dramas in the Radiation Clinic (University of Toronto Press, 2022) read by Charles Hayter at our Literary Evening.

Posted: Monday July 8, 2024

A short memoir in two sections. Reflections on events that took place at an annual national student sport event when I was a track and field team member and a medical student.

Posted: Monday July 8, 2024

“Intentions” is a piece touching on a personal experience, and my way of coping with a health journey.

Posted: Monday July 8, 2024

Allan Peterkin, program director at the Narrative-Based Medicine Lab, shares how he weaves his passion for medicine and literature throughout his professional career.

Posted: Tuesday June 11, 2024