How Stories Can Help You Beat Burnout
How novels, poetry, or a gripping film can help us lighten the emotional load, discuss difficult feelings, and allow us to become more resilient.
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[00:01:05] Meeting Tara
[00:02:21] The power of humanities
[00:05:51] The role of emotion in medicine
[00:08:36] The case for reading fiction
[00:09:59] Empathy
[00:14:50] "Who does this story belong to?
[00:16:12] Narrative arcs
[00:26:20] Tip out your bag, but take the contents back with you
[00:28:20] The incredible power of feeling seen
[00:35:09] Is this your problem to fix?
[00:35:39] Soldier Sailer
[00:37:23] Knowing when to say you don't know
[00:43:22] Humanities in Medical Education