HSA Virtual Screening
47 Foxhurst RoadIn this one hour and seventeen-minute recording, noted storyteller and therapist Lani Peterson interviews Dr. Annie Brewster about her book The Healing Power of Storytelling.
Audience participation is included with audience members asking questions and sharing observations inspired by Annie's work and the interview.
Annie's book may be obtained on Amazon at:
https://tinyurl.com/43km948c
To learn more about Annie Brewster visit https://www.healthstorycollaborative.org/our-team
AUTHOR
Dr. Annie Brewster is an Assistant Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, a practicing
physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, a writer and a storyteller. She is also a
patient, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001. In response to the disconnection she
experienced in healthcare, both as a patient and a provider, and motivated by her belief
in the power of stories, she started recording patient narratives in 2010. Integrating her
personal experiences with the research supporting the health benefits of narrative, she
founded the nonprofit Health Story Collaborative (HSC) in 2013. HSC is committed to
empowering patients and their loved ones, building community, strengthening patient-
provider connections, and ultimately transforming healthcare through storytelling.
Annie is widely published in the press and is author of The Healing Power of
Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss (2022).
INTERVIEWER
Lani Peterson, PsyD, is a psychologist, storyteller, and story coach who has been teaching about the power of story at universities, organizations, hospitals, homeless shelters, and prisons for over 25 years. She is known for telling and encouraging personal stories, has a specialty in story exploration as a healing art and change agent. She holds a doctorate in psychology from William James College, a master's in counseling psychology from Lesley University and an undergraduate degree in literature from Smith College. She has taught Effective Organizational Communications Skills for Non-Profit Leaders in the master's program at Wheelock College as well as Healing through our Stories in the Expressive Therapies master's track at Lesley University. From CEO's to scientists, doctors, mental health providers, ministers and the homeless, Lani has worked with individuals, groups and organizations to help people find their stories, share their stories, and come together with a deeper level of connection and understanding. Her ongoing mission is to bring to light and share the stories that will open doors within and between storytellers and listeners alike.
Feb 24, 2025 8:00 AM - Feb 24, 2026 8:00 AM
HSA Virtual Screening
47 Foxhurst Road
Healing Story Alliance is a not-for-profit, educational, arts organization which provides online resources and concert, workshop, and community programming in support of storytelling as a healing art.
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