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In The Quiet Place, Tina M. Higgins Wussow

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Essay about the death of a father and the grief that comes after.

Dance And Music As Therapy: Post Surgery Recovery And Healing Through The Arts, Brenda Kalyn Ph.D., Jennifer J. Nicol Ph.D., Elizabeth Quinlan Ph.D.

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

This paper is a narrative account spanning 10-years in the life of Paul, a 19-year-old, elite dancer who, without knowledge of dance therapy, self-determined to claim dance ‘as’ therapy for himself as he faced a long, post-recovery after traumatic brain surgery that left him a mere shadow of his former self. His experiences were recounted in three open-ended interviews supplemented with insights from his brother and the first author based on their personal relationships with Paul. Findings demonstrate the connections he unknowingly made to dance therapy to re-train his mind and body and to re-gain strength and function while maintaining …

Editor's Introduction, Laura Thro

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Editors Introduction

Coda: An Interview With Terrance Griep (Tommy “Spider-Baby” Saturday), David Beard

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

An interview with Terrance Griep

When Was The Last Time That You Heard Of Ian Mckellen Blowing Out His Knee? The Performance And Practice Of Risk In British Professional Wrestling, Claire Warden, Dominic Malcolm, Anthony Papathomas, Sam West

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Professional wrestling has a poor record of caring for athlete-artists’ health and wellbeing. The data gathered through the Health and Wellbeing in Professional Wrestling project aims to confront this issue. During the data collection process, we noted that interviewees’ reflections shifted the meaning of terms and ideas associated with wrestling but, until now, not fully understood. One such concept is risk. Wrestling has been criticised for being too risky by parents’ groups and teachers, and not risky enough by those who dismiss it as fake and phony. This article recognises that such miscomprehensions of wrestling risk have broader implications: an …

Blood As Currency In Professional Wrestling, Lisa S. Butler

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

The practice of blading in professional wrestling is a performative act where a wrestler intentionally cuts oneself to inflict a bleeding injury. Audiences in the moment and long after the match invest significant consideration in working out whether blood and injury are a ‘work’, part of the performance or ‘shoot’, an actual injury.

This reaction demonstrates an argument for real and perceived injury to be understood as a popular attraction in the spectacle of pro-wrestling’s performance, and blood in particular as currency in the performer/audience transaction. This paper will focus on the performance of pre-determined injury as modes of communication …

Doctors As Mothers, Sandhya Chauhan

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

As a young Pediatric Consultant as well as a mother, I tried to juggle my time between my profession and motherhood, alone, single handed, until one day my circumstances told me I was not doing enough.

Boomerangs In The Psych Unit, Trae Stewart

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

"Boomerangs in the Psych Unit" captures the struggle of empathy, countertransference, and the honest humanity of mental healthcare providers working in psychiatric units.

Wounded Healer: A Story Of Resilience Through Adversity, Amole Khadilkar

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

This is an account of the cascading losses I suffered after a tragic suicide attempt and how I emerged stronger and more resilient in the face of those adversities. It is a story of courage, perseverance and hope.

Mushroom In Excrement Yet Sequin-Gowned For The Ball, Brent R. Carr

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

When we still our minds and filter out the surrounding minutia we can see newfound beauty that surrounds us. The same quiet reflection finds beauty in others, within ourselves. Here, a quiet morning’s mushroom shimmers in full ballroom glory, glimmering with dewdrops as sequins reflecting early sunrise. With quiet mind and steady camera, I filter out the manure of the wild horse and focus on the mushroom’s splendor that outshines the refuse pile from which it draws its source of life.

Editor's Introduction

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Editor's Introduction

“I Had To Tear Down A 150-Year-Old Barn.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpts from Oral History Interview

“I Held My Breath The Whole Time, I Didn't Know What Else To Do.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History

“Calling It The China Flu Is Kind Of Rough To Hear.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpts from Oral History

“Two Very Different Ways Of Approaching This Pandemic.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpts from Oral History

“They Just Handed You A Ziploc Bag With A Little Water Bottle And A Snack In It.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History.

“I Have A Feeling Within A Year, There's Gonna Be Some Real Shortages.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpts from Oral History.

“Two Very Different Ways Of Approaching This Pandemic.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpts from oral history.

"If We're Gonna Survive, We Gotta Find A Healthier Way To Do It.", Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excepts from Oral History.

“I’M A Gamer So I’M Really Into Online Communities.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Except from Oral History.

“Support The Folks That Strive For Peace And Justice.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History.

"Everybody Was Nervous, Everybody Was Upset, Everybody Was Scared In One Way Or Another.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpts from oral history.

“Don’T Be Afraid To Trust Even If You Can’T Hug That Person.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History.

"Nobody Come Downstairs. I'M Down Here.", Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History.

“It's Like Almost Like A Tornado Struck Or Something.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History.

“Some Friendships Go A Little Deeper.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History.

“I Think More What Stresses Me Out Is How People Are So Divided About It.”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History

"Maybe If I Just Stay Home, It'll All Go Away And I Won't Have To Deal With Any Of That.", Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from Oral History

“We Can't Escape The Cultural And Historical Moment That We Live In. I Can Fully Accept That”, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpt from oral history.

Semester At Sea In A Pandemic, Stories Of Wisdom From Bodies In Separation (Swabs)

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine

Excerpts from "Stories of Wisdom from Bodies in Separation (SWaBS): Archiving the Coronavirus Pandemic Through the Lens of Humanities."