HEALTH hUmanities
Centering Arts in Health Care
Educator & Innovator
• Master’s in Narrative Medicine, Columbia University
• Narrative Medicine Curriculum Design and Implementation
• Co-Executive Producer, Thriving in Scrubs podcast
• Co-Founder of Narrative Medicine Journal, Cura
• Steering Committee Member and Reviewer, Bellevue Literary Review
private practice
Navigating Transition, Loss, & Growth
Narrative Coach
Individualized Support
1:1 and Group Sessions
Topics: Transition, Loss, Grief, Reflection, Growth, Creativity
Specializations: Learners, Clinicians, Mothers
Narrative Medicine Workshops (forthcoming Fall 2025)
About Me
I love working with people who, for one reason or another, find themselves in waters of transition.
“Who am I?” “Who was I?” “Who am I becoming?” — whether loud or quiet, these questions seek our attention, in order to shape our life. Especially during times of change. If we commit to authenticity, humility, and curiosity, we can emerge from these reckonings more fully ourselves than we were before. Equipped with clarity, peace, and internal resources for the next leg of the journey.
I consider myself an apprentice and weaver of stories. I earned a Master of Science in Narrative Medicine - the study of stories and how they can be used for healing - at Columbia University in 2014. I designed a similar course of study as an undergraduate at NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, graduating in 2009. In 2017-2018, I was awarded a fellowship from Columbia University to explore “Narrative Medicine as a Wisdom Practice.” I trained and earned certification as a birth doula in 2010 and a full spectrum doula in 2012, as well as Kripalu and restorative yoga teacher in 2015-2016, a Wellcoaches’ Certified Health and Wellbeing Coach in 2016, and a Lyra Health Mental Health Coach in 2017.
I enjoy creating supportive scaffolds for individuals navigating change and transformation. In my coaching practice, I collaborate with clients to tailor an individualized approach to meet personal and professional goals.
In the world of medicine, I spent a decade from 2015-2025 designing, building, and directing a wellbeing program for physicians training at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital, as Senior Manager of Professional Fulfillment and Wellbeing in Graduate Medical Education. I completed the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine’s Stress Management and Resiliency Training in 2017, NYC Health & Hospitals Helping Healers Heal’s Stress, Trauma & Resilience Training in 2018, and Physician Peer Support Program training at NYU Langone Health in 2019.
Recent & Current Projects
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“If These Walls Could Talk: The Silent Ethics of Health Care Spaces”
Columbia University’s Narrative Medicine ExCHANGE annual conference
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“Attending to Maternal Isolation: A Narrative Medicine Intervention”
Presented at Thomas Jefferson Health Humanities Consortium annual conference, April 2025
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“Illness Doula: Adding a New Role to Healthcare Practice”
“Illness Doula 2.0” essay forthcoming