A philosopher and survivor of more than 10 suicide attempts explores the suicidal mind and shares advice on finding hope amid life’s bleakest moments.

A physician and founder of the Foundation for Art & Healing shares how storytelling and creativity can foster connection and help heal our crisis of loneliness.

The first openly gay president of the American Medical Association shares how his experiences facing discrimination have shaped his LGBTQ advocacy and inclusive leadership.

A physician and explorer shares his epic journey cycling across 6 continents, 75 countries, and 53,000 miles, what his travels have taught him about health care at the margins, and stories of everyday kindness that underscore our common humanity.

A cardiologist and Founding Director of the Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Program at Massachusetts General Hospital discusses what clinicians need to do to better prepare themselves for the digital future of medicine.

A writer discusses what it’s like to live with progressive vision loss, explores the subjective experiences and culture of blindness, and discusses how he finds a renewed sense of richness in the world.

A Vice Dean at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and former Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health shares the highs and lows of a long career in health policy and where he finds fulfillment amid the intricacies of politics.

An addiction medicine specialist discusses why addiction is far more complex and nuanced than we all think, and shares how she helps her patients heal by connecting with their life purpose.

The Director of the Columbia University Center for Clinical Medical Ethics discusses how she cultivates “moral imagination” in medical trainees and how she acknowledges and responds to suffering.

A psychotherapist, practicing Buddhist, and writer shares how he harnesses Buddhist mindfulness and meditation techniques to help patients overcome suffering by reframing their relationships with their personal stories.

A gynecologist and leading health communicator shares how she addresses overlooked issues in women’s health and how she combats medical misinformation, both through her massive online presence as well as through day-to-day patient care.

An emergency physician and bestselling author shares how she rose out of trauma and now seeks to heal traumas both individual and societal in the emergency room.

A celebrated theoretical physicist and humanist explores the role of faith and reason in modern science, the source of awe in life’s most transcendental moments, and the mysteries of human consciousness.

The Director of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and world leader on multiple sclerosis shares how he helps patients come to terms with the reshaping of identity and personhood that often come with neurological diseases.

A former Baltimore City Health Commissioner shares how she went from an immigrant childhood to leading the oldest health department in the US — along with insights on mentorship, the politicization of public health, and crisis leadership.

The Writer-in-Residence at Stanford Medicine discusses why storytelling is core to a clinician’s work and shares how she is searching for her own voice through life’s losses.

An English professor-turned oncology nurse shares her experiences at the bedside of some of the sickest patients in the hospital — and her reflections when she ends up on the receiving end of health care as a cancer patient.

A palliative care physician and acclaimed author shares how the recognition of the limits of medicine and of our impermanence allows us to unearth meaning amid some of life’s most troubled moments.

An immunologist describes his multiple near-death experiences as a patient with Castleman disease, shares how he found his own cure through self-experimentation, and discusses his current efforts in discovering treatments for rare diseases.

A physician coach shares how she helps doctors build resilience and confidence in order to overcome burnout and rediscover joy in medicine.