Narrative medicine
A doctor who wants to tell great stories to people to make them feel better and cheerful, because he believes cheerful people fall sick rarely.
They have also made me a better doctor. In medical school I was taught to examine bodies and diagnose diseases, but in the Samson Society I have learned to sit with people and listen to their stories. I have learned that it is often in our stories that the roots of our diseases can be found. The Samson Society has taught me to see every one of my
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In 2015, the psychologist Bruce Wampold showed that, while some treatments might be better than others, these differences are small compared to the effects of contextual factors, like patient expectations, the relationship with the healer, and a shared understanding of the reason for suffering. Much of healing, whether by Colombian shamans or Johns
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