Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine and trained in family medicine, psychiatry, and clinical psychology. He has been on the faculties of several medical schools, most recently as associate professor of family medicine at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine. He is working with aboriginal communities to develop uniquely aboriginal styles of healing and health care for use in those communities. He is also currently working with Am’rita, Inc., to develop a program for people with schizophrenia that involves healing through community. The author of Coyote Medicine, Coyote Healing, and Coyote Wisdom, a trilogy of books on what Native culture has to offer the modern world, Lewis is of Cherokee and Lakota heritage.
Resources
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Narrative Medicine: Relationships, Stories, and Healing
by Lewis Mehl-Madrona A medical doctor trained at Stanford University School of Medicine, Lewis Mehl-Madrona has pioneered the conscious intregration of...
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Native American Bodywork Practices
In this piece, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, who is of Cherokee and Lakota heritage, shares insights into types of bodywork practiced by Native American peoples.
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Is Storytelling the New Miracle Drug?
My reckoning with the power of storytelling came in 2014, after more than a decade of experience working with powerful voices as a book publicist.
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Lewis Mehl-Madrona on Heroism, Healthcare, and His Favorite Heroes and Villains
In this edition of StoryFlow, Kripalu presenter Lisa Weinert talks with Lewis Mehl-Madrona, a visionary in the field of narrative medicine and an unsung hero of the integrative health movement in the United States.
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