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Visual narratives can impact healthcare by humanizing patient experiences and reconnecting clinical expertise with empathy.  Krystle Schofield reveals how by sharing her own journey from photographer to digital storyteller.

Key Messages:

• Photography evolved from a creative passion to a therapeutic tool when Krystle's second child was diagnosed with a rare disease
• Documentary family photography captures unposed, authentic moments in family life, preserving both joyful and challenging experiences
• Digital storytelling workshops create supportive environments where participants gain agency over their personal narratives
• Trauma-informed approaches ensure storytellers are emotionally ready and maintain control throughout the creative process
• Stories can be shared in various healthcare settings including rounds, meetings, conferences, and educational platforms
• Authentic, unpolished narratives create unique emotional connections in today's polished media landscape
• Visual storytelling helps healthcare providers see beyond clinical data to understand the complete person

Connect with Krystle:  

• Website
• YouTube
• Instagram
• LinkedIn

Other Links mentioned:

• Common Language Digital Storytelling Facilitator Training Programs
• Listen to the podcast interview with Dr. Mike Lang 
• Disrupting Death Digital Stories
• Disrupting Death Research Project
• Cannabis Harm Reduction Digital Storytelling Project

Thank you for listening!

Do you have a question or a topic related to "capturing essence for care" that you would like discussed on the podcast? Send Lisa an email: [email protected]

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• Visit my YouTube channel or website

Intro and outro music with thanks: Upbeat and Sweet No Strings by Musictown