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Narrative Medicine, Writing & Healing With Dr. Danielle Ofri
What happens when medicine meets storytelling? Dr. Danielle Ofri — physician, author, and founder of the Bellevue Literary Review — joins Prescribing Possibility for a conversation that will stay with you.
From asking patients what it's actually like to be sick, to 125 people walking past a wall of missing persons posters on October 9th, 2001 and choosing, in their grief, to gather and listen to poetry — this episode is a beautiful reminder of why the arts belong at the heart of medicine.
Dr. Ofri shares how a simple question to medical students ("just tell the patient what it's like to have diabetes") sparked a literary journal that is now celebrating its 25th anniversary and 50th issue. She also opens up about her forthcoming book on facing our fears of death — and why leaning into that conversation might be the most universal thing we can do.
Her dose of inspiration? You don't have to publish something for it to be meaningful to have written.
🕐 TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction
01:25 – How the Bellevue Literary Review was born
05:00 – Celebrating 25 years & Issue 50
06:17 – Launching the journal on October 9th, 2001
07:37 – Why we turn to the arts in times of vulnerability
08:22 – Dr. Ofri's unexpected path to writing
13:09 – How BLR evolved after COVID
23:59 – BLR Writing Studio & upcoming events
26:34 – Celeste Ng, Abraham Verghese & the writers BLR helped launch
30:34 – Dr. Ofri's new book on facing the fear of death
32:44 – Dose of Inspiration: put your thoughts on the page
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED
Bellevue Literary Review → blreview.org
Subscribe to the BLR Weekly Newsletter → https://blreview.org/product-category/subscriptions/
BLR Upcoming Events: https://blreview.org/blog/#events
BLR Writing Studio (launching soon)
✨ CONNECT WITH DR. DANIELLE OFRI
Website: danielleofri.com
Bellevue Literary Review: blreview.org
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blreview/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danielle_ofri/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/bellevue-literary-review/
🎙️ CONNECT WITH PRESCRIBING POSSIBILITY
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/
Website: https://www.dympnaweil.com/
Subscribe so you never miss an episode ❤️
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By Dympna Weil, MDWhat happens when medicine meets storytelling? Dr. Danielle Ofri — physician, author, and founder of the Bellevue Literary Review — joins Prescribing Possibility for a conversation that will stay with you.
From asking patients what it's actually like to be sick, to 125 people walking past a wall of missing persons posters on October 9th, 2001 and choosing, in their grief, to gather and listen to poetry — this episode is a beautiful reminder of why the arts belong at the heart of medicine.
Dr. Ofri shares how a simple question to medical students ("just tell the patient what it's like to have diabetes") sparked a literary journal that is now celebrating its 25th anniversary and 50th issue. She also opens up about her forthcoming book on facing our fears of death — and why leaning into that conversation might be the most universal thing we can do.
Her dose of inspiration? You don't have to publish something for it to be meaningful to have written.
🕐 TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction
01:25 – How the Bellevue Literary Review was born
05:00 – Celebrating 25 years & Issue 50
06:17 – Launching the journal on October 9th, 2001
07:37 – Why we turn to the arts in times of vulnerability
08:22 – Dr. Ofri's unexpected path to writing
13:09 – How BLR evolved after COVID
23:59 – BLR Writing Studio & upcoming events
26:34 – Celeste Ng, Abraham Verghese & the writers BLR helped launch
30:34 – Dr. Ofri's new book on facing the fear of death
32:44 – Dose of Inspiration: put your thoughts on the page
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED
Bellevue Literary Review → blreview.org
Subscribe to the BLR Weekly Newsletter → https://blreview.org/product-category/subscriptions/
BLR Upcoming Events: https://blreview.org/blog/#events
BLR Writing Studio (launching soon)
✨ CONNECT WITH DR. DANIELLE OFRI
Website: danielleofri.com
Bellevue Literary Review: blreview.org
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blreview/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danielle_ofri/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/bellevue-literary-review/
🎙️ CONNECT WITH PRESCRIBING POSSIBILITY
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/
Website: https://www.dympnaweil.com/
Subscribe so you never miss an episode ❤️
Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.