Laurel Braitman

Writer, secular chaplain-in-training
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Laurel Braitman is a best-selling author and teacher who helps physicians, medical students and staff communicate more clearly and vulnerably, for the benefit of themselves and their patients.

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Laurel Braitman wants humans to share their stories — and is dedicated to helping them do so. She is a Senior TED Fellow and the director of writing and storytelling at the Stanford University School of Medicine’s medical humanities and the arts program. In 2020, she founded Writing Medicine, a global community of writing healthcare professionals.

Braitman's writing has appeared everywhere from the New York Times to National Public Radio, and she is the best-selling author of Animal Madness: Inside Their Minds. She recently published a memoir, What Looks Like Bravery: An Epic Journey Through Loss to Love.

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Live from TED2019

“One with each other”: Notes from Session 1 of TED2019 Fellows talks

April 16, 2019

The event: Talks and performances from TED Fellows, celebrating the 10th anniversary of this life-changing, world-changing program. Session 1 is hosted by TED Fellows director Shoham Arad and TED Senior Fellow Jedidah Isler. When and where: Monday, April 15, 2019, 10:30am, at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC. Opening: We begin the day by […]

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