Every Person Has a Story with Dr. Barbara Loeb | FIM Podcast #44

Today, we are joined by Dr. Barbara Loeb, an internist, physician leader, coach, author, and poet.Dr. Barbara Loeb, MD, is an internist and physician leader whose work explores the healing power of presence, reflection, and story. After more than four decades, she turned increasingly toward helping clinicians reconnect with themselves through mindfulness, writing, and the humanities. She is the author of How to Save a Life: Healing Power of Poetry and co-founder of the Narrative and Humanity program for volunteer physicians with the MAVEN Project. We also cover:The dangers of premature judgment and the practice of curiosityNarrative medicine, poetry, mindfulness, and reflective writing as tools for cultivating presence, resilience, and reconnection to purposeHow creativity, travel, and nature sustain clinicians and restore the capacity to remain open, curious, and deeply human in medicineLearn from Dr. Loeb's decades of practice and her integration of narrative medicine, poetry, and mindfulness.Links:Dr. Barbara Loeb: https://mind2heal.com/ Dr. Barbara Loeb LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaraloebmd/ How to Save a Life: Healing Power of Poetry: https://tinyurl.com/2tmvxzsu12th Annual Narrative Medicine Conference (2026): https://tinyurl.com/yrhfkx5mMAVEN Project: https://www.mavenproject.org/ MAVEN Collections: Reflections on Medicine and Humanity: https://a.co/d/5Yhmaqv MAVEN Collections: Medicine and Humanity: Narrative of Many Colors: https://a.co/d/ew7Dum9 My Grandfather's Blessings by Rachel Naomi Remen: https://tinyurl.com/yz8h69c2Hokusai Says poem by Roger Keyes: https://tinyurl.com/2xe8u584EmPro Website: https://www.myempro.com/ EmPro Peer Support Program: https://www.myempro.com/peer-support/ Physician Support Line: +1(888) 409-0141 Physician Support Line Website: https://www.physiciansupportline.com/ Dr. Krasner's Website: https://mickkrasnermd.com/ Mindful Practice in Medicine Website: https://mindfulpracticeinmedicine.com/ Chapters:(00:00) Introduction(07:30) The Call to Care(12:00) Premature Judgment(15:45) Practice of Curiosity(18:30) Reciprocal Healing (24:00) Poetry, Reflection, and Mindfulness(29:00) MAVEN Project(32:00)Remaining Open and Curious(41:00) Curious & Distresses(44:00) Motor Home Adventures(47:30) Conclusion