Abstract:
This commentary reflects the professional life story of a respected editor, poet and champion of medical humanities, Johanna Shapiro. A psychologist by training, Johanna’s work in medical humanities is well known and respected by health professionals in multiple venues. It is within family medicine that Johanna found her professional home; She has shared the value of storytelling as a vehicle of healing to help health professional at all levels of training and patients connect to their illness and wellness. This commentary offers a tribute to Johanna’s professional life and her contributions to family and narrative medicine.
