Events
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Writing & Publishing RX
Join Laurel with special guests in this interactive discussion series from Stanford Medical's Humanities and the Arts Program. You'll learn practical tips and techniques for improving your creative work and sharing it with broad public audiences.
Ranchlands Writing Workshop
Paintrock Canyon Ranch - July 5 - 10, 2026
Join us for a five-day workshop of writing inspired by Wyoming’s landscapes and daily horseback rides, with instruction on prose, character development, and the area's human-animal relationships.
Recent Events
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Laurel in Coversation with Kevin Kwan (Crazy Rich Asians): A Benefit for Victims of LA Wilfires
June 3, 2025
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Wellness Weekend 2025 - Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C.
June 21, 2025
Keynote and Workshop
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Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) Symposium
June 25 – 27, 2025
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Physician Assistant Education Association 2025 Forum
October 10, 2025
The Power of Storytelling on Mental Health
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
May 8th, 2025
Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop
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The W Connection
February 25, 2025
Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop for the widows network
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GenMab Science Days
October 6-9, 2024
Keynote Address
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Gilda’s Club Chicago
October 23, 2024
Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop for healthcare providers living with cancer
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Focus on Hope
October 29 2024
Laurel will be joined by Dougy Center participants to share how they are finding hope, healing, and support.
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Atrius Health
November 14, 2024
Keynote and Writing Workshop for Clinicians
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Stanford school of medicine
November 18, 2024
On the Power of Storytelling in Healthcare - Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds on the Power of Storytelling in Healthcare
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Stanford School of Medicine
November 19, 2024
Stanford Anesthesiology Grand Rounds
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Children’s Bereavement Center
November 21, 2024
Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop for adult grievers
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Skirball Center for the Arts
November 23, 2024
Building Community in Grief Panel with Alua Arthur, Cole Imperi and Brennan Wood, Grieftastic Book Fair, Skirball Center for the Arts, Los Angeles.
INTERESTED IN BOOKING LAUREL?
Email Charles Yao at cyao@thelavinagency.com.
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The Dougy Center
November 24, 2024
Keynote, Focus on Hope Gala; and reflective writing workshops for teens, young adults and Dougy Center Staff, Portland OR -
Young Adult Survivors United
August 13, 2024
Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop for young adult survivors of cancer and caregivers/co-survivors.
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Mayo Clinic
May 14, 2024
Guest speaker for The Human Element: A Series in the Healing Arts, a foundational course that introduces students to different ways in which arts and humanities approaches and practices can be integrated into clinical contexts.
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The MAVEN Project
February 8, 2024
Virtual Writing Medicine for volunteer physicians participating in the Narrative Medicine program.
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The Sharing Place, Utah
February 13, 2024
Virtual Writing Medicine for families
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Northwell Phelps Hospital
December 20, 2023
Virtual Writing Medicine for Family Residency Program
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Kaiser Permanente of Southern California
December 22, 2023
Virtual Writing Medicine for Physician Peer Support group
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Stanford Health Care Spiritual Care Services
September 29, 2023
Writing Medicine Workshop and Q&A for staff, relief chaplains, CPE students, and volunteers and the Office of Decedent Affairs
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Myositis Support and Understanding Group
September 26, 2023
Virtual Writing Medicine for patients
Laurel Braitman at Zibby's Bookshop
with Hope Edelman
Zibby’s bookshop is hosting Laurel Braitman as she celebrates her memoir, WHAT LOOKS LIKE BRAVERY! Laurel will be joined in conversation by author Hope Edelman for a 30 minute conversation, followed by audience Q&A and book signing!
Register here!