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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. 

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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.

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Recent Events

  • Laurel in Coversation with Kevin Kwan (Crazy Rich Asians): A Benefit for Victims of LA Wilfires

    June 3, 2025

  • Wellness Weekend 2025 - Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C.

    June 21, 2025

    Keynote and Workshop

  • Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) Symposium

    June 25 – 27, 2025

  • Physician Assistant Education Association 2025 Forum

    October 10, 2025

    The Power of Storytelling on Mental Health

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    May 8th, 2025

    Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop

  • The W Connection

    February 25, 2025

    Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop for the widows network

  • GenMab Science Days

    October 6-9, 2024

    Keynote Address

  • Gilda’s Club Chicago

    October 23, 2024

    Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop for healthcare providers living with cancer

  • Focus on Hope

    October 29 2024

    Laurel will be joined by Dougy Center participants to share how they are finding hope, healing, and support.

  • Atrius Health

    November 14, 2024

    Keynote and Writing Workshop for Clinicians

  • 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

  • Stanford School of Medicine

    November 19, 2024

    Stanford Anesthesiology Grand Rounds

  • Children’s Bereavement Center

    November 21, 2024

    Virtual Writing Medicine Workshop for adult grievers

  • 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.

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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.

  • 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.

  • The MAVEN Project

    February 8, 2024

    Virtual Writing Medicine for volunteer physicians participating in the Narrative Medicine program.

  • The Sharing Place, Utah

    February 13, 2024

    Virtual Writing Medicine for families

  • Northwell Phelps Hospital

    December 20, 2023

    Virtual Writing Medicine for Family Residency Program

  • Kaiser Permanente of Southern California

    December 22, 2023

    Virtual Writing Medicine for Physician Peer Support group

  • 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

  • Myositis Support and Understanding Group

    September 26, 2023

    Virtual Writing Medicine for patients


Laurel Braitman at Zibby's Bookshop
Jun
14

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!

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