House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy | 09.05.2023 | Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen: Can We All Be Healers?

Join us for more conversations at www.surgeongeneral.gov/housecalls. How can we become healers? In these times of disconnection, we all search for sources of healing. One powerful, often untapped source is the healing we can provide for each other. For this conversation, I turned to my long-time medical school mentor, Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen. Rachel is widely known for launching the course The Healer’s Art, which has been taught to over 30,000 medical students, including me. Now in her 80s, she has been a guiding light for decades. In this live conversation, we explore deep questions: What is the difference between curing and healing? What is the role of love in doctoring? How is listening a form of healing? Rachel draws from her own life, including the harsh experience of being the only woman in her medical school class and living with chronic illness; while still painful, those experiences helped her understand who she is. In an increasingly complex world, knowing ourselves and finding ways to express love is what this episode of House Calls is all about. (03:40) How Dr. Remen and Dr. Murthy connected through the heart and soul of medicine. (14:01) What is the difference between healing and curing? (16:10) What is a wounded healer? (20:51) What is the role of love in healing? (23:00) How does serving others help the heart and soul? (24:28) How did Dr. Remen find a place she really belongs, and how can we? (30:20) What does it mean to be one of a kind? (34:30) Why love is a blessing for a lifetime. (46:22) What has Dr. Remen learned from her cancer patients about healing? (49:25) How can we be source of healing for others? (54:09) What can help us break away from feelings of despair? For more conversations, visit www.surgeongeneral.gov/housecalls. We’d love to hear from you! Send us a note at [e-mail] with your feedback & ideas.
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