Summary: <br> <a href="http://www.massgeneral.org/HUBweek/Biographies/brewster-profile.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Annie Brewster</a> found herself frustrated as a primary care physician. There simply was not enough time to hear her patients’ stories and feel that she got to know them. Her belief in the meaning of stories and the healing power of narrative, as well as her own experience as a patient after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, have animated her career, as she went on to found an organization, the <a href="http://www.healthstorycollaborative.org/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Health Story Collaborative</a>. The Health Story Collaborative aims to collect, share, and honor stories of illness and healing, with the goal to create a forum for story sharing to make the process of navigating illness less isolating, and to empower individuals and families facing health challenges. Annie joins us today to talk about her career and the healing power of narrative. Dr. Brewster regularly writes for WBUR’s <a href="http://www.wbur.org/inside/staff/annie-brewster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Commonhealth Blog</a>, and you can see her talk about her work <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c_LGkBZbuc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.<br> If you enjoyed the show, please give us 5 stars wherever you listen. Tweet us your thoughts <a href="https://twitter.com/RoSpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@RoSpodcast</a> and leave us a message on our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/reviewofsystems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/reviewofsystems</a>. Or, you can email me at <a href="mailto:audrey@rospod.org">audreyATrospod.org</a>. We’d love to hear from you, and thanks for listening.<br> This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Portrait courtesy of Dr. Brewster, credit John Soares.<br>
