
How to Turn Real Life Into a Story
Michael Foti, DO teaches us how to transform real-life experiences into engaging stories by fictionalizing events, compressing timelines, and combining characters, creating narratives that resonate with readers.

Michael Foti, DO teaches us how to transform real-life experiences into engaging stories by fictionalizing events, compressing timelines, and combining characters, creating narratives that resonate with readers.

Stephanie Posey, JD passes on a foundational understanding of how to structure physician practices in ways that protect patients, preserve clinical autonomy, and support ethical decision-making while remaining compliant with evolving healthcare regulations.

A psychiatrist-led session, with Dr. Devina Wadhwa, reframing burnout as unresolved grief, introducing a practical Notice–Name–Integrate framework to help clinicians process lingering patient experiences and sustain compassionate, effective clinical practice.

With chronic disease on the rise, we are limited with the training offered in our traditional medical programs which focus on the physical aspects of health. Neurologist Trupti Gokani, MD teaches the three brain model, which allows one to view health using the aspects of mind, body and spirit taught in eastern medicine.

Dr. Maria Guglielmo’s lecture explores the stages of becoming a doctor and a published author, and how book coaching can help writers at any stage.

Wendy Johnson MD MPH teaches you how to develop your chops to become a successful published writer while juggling a career in medicine.

Maribelle Ganelis teaches about Worldbuilding, understanding the mental healthcare benefits of escaping reality through fictional and fantasy novels, writing, or Worldbuilding.

Instructor Áine Greaney will give you tools and tips to establish and lead a successful expressive writing workshop (or series) to support your colleagues, associates or the community.

Maryal Concepcion MD FAAFP shares a practical framework, informed by 300+ physician conversations, to evaluate your practice, identify structural pressure points, and make targeted changes that improve sustainability.

Rebecca Pickens delivers a practical lecture helping physicians identify the right writing project, shape their experiences into story, and begin with greater focus, direction, and purpose.

Dr. Jordan Romano will teach how physicians can ethically market themselves as expert witnesses, explaining how visibility, credibility, and strategic positioning influence expert witness retention and case selection.

Dr. Olivia Ong shares a practical, ethical guide for healthcare professionals to transform lived and clinical experience into a compelling memoir, from idea to narrative structure, voice, and publication-ready manuscript.

Caring for aging parents while raising a family can leave you wondering what’s wrong with you. A psychiatrist suggests asking a different question.

Dr. Lara Barbir, Psy.D. specializes in trauma-informed insights on nervous system regulation, reparenting, and emotional security to help adults, parents, and clinicians move from insight to embodied change.

The Dusty Muffins™ podcast: three menopause specialists sharing real talk, science, and stories about perimenopause, menopause, and midlife—educating, empowering, and laughing along the way.

Owen Scott Muir, MD is the most engaging speaker in mental health.