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December 27, 2007
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Our guest's lifelong struggle with chronic illness has shaped her philosophy and practice of medicine. She speaks with us about the art of listening to patients and other physicians, the difference between curing and healing, and how our losses help us to live.
Program Details
» Particulars ¦ an annotated guide to the radio program with readings, images, and links
» Resources
» Books + Music ¦ lists of recommended books and music from the program
» Krista's Journal
» Transcript
» Credits

Hear the Music
» SOF Playlist ¦ hear full-length tracks of each musical segment in the radio program
Unheard Cuts
» Complete, Unedited Interview (mp3, 1:27.33)
The final production for the radio program resulted in having to cut nearly 45 minutes of of Krista's interview with Dr. Remen. We received an overwhelming response to this program and wanted to share the entire conversation with you. Let us know what you think.

Selected Writing
"Recapturing the Soul of Medicine"
Read this essay by Rachel Naomi Remen in which she calls on physicians to examine how they give meaning to their daily practice and reclaim that meaning in their working lives.

Image Caption
A caregiver listens to a young man who is HIV positive and confined to his home in South Africa. (Photo: Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
Voices of Our Audience
» Your Reflections ¦ tell us and other audience members what this program meant to you

Voice on the Radio
Rachel Naomi Remen
Rachel Naomi Remen
Remen is a co-founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program, and clinical professor of family and community medicine at the University of California-San Francisco. She's the author of several books, including Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings.