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100 Days in Appalachia

Author / Ryan McCarthy

Appalachia, Healthcare Is Human

Healthcare is Human: A Therapist’s Journey in Compassion and Recovery Support

August 13, 2024 by Ryan McCarthy

Alesia Brand is a therapist at the WVU Crisis Support and Recovery Center, located in downtown Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Dr. Ryan McCarthy, left, started the podcast Healthcare is Human during the COVID-19 pandemic. The storytelling skills he learned during the podcast, he says, has changed the way he practices medicine and interacts with his patients in Appalachia. Photo: Molly Humphreys/Healthcare is Human
Health Care in Appalachia

Finding Solace in Stories: How Narrative Medicine Transformed an Appalachian Doctor’s Practice

June 25, 2024 by Ryan McCarthy

In the 1990s when I started medical school, nobody warned me how my job was going to hurt me emotionally. Maybe it’s better they didn’t, as I might have been scared away.  I must admit, there were a few omens I foolishly ignored early on. […]

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