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On Cancer and Metaphor with Shekinah Elmore & Elena Semino

On Cancer and Metaphor with Shekinah Elmore & Elena Semino

FromGravity


On Cancer and Metaphor with Shekinah Elmore & Elena Semino

FromGravity

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Drs. Lucy Kalanithi, Shekinah Elmore and Elena Semino explore what becomes possible when we stop seeing cancer as a battle.Curious about the poem you heard in this week’s episode? Read “A Litany for Survival” by Audre Lorde.Hear Dr. Shekinah Elmore’s TEDMED talk “The courage to live with radical uncertainty.”Explore the Metaphor Menu for Cancer created by Professor Elena Semino’s team at Lancaster University.Gravity is produced by Wonder Media Network. Original music by Rachel Wardell. Rekha Murthy is our editor. Our executive producer is Jenny Kaplan.For more on why we’re doing what we're doing, check us out on Instagram and on Twitter. Find Lucy on Twitter at @rocketgirlmd.
Released:
Jun 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (11)

A show about what becomes possible when we look at hardships differently. Lucy Kalanithi—physician, storyteller and widow of Paul Kalanithi, who wrote When Breath Becomes Air—shares personal reflections, poetry, and deep conversations. Join us to explore transformations around loneliness, the myth of the ideal nuclear family, climate crisis, and more.