Shelley Wall & MK Czerwiec welcome editors Phillipa Lyon and Curie Scott to discuss their new book, Drawing in Health & Wellbeing; Marks, Signs, and Traces, new from Bloomsbury Visual Arts. You can purchase Drawing in Health and Wellbeing in the UK here, and in the US here. In the episode, Curie Scott mentions two books from this series that might also be of interest to the graphic medicine community. Drawing (Arts for Health series) – the reserach on drawing for health and wellbeing and then practical applications for individuals and for those who work with people.  from the publisher:… Read More

In this fifth podcast episode from our Ireland Conference, Christopher Dwyer speaks with Maja Milkowska-Shibata, an international health researcher and Polish medical interpreter interested in storytelling and visual thinking. Per Maja’s website, her mission is to make health systems more accessible, equitable, safe, and effective through collaborative research, writing, and art.   Our podcast host, Christopher Dwyer, is a psychology researcher who specializes in the fields of cognition and education, with international expertise in the field of Critical Thinking. He is the author of the book Critical Thinking: Historical Perspectives & Practical Guidelines, published by Cambridge University Press. He authors… Read More

In this wonderful second episode of interviews from our Ireland conference, Christopher Dwyer speaks with Catherine Gouge and KC Councilor about their workshop on “Redo Comics.” Coincidentally, Catherine just hosted our October Drawing Together, so you can put their method to work. That Drawing Together session can be accessed here. KC Councilor is a cartoonist and communication professor at Southern Connecticut State University. Many of his comics are about being a trans person in the world and, more recently, about becoming a dad.  You can see more of his work and get a copy of his 2019 book Between You… Read More