Healing Through Scars: Part 1

Artist and patient advocate Ted Meyer joins Dr. Barbara Maxwell for a powerful conversation on illness, storytelling, and the transformative power of art. Drawing from his own experience with Gaucher disease, Ted shares how personal trauma and recovery shaped his acclaimed “Scarred for Life” project—turning physical scars into visual narratives. Together, they explore how listening to patient stories can reshape clinical practice, deepen empathy, and reframe scars not as symbols of damage, but of survival.

For medical educators, students, and anyone interested in narrative medicine, this episode provides a compelling exploration of the intersection of art, identity, and healing.