A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Graphics in Storytelling

 

Sam Hester is a graphic artist who is a leader in the field of graphic recording and graphic medicine. She uses comics and graphics to tell stories about people’s lives and their healthcare experiences. She creates these comics from her hometown in Calgary, Canada. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sam created a series called The Sprawl, Alone Together. She highlighted life in the pandemic, and readers were able to deeply connect with the struggles she depicted. She’s been featured in her community newsletter Ramsay, RESIST!. Through her comics she shares her passion of community building and highlights the connectedness people share through their emotions.

 

In today’s episode, host Shay Beider speaks with Sam Hester on how she began using comics in storytelling, and shares how she has integrated graphics into her own life. Sam is an advocate for implementing images into healthcare, and discusses how she communicated her mom’s preferences to her caretakers through illustrations. Sam touches on how graphic medicine helps empower people to tell their own stories, and the healing powers of illustrating your personal experiences. During this episode, Sam shows some of her comics that she has drawn over the years, and explains the purpose behind their creation. You can view these images in the video on our Youtube channel, IntegrativeTouch.

 

Transcripts for this episode are available at: https://www.integrativetouch.org/conversations-on-healing 

 

Show Notes:

Read “The Man Who Tasted Shapes” Check out Sam’s recommended podcast on synthesia Find out more on Ian Williams and graphic medicine  Watch Sam’s TED talk here What is graphic pathology? Public resources for graphic medicine

 

This podcast was created by Integrative Touch, which is working to change the way people experience healthcare. A leader in the field of pediatric integrative medicine, the organization supports families whose children have any type of special health or medical need. This includes kids with cancers, genetic conditions, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic stress, and other serious health issues. The founder, Shay Beider, pioneered a new therapy called Integrative Touch™Therapy that supports healing from trauma and serious illness. The organization reaches thousands of people each year in hospitals and communities and offers unique Telehealth programs to families and healthcare providers during this challenging time. Thanks to the incredible support of volunteers and contributors, individuals are able to receive wellness education and integrative medical services at little or no cost

 

Sam Hester is a graphic artist who is a leader in the field of graphic recording and graphic medicine. She uses comics and graphics to tell stories about people’s lives and their healthcare experiences. She creates these comics from her hometown in Calgary, Canada. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sam created a series called The Sprawl, Alone Together. She highlighted life in the pandemic, and readers were able to deeply connect with the struggles she depicted. She’s been featured in her community newsletter Ramsay, RESIST!. Through her comics she shares her passion of community building and highlights the connectedness people share through their emotions.

 

In today’s episode, host Shay Beider speaks with Sam Hester on how she began using comics in storytelling, and shares how she has integrated graphics into her own life. Sam is an advocate for implementing images into healthcare, and discusses how she communicated her mom’s preferences to her caretakers through illustrations. Sam touches on how graphic medicine helps empower people to tell their own stories, and the healing powers of illustrating your personal experiences. During this episode, Sam shows some of her comics that she has drawn over the years, and explains the purpose behind their creation. You can view these images in the video on our Youtube channel, IntegrativeTouch.

 

Transcripts for this episode are available at: https://www.integrativetouch.org/conversations-on-healing 

 

Show Notes:

Read “The Man Who Tasted Shapes” Check out Sam’s recommended podcast on synthesia Find out more on Ian Williams and graphic medicine  Watch Sam’s TED talk here What is graphic pathology? Public resources for graphic medicine

 

This podcast was created by Integrative Touch, which is working to change the way people experience healthcare. A leader in the field of pediatric integrative medicine, the organization supports families whose children have any type of special health or medical need. This includes kids with cancers, genetic conditions, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic stress, and other serious health issues. The founder, Shay Beider, pioneered a new therapy called Integrative Touch™Therapy that supports healing from trauma and serious illness. The organization reaches thousands of people each year in hospitals and communities and offers unique Telehealth programs to families and healthcare providers during this challenging time. Thanks to the incredible support of volunteers and contributors, individuals are able to receive wellness education and integrative medical services at little or no cost