Good listening is healing.

When people feel truly heard, something shifts – healing begins. Your gift helps us bring the healing power of deep listening and poetry to those who need it most.

Ways to Give

 

Make a Donation

Fuel listening-centered healing across diverse healthcare settings.

Gift a Listener Poet Session

Give a unique experience to a friend, family member, or colleague.

 
 

Your Support Fuels Our Mission

The Good Listening Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to humanizing healthcare through the healing power of poetry and compassionate presence.

Your donation helps:

  • Fund one-on-one Listener Poet sessions for clinicians, staff, patients, and caregivers

  • Provide scholarships for individuals enrolled in the Certified Listener Poet course

  • Support innovative programs like Caregiver Haven, story-listening workshops, and creating custom anthologies for healthcare communities.

Every contribution helps foster more compassionate, connected care communities.

 

Why We Listen

 

Poetry is not the product – it’s the pathway.

Your donation helps make these human moments possible.

 
I really appreciated your deep heartfelt listening. I rarely feel that heard. The poem is such a vivid reminder of that interaction.
— Cardiac Nurse
I thought it was very valuable to have a space that gave me the chance to think and talk about something that really mattered to me.

I ended up talking about something that has been on my mind for months. Something I haven’t been able to verbalize, or haven’t allowed myself to give words to before.
— Healthcare Staff
I’m 50, and that was the first time I’ve ever felt heard.
— Healthcare Staff
 
You are such a fine listener, and I am taken aback by your careful recollections of what I said to you.

You truly captured the essence of my grief and the events that tumbled in and became a part of it, too. Your poem is tender and a comfort.
— Patient
 
 

Thank You

 

To our donors, supporters, and sponsors – thank you. Your generosity is creating more compassionate spaces for care, one conversation and poem at a time.

 
 
 
 

Want to make a bigger impact?

 

If you have questions or want to explore custom sponsorship and program options, please connect with us – we’d love to hear from you.