October 2025
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This person is a neurologist of Romanian descent, in practice in the U.S. for 19 years, who draws inspiration from writers in his heritage. In his writing and work, he seeks to create a safe harbor for humanness while navigating the labyrinths of medicine to reach the essence of the humanity of his patients – even if all they want is a diagnosis or cure.
November 2025
This collection brings together a unique intersection of narrative medicine, reflective practice, and poetic response. Centered on a live listening session between a practicing neurologist and a Certified Listener Poet, these poems were written by members of Cohort 11 of the Certified Listener Poet Course.
November 2025
This October, we gathered as a community to celebrate another year of listening and poetry with Listening Together: Poems from a Year of Conversation. With 66 attendees joining us from across our community, the evening was filled with connection, reflection, and celebration.
November 2025
Certified Listener Poet Cohort 12 is finishing their practicum and gearing up for their celebration, marking the close of a meaningful journey in listening and poetry. Cohort 13 kicks off in February 2026 with a new 1-week intensive format, offering an immersive introduction to the practice.
November 2025
Join Kelsey D. Mahaffey, Certified Listener Poet Cohort 5 on Tuesday, November 4 from 3 - 4pm ET, where we'll explore the power of words to illuminate what feels hidden. Together we’ll write and share poetry that captures shadow and light, finding voice, clarity, and connection along the way.
November 2025
We talked with Frankie and Kay, the co-founders of The Good Listening Project, about how it all began — what inspired the first Listener Poet sessions, and what they saw in those early days that made them realize how needed this work was.
November 2025
As a nonprofit, we rely on our Candid profile to gather support and interest. Our Gold Seal enables potential partners and donors to easily find us, validate key facts, and learn about our mission and impact.
November 2025
In a recent episode of the End of Life University podcast with Dr. Karen Wyatt, The Good Listening Project’s Executive Director, Jenny Hegland, spoke about the transformative power of listening and poetry to bring humanity back into healthcare.
November 2025
The Good Listening Project was invited to present at VCU Health’s annual Good Grief Conference, which highlights the presence and impact of grief in health care spaces. Our session, “Listening Like a Poet: Practice for Meaning-Making and Resilience in Bereavement Care,” aligned beautifully with this year’s theme: resilience in relationships.
November 2025
The Good Listening Project was honored to be part of the September Women in Medicine Conference at Hofstra University in NYC. Certified Listener Poet Cohort 7 alum Gray Davidson Carroll was on-site holding Listener Poet sessions with attendees.
November 2025
We are thrilled to highlight Rebecca Wilson, Certified Listener Poet Cohort 11, who recently served as the emcee and a keynote speaker at The Next Level Private Practice Summit in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
November 2025
On June 21, 2025, Listener Poet Latasha Daneille Drax of Cohort 6, debuted her listening poetry table at The Power of Your Voice: Connections and Change event held in Charlottesville, Virginia.
November 2025
The poem "I Pretend to Eat" by Anne Marie Wells, Certified Listener Poet Cohort 9, was featured as part of Poetry Super Highway's Poet of the Week.
November 2025
by Ingrid Berg, TGLP Board Chair
Our Board Chair, Ingrid Berg, recently published a thoughtful review of Dr. Anna DeForest's book Our Long Marvelous Dying (2024), which features an unnamed narrator seeking a fellowship in palliative care during the COVID pandemic, in Synapsis: A Health Humanities Journal.