© Memento Mori, Memento Vivere. Danica Snyder Spring 2025 Intima. Prismacolor pencils with white pen for details

“The piece is inspired by memento mori paintings, still life works designed to remind the viewer of the shortness and fragility of their life. The Latin phrase means “remember that you will die” and is sometimes combined with the phrase “memento vivere” or “remember to live." —Danica Snyder


Contact Us

Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine is an electronic literary journal dedicated to promoting the theory and practice of Narrative Medicine, an interdisciplinary field aiming to enhance healthcare through the development of effective communication and understanding between caregivers and their patients. By providing an online venue for the expression of personal experience within the medical arena, we create space for professionals, patients, and families to share their stories in a format that fosters empathy, reflection, and deeper understanding of the diversity inherent in the effective delivery of care.

Ask us a question. Send us feedback. Meet us on Facebook, subscribe to our Twitter feed or find us on Instagram.

theintima@gmail.com