INTIMA SPRING-SUMMER 2025 | FIELD NOTES

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A Letter to Death | Clare Olivares

The penultimate moment: A writing exercise at Cancer Camp leads to a moment of quiet recognition.

A Poster of My Brain, Fixing Itself | Mallika Iyer

How do you recover when your mind won’t let you? A young woman learns to face her depression one word at a time.

Calluses | Laura Vater

In a medical practice, trauma becomes quotidian at work, and an oncologist considers the way to tend her own heart.

"I Love You" in Cantonese | Chloe Nazra Lee

“The act of talking is itself therapeutic. Stop worrying about asking all the right questions.” So says an attending to a psychiatry resident, who considers what’s keeping her back.

The Lingerie Shop | Colleen Cavanaugh

Tracing a childhood memory, a gynecologist visits the lingerie shop her mother once frequented in secret.

Prescription for Grief | Fiona Dunbar

After an abrupt loss, a quiet mourning and a lesson in self-care unfolds.

Reverse Landing Strip | Liddy Grantland

What happens when a life-altering choice is ripped away? A care worker grapples with an altered future.

Riding for Ari | Krista Bangs

Ultimate U-turn: A serendipitous encounter augments a medical student’s grasp of healing.

Ripple Effect | Naazia Azhar

In the aftermath of profound loss, a psychiatrist considers how grief fractures, and what endures.

Where's My Hug? | Meg Sniderman

When a casual gesture becomes a patient’s expectation of care, a clinician questions her own responsibility.