
Embracing Difficult Gifts
Finding meaning, resilience, and a deeper sense of purpose
Empowering survivors through narrative medicine, patient advocacy, and community
Embracing Difficult Gifts
Finding meaning, resilience, and a deeper sense of purpose
Empowering survivors through narrative medicine, patient advocacy, and community
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Embracing Difficult Gifts:
Finding purpose through resilience, advocacy, and story. Inspiring survivors by transforming hardship into healing.
Advocating for Patient-Centered Care Through Story, Science, and Empowerment
Sharing tools for self-advocacy, championing clinical trial participation, and elevating the role of medical humanities in transforming care.
Doctor. Patient. Advocate.
Bridging medicine and lived experience—inviting patients and providers to listen deeply, share stories, and champion compassionate care.
Narrative Medicine as Resilience
Sharing how vulnerable storytelling heals, connects, and humanizes healthcare—for patients, providers, and communities alike.
Keynotes, panels, interactive workshops, you name it! Courtney offers dynamic, customizable sessions designed to improve outcomes and bring humanity back to healthcare.
As a physician, author, and motivational speaker, Dr. Courtney Burnett bridges the gap between complex medical topics and the public. With her unique blend of medical expertise and storytelling skills, she translates healthcare information into clear, relatable content your audience can trust and understand.
Whether you're producing news segments, podcasts, or health education campaigns, Dr. Burnett brings credibility, compassion, and clarity to every message.
Courtney is deeply committed to raising awareness around brain tumors, brain cancer, patient advocacy, and invisible illnesses. Through powerful storytelling, fundraising efforts, and speaking engagements, she collaborates with nonprofit organizations to drive impact and inspire change.
Whether you're planning an awareness campaign, benefit event, or educational initiative, Courtney brings authenticity, compassion, and a strong voice to every partnership.
Let’s make a difference—together.