Narrative medicine is the discipline of applying narrative skills to the practice of medicine. It is a model for communication between patients and physicians to help the physician accept and understand the patient’s health narrative and story. It seeks to empower patients and providers by building empathy, improving patient and healthcare outcomes, and restoring a sense of control when both can feel a lack of autonomy. Narrative medicine integrates the practice of medicine with the art of healing, humanizing the patients and the experience of illness, suffering, and healing.