Meet Our Co-Founder: Dr. Idia Binitie Thurston
We’re honored to introduce Dr. Idia Binitie Thurston, our Co-Founder at LIGHT. Dr. Idia is a licensed clinical psychologist and a dedicated professor of health
Meet Our Co-Founder: Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor
We’re thrilled to introduce Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor, the co-founder of LIGHT and a driving force behind our mission. Dr. Iwelunmor is a Professor of Medicine
Meet Our Communications Specialist: Carmen
We’re excited to introduce Carmen, our talented Communications Specialist here at LIGHT! Carmen is a Senior business student at Saint Louis University, majoring in Marketing
Behind the Page: “What’s in Front of Me”
In August of 2023, we released our fourth open call: How might we reimagine healing and transformation with cancer through poetry, art, letters, and stories? This
Behind the Page: “The Language of Cancer”
In August of 2023, we released our fourth open call: How might we reimagine healing and transformation with cancer through poetry, art, letters, and stories? This
Behind the Page: “I often wonder about my voice and whether or not I’m just adding more noise to the sea of text. But then I realize…Conversation, I think, is maybe the first step to community…”
In August of 2023, we released our fourth open call: How might we reimagine healing and transformation with cancer through poetry, art, letters, and stories? This
Behind the Page: “… every one of us has a voice or some related means of expressing how we and those around us are affected by critical illness.”
In August of 2023, we released our fourth open call: How might we reimagine healing and transformation with cancer through poetry, art, letters, and stories? This
Behind the Page: “I find poetry most effective as a medium when it comes to recognizing and confronting deep unconscious pain or trauma.”
In October of 2022, we released our second open call: How might we view healing in mental health through art, letters, stories and poetry following the
Behind the Page: “Summer Strolls to the Plaza, With Lupus”
In February of 2024, we released our fifth open call: Using art, letters, stories, and poetry, tell us: how might we create healthy spaces and places
Behind the Page: Cortney Davis – “The opportunity to re-imagine the events around my daughter’s death gave me a chance… to find a different ending, one that might bring some peace.”
In August of 2023, we released our fourth open call: How might we reimagine healing and transformation with cancer through poetry, art, letters, and stories? This