Nancy's Bookshelf: Redding physician Bruce Bartlow on Healing Together

By Nancy Wiegman,

Published October 14, 2026 at 10:12 AM PDT

Redding physician Bruce Bartlow is committed to narrative medicine and the spiritual dimensions of illness.

He explores the subject in his latest book, Healing Together: Guidance from Patients, Families and Healthcare Providers Dealing with Illness, the Last of Life and Beyond.

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Nancy Wiegman

Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.

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