Neuro-onc Narratives: An Interview with Caroline Catlin

About this episode

Caroline Catlin discusses her journey as a brain tumor survivor and how her art has helped her cope with grief and loss.

Podcast Host and Interviewee: Host: Sara Hardy; Interviewee: Caroline Catlin Caroline Catlin is an artist and also a brain tumor survivor. Her writing and photography can be found in The New York Times, Longreads, Huffington Post, Glamour, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in Writing from Pacific University and a forthcoming memoir in progress, represented by Neon Literary. Her TED talk, Why I Photograph the Quiet Moments of Grief and Loss, has been viewed over 1 million times. In this interview, she talks about how her diagnosis changed her life and how her art helped her to cope and thrive.

People in this episode

Host: Sara Hardy

Guest: Caroline Catlin

Topics covered

• brain tumor
• art therapy
• survivorship
• grief
• memoir writing

Keywords

• brain tumor
• art
• survivor
• grief
• memoir
• TED talk
• photography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times, Longreads, Huffington Post, Glamour, Neon Literary

More episodes of Neuro-Oncology: The Podcast

• Author Interview: Prospective biopsy-controlled validation of an AI model for predicting glioblastoma infiltration: Results from the SupraGlio trial · June 1, 2026 · 29 min
• Neuro-Oncology Nugget: GT-20 Phase 1 Trial — Personalized Neoantigen DNA Vaccine for MGMT Unmethylated Glioblastoma · May 30, 2026 · 3 min
• Author Interview Series SNO Podcast May 2026 · May 25, 2026 · 16 min
• Neuro-Oncology Narrative · May 18, 2026 · 34 min
• Hot Topics: Wellness in Neuro-oncology · May 15, 2026 · 25 min
• Neuro-Oncology Nugget: Phase 1/2 BT008NA Trial — Focused Ultrasound + Temozolomide for High-Grade Glioma · May 11, 2026 · 4 min