Author: Andrea Barrett

The Extra Layer of Intensity (The Complexity of Being A Transplant Participant)

September 21, 2020

The transplant experience is ripe with intensity. The nature-defying movement from near-death to a full life. A story containing both tragedy and redemption; with transplant donor and recipient alike being sustained beyond the expected trajectory of a passing. The separation of wholeness into parts and the reconfiguration of the half which has the potential of … More The Extra Layer of Intensity (The Complexity of Being A Transplant Participant)

What the hell happened in the last 6 months (an update)

September 20, 2020

We all respond to crisis differently. Some people thrive on staying busy, others thrive on slowing down. There’s no right or wrong way, and there’s no mistaking that the last 6 months have been a collective crisis: medically, politically, psychologically. It turns out that if one mixes a tendency towards the latter coping strategy with … More What the hell happened in the last 6 months (an update)

March 31, 2020

           

News: Invited to TACKERS (Transplant Adventure Camp for Kids) as Volunteer this March

February 1, 2020

A little update: I will be part of TACKERS’ volunteer staff team this year! Since 2002, TACKERS (based in Anzere, Switzerland), has been giving children who have experienced organ transplantation opportunities to meet other transplant kids- as well as to engage in snow sports and creative activities. This year’s camp shall be held from 8th … More News: Invited to TACKERS (Transplant Adventure Camp for Kids) as Volunteer this March

News: Radio Guest on Heart N Soul Radio station at the Wellcome Gallery, London (01.12.19)

December 2, 2019

On 1st December 2019 I had the opportunity to join the discussion about the importance of patients being directly involved in research about their health conditions, as well as the discussion about what ‘being human’ is all about! As a heart transplant recipient and intersubjective researcher myself, it was interesting to learn how “scientific” fellow … More News: Radio Guest on Heart N Soul Radio station at the Wellcome Gallery, London (01.12.19)

News: Featured in La Presse article about Hybrid Minds/Hybrid Bodies Symposium

September 15, 2019

In the middle of August, soon after returning to the the UK from the Hybrid Minds/Hybrid Bodies symposium, I got a phone call from Montreal-based journalist Mathieu Perreault. He was curious about my experience as a transplant recipient as well as an intersubjective researcher. Below is a copy of the eventual article about the symposium- … More News: Featured in La Presse article about Hybrid Minds/Hybrid Bodies Symposium

On Being a Successful Communicator: How DOES one mediate difficult topics?

March 19, 2019

       The topic of organ transplantation is an inherently weighty one. It touches upon themes of life and death, suffering and redemption, tragedy and advanced biotechnological innovation. On a basic level, how does one mediate this complexity to the mainstream? And on a deeper level, how might one -how might I- go about successfully communicating … More On Being a Successful Communicator: How DOES one mediate difficult topics?