Stories Big Enough to Live In - with Dr. Janice, The Story Medic

Having premiered All Together Now! at Humorville on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Dr. Janice returns with the new and improved version, Stories Big Enough to Live In on November 5 & 6, 2026 at 7pm. 

To ward off the pervasive sense of impending doom during quarantine, she began reading kids’ books and teaching stories to her acupuncture patients online, followed by curious questions and guided body awareness to help release the anxiety, depression, and overwhelm trapped in their bodies. It worked! Some patients began rescheduling work meetings, so as not to miss storytime. 

From that experience grew Once Upon A Moment…, a private podcast in 2025, which is now being re-released FREE weekly, at https://thestorymedic.substack.com/, along with some of her written work.

Fair warning: This is not a conventional theatre performance. It’s an experience and an opportunity to rebuild our world together by finding our way back to each other and our shared humanity. Come ready to listen to stories, discuss ideas, do some short storytelling yourself in pairs, and be immersed in a sensory experience that will allow the entire evening to move through you. Then you’ll be released back out into the wilds of New York, ready and capable of telling stories big enough for us all to live in.

Curious? C’mon, it’ll be fun!

About Dr. Janice

Dr. Janice is a recovering union stage manager turned seasoned doctor of acupuncture and herbal medicine whose entire life has been woven through with story and its power to change our inner and outer worlds.

So, as the world went sideways over the past several years, she began asking herself,

"What is mine to do in the face of what is?"

The answer came back -

"Reach as many people as possible and reconnect them to their own belonging. Then show them how to carry it with them wherever they go".

Thus, The Story Medic was born and with it her "stealth belonging" work. 

Rumi says, “Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing, there’s a field. I’ll meet you there.”

Dr. Janice believes that the road to that field is paved with stories big enough for us all to live in – and she’s going to do her damndest to make sure everyone knows how to get there.

Dr. Janice is a Fall 2026 Artist In Residence at HumorVille.