Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD is certified in family practice, geriatrics, and psychiatry, and has worked for years in rural emergency medicine. He is a core faculty in the clinical psychology program at Union Institute & University. Dr. Mehl-Madrona is author of five books on what Native culture has to offer the modern world, including Narrative Medicine and Coyote Healing. He is of Cherokee and Lakota heritage.