Each week, host Dr. Lisa Belisle sits down with the people who shape the state: entrepreneurs and educators, physicians and artists, community builders and keepers of place. She brings a clinician's ear and two decades in radio and writing to every conversation.
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I think art brings joy to folks. I think art also can create curiosity. It can ignite conversations, and that in a way can bring people together. And I feel like when people are together and are connected, we're creating a sort of a sense of balance and healing through connection.
There's really been an explosion in brain health understanding in the last five or 10 years. There are an awful lot of antibody tests and measurements and volumetric MRIs of the brain that can be gotten.
If you're not serving a patient, you're serving someone who is.
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MD · PhD · MPH · MBA
Dr. Lisa Belisle is a board-certified family physician, writer, and the host of Radio Maine. She works at the intersection of medicine and the human spirit, in the clinic, on the air, and on the page.
Read More About LisaA selection of the most recent guests on Radio Maine.
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Dr. Carrie Niederman knew something had changed. An athlete and veterinarian with a background in biochemistry, Carrie became suddenly ill…
September 29, 2026
Bibby Gignilliat stopped painting at age 10 after an encounter with a critical teacher helped turn her into a perfectionist. But the idea of…
September 22, 2026
Most of us already know the basics: move more, eat better, manage stress, stop working at a reasonable hour. So why can doing those things s…
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Radio Maine is produced in partnership with the Portland Art Gallery, Maine's premier destination for contemporary fine art. Visit the gallery at 154 Middle Street in Portland, or explore the work of gallery artists online.
From Off the Wall · Portland Art Gallery Artist
I consider the opportunity I have to paint to be a gift.
Recent essays from Dr. Lisa Belisle's Substack on medicine, place, and the creative life.
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Previously: Love Maine Radio
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