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 have had the privilege of being involved in both inpatient and outpatient services, but also very focused on vulnerable populations. So I have a lot of freedom to influence not only the patient experience, employee experience, but also the lived experience of a lot of our patients, which is wonderful.
I was fired and at the time that was like the worst thing that could have happened. But it was good because it was actually the best thing that happened. I decided that, well, actually, I'm gonna start painting cuz I know how to paint.
I don't think it is disordered to have human experiences such as a response to trauma or grief. I don't think there should be disorder at the end of most of the labels.
Meet Your Host
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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Amy VanHaren is a founding partner of the Northbound Company, which helps women prepare their businesses, and themselves, for an exit, so th…
October 20, 2026
For 50 years, Mel Allen has been listening for stories. His first published piece appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram in 1975, beginning a…
October 13, 2026
Jeff Zachau grew up around construction. His father started a small carpentry business in 1969, his mother kept the books, and Jeff spent we…
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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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