When we feel sick, we’re usually asked “What’s the matter with you?”
But around the world, teams of doctors, therapists, and social workers have started to flip the script, asking “What matters to you?”
Instead of solely pharmaceutical prescriptions, they offer “social prescriptions”—referrals to non-medical, community-based resources and activities, like art classes, fishing excursions, museum visits, volunteer gigs, and virtual storytelling circles.
