Another benefit of bibliotherapy is that the books we read can provide us with language that we need to voice our feelings
What is truly liberating in bibliotherapy is the fact that reading books helps us externalise our problems
The definition of ‘good health’ and how to acquire it has changed over time. From the medieval practice of religious prayer and sacrifices to ward off disease to up-to-the-minute brain scans to understand mental health and psychological conditions.
Over many centuries of progression and change, can history actually teach us anything about how to be healthy and happy today? Taking three periods of history, let’s see what the accepted ideas for feeling better were and how we can apply these in modern society.
Another aspect of bibliotherapy that can be healing is building an emotional connection with book characters and plots
Hello, I hope your Sunday is soft today. Mine is dedicated to reconnecting with my tribes and re-potting the first small plants I grew from seeds. So it feels very warm and nurturing. Yes, we are still experiencing low temperatures in the UK and expect below zero next week. I organised my books and cupboards yesterday, so I have a few more scarves out!
What helps the healing process or the process of finding solutions to our challenges is literary thinking
It may sound simple at first: books supporting healing, how does it really work?
Happiness is a state of being that we all strive to achieve. It’s something that can be found in the most mundane of moments, like a sunny day or a great cup of coffee. But it’s also something that can be elusive and hard to come by, especially in hard times and during difficult times.
This month we are celebrating #WorldBookDay, so we are bringing in a therapeutic approach called bibliotherapy.