E103: The Healing Power of Books with Bijal Shah

Get Lit(erate). Read. Write. Learn. Love.

Jan 2 2024 • 53 mins

Bibliotherapy, the idea that books can help us grow through what we go through, is a fascinating field highlighting the important role that reading can play in making our lives better and today’s guest is leading the way forward in it.

Bijal Shah is a bibliotherapist, counsellor and author. She is the founder of Book Therapy and offers bibliotherapy sessions, personalized book prescriptions and bibliotherapy training.

On today’s episode, we talk about all the things: what bibliotherapy is and why it matters, how books can heal, the importance of literary journaling and much, much more.

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You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here.

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