Voicenotes from Me, Your Resident Bibliotherapist: How Literary Fiction Trumps All Other Genres When it Comes to Mentalising and Building Empathy
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Dear Listener,
In today's voicenote, we focus on why genre matters when building empathy or mentalising.
Enjoy!
Warmly,
Bijal
Bibliotherapist & Co-founder, Book Therapy
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Hi, my name is Bijal Shah and I am a bibliotherapist and founder of Book Therapy (a bibliotherapy and literary curation practice). I'm also the author of the book, Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading. I curate book prescriptions and provide online training in bibliotherapy, as well as offer bibliotherapy sessions. More detail of this can be found on my website.
In this podcast, I share my knowledge and research on bibliotherapy, including the latest developments, science and book recommendations.
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