Download or read book The Healing Power of Poetry written by Smiley Blanton and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Psychiatrist Introduces Poems Which He Has Found Helpful To His Patients.
Download or read book Poetry Pharmacy written by William Sieghart and published by Particular Books. This book was released on 2025-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all; a space for reflection, and that precious realization - I'm not the only one who feels like this. In the years since he first had the idea of prescribing short, powerful poems for all manner of spiritual ailments, William Sieghart has taken his Poetry Pharmacy around the length and breadth of Britain, into the pages of the Guardian, onto BBC Radio 4 and onto the television, honing his prescriptions all the time. This pocket-sized book presents the most essential poems in his dispensary- those which, again and again, have really shown themselves to work. Whether you are suffering from loneliness, lack of courage, heartbreak, hopelessness, or even from an excess of ego, there is something here to ease your pain.
Download or read book Poetry and Story Therapy written by Geri Giebel Chavis and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible book explores the therapeutic possibilities of poetry and stories, providing techniques for facilitating personally relevant and growth-enhancing sessions. The author provides ideas for writing activities that emerge from this discussion, and explains how participants can create their own poetic and narrative pieces.
Download or read book Saved by a Poem written by Kim Rosen and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can someone really be saved by a poem? In Kim Rosen’s book, the answer is a resounding "Yes!" Poetry, the most ancient form of prayer, is a necessary medicine for our times: a companion through difficulty; a guide when we are lost; a salve when we are wounded; and a conduit to an inner source of joy, freedom, and insight. Whether you are a lover of poetry or have yet to discover its power, Rosen offers a new way to experience a poem. She encourages you to feel the poem as you might an affirmation or sacred text, which can align every level of your being. In an uncertain world, Saved by a Poem is an emphatic call to cultivate the ever-renewable resources of the heart. Through poetry, the unspeakable can be spoken, the unendurable endured, and the miraculous shared. Weaving teaching, story, verse, and memoir, Rosen guides you to find a poem that speaks to you so you can take it into your life and become a voice for its wisdom in the world. Inspirational audio download included! Featuring the voices of well-known authors reading a favorite poem and discussing its personal significance: Joan Borysenko, Andrew Harvey, Jane Hirshfield, Marie Howe, Grace Yi-Nan Howe, Robert Holden, Stanley Kunitz, Elizabeth Lesser, Thomas Moore, Christiane Northrup, Cheryl Richardson, Kim Rosen, and Geneen Roth.
Download or read book How to Cure a Ghost written by Fariha Róisín and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poetry compilation recounting a woman’s journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance, confusion to clarity, and bitterness to forgiveness Following in the footsteps of such category killers as Milk and Honey and Whiskey Words & a Shovel I, Fariha RoÌ?isiÌ?n’s poetry book is a collection of her thoughts as a young, queer, Muslim femme navigating the difficulties of her intersectionality. Simultaneously, this compilation unpacks the contentious relationship that exists between RoÌ?isiÌ?n and her mother, her platonic and romantic heartbreaks, and the cognitive dissonance felt as a result of being so divided among her broad spectrum of identities.
Download or read book Flower Press written by ALICE. KINSELLA and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short collection of poems can be described as an elegiac apostrophe. In three sections--bud, bloom, and blood--it explores the growth of love in childhood, the loss of innocence, and the fallout of that loss. Flower Press does not claim to offer answers, but the consolation of the act of remembering.
Download or read book How to Save a Life written by Barbara Loeb and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us who are focused on caring for others, whether inside or outside of healthcare, forget to care for ourselves. For more than 40 years Dr. Barbara Loeb was such an individual. During the Covid-19 pandemic, for her, as for so many others, the need for self-care became more urgent. With her new book "How to Save a Life: Healing Power of Poetry," she redefines her path as a physician, leader, partner, daughter, parent, and grandparent, by placing moving words on the universal experiences we all recognize in our daily lives. She utilizes the principles of presence, reflection, self-awareness, and compassion to create poetry which takes us along on her healer's journey. Dr. Loeb's ultimate aim is to inspire her readers to reflect on their own path to well-being through self-expression. By sharing her poems and inner travels, she hopes to reveal the great strength we all can build through opening ourselves up and letting out our creative energy Each chapter is illuminated by the vibrant artwork of Dr. Loeb's late mother Judy "Salsa" Loeb." She and her mother will link arms with you and walk by your side, into your past, present, and future, asking you to connect with your own source of inner healing and reminding you that "You're not alone" in your care for others and yourself.
Download or read book Poetry and Story Therapy written by Geri Giebel Chavis and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry and short stories can act as powerful springboards to growth, self-enhancement and healing. With the guidance of a skilled facilitator, participants can engage with their own creative expression, and with that of others, and in doing so find opportunities to voice their truth, affirm their strengths, and find new ways of coping with challenges. This book explores the therapeutic possibilities of poetry and stories in turn, describing how to select appropriate works for discussion, and providing techniques for facilitating personally-relevent and growth-enhancing sessions. The author provides ideas and suggestions for personal writing activities that emerge from or intertwine with this discussion, and explains how participants can create their own poetic and narrative pieces using non-literary stimuli, such as music, photographs, paintings, objects, and physical movement. A useful appendix contains titles of individual poems, stories, and literary anthologies that the author has found particularly beneficial in her work, as well as useful further resources and contact details for readers who would like to train to be registered or certified poetry therapists or facilitators. Combining theory with innovative ideas for practical, experiential exercises, this book is a valuable tool for creative arts therapy students and practitioners, mental health and medical professionals, and anyone else interested in the healing possibilities of creative expression.
Download or read book The Healing Power of Poetry in Counseling written by Sheror Caton Moore and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Healing Power of Poetry in Counseling leads its readers to the well that flows with the powerful and beautiful words of scriptural poetry. By encouraging the reader to listen to the poetic voices in Job, Psalm, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon, Dr. Sheror Caton Moore, a poet and Christian counselor who specializes in noutheticBible-basedcounseling, provides a reminder of how God ministers to His people through words. In particular, she explores how poetic words can bring comfort and healing. Each of the twelve chapters in The Healing Power of Poetry in Counseling addresses a particular theme that speaks to the issues that arise in daily life. Topics include sin, forgiveness and living, change, encouragement and hope, times of grief, inspiration, fellowship, marriage, laughter, aging, and healing. Chapters draw together passages from the Bible with the authors original poetry and her perspectives as a counselor. The Healing Power of Poetry in Counseling speaks powerfully to individuals whose calling is to counsel others, offering guidance for lifting up the encouragement the Holy Spirit has embedded in the poetic words of the Bible. Whether you are a counselor or someone who desires to learn more about the approaches of nouthetic counseling, The Healing Power of Poetry in Counseling will share potent and grace-filled words and thoughts with you.
Download or read book The Healing Power of Poetry written by Tammy J Nuzzo-Morgan and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concerning the healing power of poetry is divided into two parts: 1) The anthology: Gathering Flowers: Living with the Death of a Child and 2) a contextual essay which includes: an introduction of the healing power of poetry; an examination of the National Association of Poetry Therapy, including the healing potential of reading poetry; writing poetry, and poetry therapy, not all equally the same in its healing potential; empirical knowledge, including personal knowledge; of the healing power of poetry, including studies by Stuckey & Nobel and by Spann; a situating of Gathering Flowers: Living with the Death of a Child among existing anthologies of grief and healing poetry; reflections on creative process, including the Platonic and Aristotelian theories; method for compiling the anthology; an assessment of what the anthology accomplishes; the psychological theories of healing power of poetry; a critical examination of the poems written by grieving mothers; contextual reflections on the themes covered in the poems, as well as the psychological theories on the healing power of poetry; past research including prior literature on prolonged grief disorder and pathological grief; exclusively women as subject of study; a review of prior anthologies on grief, which showcases the uniqueness of the anthology, Gathering Flowers; and recommendations for future research.
Download or read book Mom Let s Talk The Healing Power Through Writing and Poetry written by Robert Mark Schaeberle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry by Robert Mark Schaeberle, Memoir by Jeanne Schaeberle What does a son do when he hears voices? Withdraw? Or use his sword, poetry to defend himself? How does a mother handle family life and death and work through horrible grief? Mom...Let's Talk offers insight to the power of healing through writing and the sense of chaos revealed in the poetry.
Download or read book The Healing Power of Words written by Dr Michael Mosesian and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully crafted collection of 109 poems masterfully explores the complex and often overwhelming experience of grief and loss, offering a poignant journey through the depths of human emotion. Each poem is a thoughtful and evocative expression of the pain, confusion, and despair that often accompany loss, as well as the beauty, resilience, and hope that can be found in the journey of healing. From the opening lines of the book, readers are invited into a space of deep feeling and reflection, where words are used to give voice to the myriad emotions that arise in the wake of loss. Throughout, the language is spare, precise, and poignant, giving readers a sense of the raw emotional power of grief. Each poem speaks to the heart of what it means to be human, and offers a way to connect with the depths of our emotions and find meaning in our pain. In the end, "The Healing Power of Words: Poems for Healing and Finding Strength After Loss" is a powerful testament to the enduring power of words to heal, inspire, and uplift us in times of need. This book is a must-read for anyone who has experienced loss, and for anyone who seeks to understand the human experience of grief and find a way forward towards healing and renewal.
Download or read book Poetry Therapy written by Nicholas Mazza and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, poetry therapy has been formally recognized as a valuable form of treatment, and it has been proven effective worldwide with a diverse group of clients. The second edition of Poetry Therapy, written by a pioneer and leader in the field, updates the only integrated poetry therapy practice model with a host of contemporary issues, including the use of social media and slam/performance poetry. It’s a truly invaluable resource for any serious practitioner, educator, or researcher interested in poetry therapy, bibliotherapy, writing, and healing, or the broader area of creative/expressive arts therapies.
Download or read book Fighting with Myself written by Yvonne Glasgow and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting With Myself is a specifically curated book containing poems written by the author over the span of more than a decade. The poems are about love and loss, and all things that come with those experiences. Each poem is complemented by a synopsis explaining the story behind its words. There are 26 poems contained within, as well as a few photos taken by the author herself (including a selfie). The hope is that this book of words will help other people who have suffered loss or deal with anxiety and depression. That it will help them see that they are not alone and that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Download or read book The Healing Power of Poetry written by Smiley Blanton and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A psychiatrist introduces poems which he has found helpful to his patients.
Download or read book Poetic Medicine written by John Fox and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-10-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful and exciting, Poetic Medicine illustrates the unique role that poem-making can have in addressing the situations that lead us to renewal in our lives. John Fox's book is designed for readers wanting to tap their creative energy in order to make a difference in the world, including educators, therapists, parents and their children, writers, couples, and the infirm. As the author demonstrates, we all possess the ability to write. This gift enables us to access unlimited spiritual resources that restore our genuine voices and meaning in our lives, while healing and creatively satisfying us. Discussed are numerous stories of people from the author's workshops who exemplify how poetry has aided them I becoming more whole. Parents understand how to use poetry to foster their relationships with their children, recognizing magical bonds that they never knew existed; persons who are ill learn how to come to terms with their diseases; and those who feel helpless in the surrounding world discover the freedom to act and affect real change. With the poetic tools, instruction, and accounts the author supplies in Poetic Medicine, readers can start now to make their own poems while addressing, acknowledging, accepting, and taking charge of their lives.
Download or read book Mom Let s Talk written by Jeanne Schaeberle and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does a son do when he hears voices? Withdraw? Or use his sword, poetry to defend himself? This book is about the life and eventual death of one such son. This story is told through his outlet, poetry and his Mom's soul searching, and eventually cathartic memoir. Fred Eustis writes in his introduction, "Poetry was a sword he used to defend himself against the voices..." Jeanne's memoir puts these poems, which at times are quite unsettling, in a family context. It is like a quest in which Jeanne and Robert explore who they are, and what they came here for and what really matters." Fred Eustis. Mom... Let's Talk is a heartbreaking tale. It is also extremely important to help start the conversation on mental illness and how it affects those who suffer, as well as their loved ones. It is filled with raw emotion and shows a mother's love knows no bounds in how she cared for her eldest son who was suffering from mental illness while caring for her other three children too.
