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8 recommended books if you don’t know what to read right now
If you’re spending more time at home, you might feel like you should be reading…
20 of the best books for anxiety to relax with
I’ve shared my favourite books for self-care and books for difficult days. But what about…
10 books that helped me through trauma & PTSD
Six years after finishing EMDR therapy for diagnosed PTSD, I’m still not entirely sure how…
The 10 best books I read in 2019
Another year coming to a close, another stack of books read… At just 25 books…
All about bibliotherapy: 10 lessons I’ve learned about healing & self-care with books
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires…
7 self-care books for relaxing and unwinding with
We all need to remember to take care of ourselves, especially if we’re having a hard…
10 books to feel better with on difficult days
“Read Emily Dickinson. Read Graham Greene. Read Italo Calvino. Read Maya Angelou. Read anything you…
8 books to appreciate how beautiful life really is
I live in a beautiful part of the world, in the heart of the Swiss…
12 calming books to help you take a deep breath and relax
Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath and relax – but it’s not…
Books for Living: a reader’s guide to life by Will Schwalbe – a reminder to slow down and savour life
Every once in a while, a book comes along that gets me really excited about…
The 28 books that stopped my worrying, sent me travelling, and shaped who I am today
It’s a long, long journey out of the trap of anxiety and not believing in…
Does bibliotherapy actually work? (My two-years-on take)
When I started Tolstoy Therapy in 2012, I hadn’t yet heard of bibliotherapy. I launched…
Nick Hornby: our appetite for books is the “literary equivalent of salads, or chocolate, or meat and potatoes”
Published in 2004, the book is a collection of Hornby’s “Stuff I’ve Been Reading” columns in The Believer. Our…
Retreating into a Book for Bibliotherapy: 8 of the Best Retreats in Fiction
I’m convinced that when we read about characters retreating into settings that allow them to…
‘Give War and Peace a Chance’ This Summer with Andrew D. Kaufman
My copy of Give War and Peace a Chance, before it was covered in Post-it…
Proust on How the Finest Friendships Can be Made by Reading Fiction
Forming friendships with characters we look up to, see ourselves in, and aspire to be…
10 Quick Ways to Feel Better With a Book
Reading fiction is my first port of call when I’m feeling a bit stressed or…
A Bibliotherapy Plan for OCD, Including Perfect by Rachel Joyce
I’ve written before about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), although not in terms of books which…
Fiction as a Simulation of Life (Fiction on the Brain, Part II)
Can Pride and Prejudice be a simulation of real life to learn from and…
Tolstoy on the Importance of Books and Literacy in Prisons
“When you are free you don’t have such a painful desire to read as you…
Feel Inspired by… The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
Everyone seemed to love The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and…
5 Astounding Ways Reading Fiction Can Boost Well-being
Note from Lucy: This is a guest post from the wonderful Angeliki over on Reading…
How Reading A Game of Thrones Can Help Us to Cultivate Courage
I’ve written before about how brilliant I think George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice…
The LitTherapy Project: Thank You For All the Support!
My LitTherapy crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo has come to an end, and I’m very grateful…
Introducing… LitTherapy! Because Bibliotherapy Should be Free.
I’ve mentioned over the last few months that I’ve been working on a bibliotherapy recommendation…
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion: A Feel-Good Book to Get Your Life Back on Track
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion: a proper feel-good novel that makes for a great…
Books Can Heal: Bibliotherapy and The Effect of Reading on the Brain
Reading on the brain: is bibliotherapy goodfor our health? Image source. I’m certain that reading…
My Latest Project: A Bibliotherapy Recommendation Site!
Because we all deserve an awesome book collection, right? Image source. I was planning to keep this…
Dubliners by James Joyce: Short Stories with Life Lessons
Today I’ll be sharing with you an analysis of James Joyce’s Dubliners, probably my favourite…