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Bibliotherapy: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté
In his book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction Gabor Maté discusses how “addiction is neither a choice nor primarily a disease,” instead it is a human being’s “desperate attempt to solve a problem: the problem of emotional pain, of overwhelming stress, of lost connection, of loss of control, of deep discomfort with the self.”
Bibliotherapy: Attached. THE NEW SCIENCE OF ADULT ATTACHMENT AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU FIND- AND KEEP- LOVE
Attached. THE NEW SCIENCE OF ADULT ATTACHMENT AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU FIND- AND KEEP- LOVE by Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel S.F. Heller is a must read for all adults! Understand your attachment style to get and keep the relationships you desire!
Bibliotherapy: The Courage to Teach and Who You Are and What You Do
Palmer talks about “vocation as the unification of who we are and what we do” and this idea that “we teach who we are.” He discusses the importance of deep self-work to understand one’s intellectual, emotional, and spiritual life. How can you be a teacher (or parent, or advisor, or leader, etc.) if you are not sure who you are and what you stand for? How do you identify, embrace, and present authentically? How do you bring your whole self to all that you do? Because that’s what is required for a life well lived.
Bibliotherapy: BIG MAGIC: Creative Living Without Fear
Do you have the courage to move beyond fear and create a meaningful life? How does one allow fear and creativity to co-exist? Is creativity gifted from the divine? Creativity can help us navigate life and overcome our struggles.