Following on from the last episode on believing in ourselves, we explore unlearning the tendency to base our lives on others' expectations and regain our true sense of self. In the last episode of the series, bibliotherapist Dr Susan McLaine asks us what we need to make our hearts swell with joy.
This episode features two readings:
Blaise van Hecke, Enid Blyton has a lot to answer for, The road to Tralfamadore is bathed in river water: stories from a gypsy childhood, Busybird Publishing, 2018
Charlotte Mew, 'The call', The rambling sailor, 1929
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Following on from the last episode on believing in ourselves, we explore unlearning the tendency to base our lives on others' expectations and regain our true sense of self. In the last episode of the series, bibliotherapist Dr Susan McLaine asks us what we need to make our hearts swell with joy.
This episode features two readings:
Blaise van Hecke, Enid Blyton has a lot to answer for, The road to Tralfamadore is bathed in river water: stories from a gypsy childhood, Busybird Publishing, 2018
Charlotte Mew, 'The call', The rambling sailor, 1929
With social restrictions, we are spending a lot of time in our homes. In this episode, bibliotherapist Susan McLaine shares the healing power of literature to explore the concept of harmony in the home.
This episode features two readings:
‘A poison tree’ by William Blake, published in Songs of Experience, 1794
‘The Exalted Rhythm’ by Liliane Grace, published in Untitled issue three by Busybird Publishing & Design, 2010
Bibliotherapy with State Library Victoria
Following on from the last episode on believing in ourselves, we explore unlearning the tendency to base our lives on others' expectations and regain our true sense of self. In the last episode of the series, bibliotherapist Dr Susan McLaine asks us what we need to make our hearts swell with joy.
This episode features two readings:
Blaise van Hecke, Enid Blyton has a lot to answer for, The road to Tralfamadore is bathed in river water: stories from a gypsy childhood, Busybird Publishing, 2018
Charlotte Mew, 'The call', The rambling sailor, 1929
