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
Travelling through the world (children's episode 1)
Bibliotherapy with State Library Victoria
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5 years ago
Travelling through the world (children's episode 1)
In this special children's episode of Bibliotherapy with State Library Victoria, host Susan McLaine shares a story and a poem with families to promote imaginative conversations about self-awareness and strengths that helps us get through challenging times.
This episode features readings of the following story and poem:
The march of the ants, written by current Australian Children’s Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky, currently unpublished (to be published in 2021 as a picture book)
Paper boats, written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1913
Activity: in this episode, children will be invited to make their own paper boat. This is a strengths-based activity to encourage parents and caregivers to tell children what they are good at and what positive attributes and attitudes they have. You can find instructions for making a paper boat on our website: www.slv.vic.gov.au/bibliotherapy
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
