Poetry and Mental HealthJaved Latoo
Poetry as self-supervision for mental health professionals: The use of poetry to process and understand clinical workClinicalcreative arts therapiesmetaphorpoetry therapyreflectionself-supervisionThere is a growing body of literature suggesting that "self-supervision" is an option when other means of ...
Poetry therapy is the utilization of poetry to encourage mental health by helping to achieve personal growth. It's used in a variety of therapeutic settings. Poetry therapy requires a trained facilitator, and the steps involved are usually known as recognition, examination, juxtaposition, and applica...
It'scommonsensethatreadingfictioncanincreaseempathy(同理心).(1)___Well,fordecades,scientificstudieshaveproventhatpoetryhasabeneficialimpactinmanagingpain,handlingstressandimprovingpersonalwell-being.Let'sdiveabitdeeper,andconsidersomespecificwaysinwhichpoetrycanhelpmentalhealth.Poetrycanbeaformofcomfort.Byreading...
The American Psychological Association recognizes poetry therapy as an evidence-based therapeutic approach that can be used to address a range of mental health issues such as trauma, grief, substance abuse, and self-esteem. References: DeSalvo L. Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Sto...
Let's dive a bit deeper, and consider some specific ways in which poetry can help improve mental health.Poetry can be a form of comfort. By reading poetry, we can get the escapism we long for, getting out of our own world and into someone else's.G Trying to uncover the meaning of ...
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective,#ActuallyAutisticPoets,Autism - General,Mental HealthSeptember 12, 2024 Executive Function byadmin by John Testore The Brain s Temporal lobe and Limbic System is the space where all the Learning processes take place. Learning is the… ...
Herethingsgetpersonal.Ifirstgotinvolvedinhowpoetrycansupportouremotionalwell-beingafterIwroteamemoir,BlackRainbow:HoneWordsHealedMe—MyJourneyThroughDepression,in2014abouthowpoetryhelpedmethroughtwoseriousperiodsofdepression.Sincethen,I’vebeenrunningHealingWordspoetrysessionsformentalhealthcharitiesandprisons,andhavedisc...
I worry about the impact trans-competent healthcare bans will have on our teens May 25 - Ching-In Chen Read More Like This Reading Lists 8 Powerful Poetry Collections Exploring Mental Health What it means to be in this world with a brain that’s put together a little differently ...
Thank you to everyone who braved the filthy weather and turned down Thanksgiving to show up atMind HK‘s poetry eventPoetry for Mental Health: The Healing Power of Wordsin SoHo last night! The event was part of a week-long exhibitionMore Than A Label: I Was. I Am. I Will Be. I lo...