Bibliotherapy service - Self buy help thru reading fiction.

Bibliotherapy or Literacure


Ever been unsure why certain novels affect you so much?

It is because when you identify with a fictional character or situation in a book (or film) it leads to a genuine moment of catharsis for you- #feelings!

"Books are the best kind of friends: they give us a chance to rehearse for interactions with others in the world, without doing any lasting damage".
(The New Yorker "Can, Reading MakeYou Happier" by C Dovey in 2015)

Literacure or Bibliotherapy is a self-help treatment achieved by enjoyable fiction reading! Meeting the right book at the right time may never happen, but with Literacure, we can help you distil down the vast field of fiction available to the best novels to benefit you.

Books are a safe space. You can explore and discuss why you felt the way you did, you can be more objective as you see how the characters dealt with the same issues you may be facing and hopefully take away an
optimistic models of how you might learn from what happened to the characters.

Forget feeling bad with no advice that resonates with you – time to gain some understanding about how you tick. Literacure can help with any problems you may be having, including grief, bullying, loneliness, feeling disconnected or navigating relationships. You could also just have the desire for some adventure and need a new author to help you escape.

Bibliotherapy is not new! King Ramses II of Egypt (1077 BC) had a special chamber for his books; above the door were the words "House of Healing for the Soul." Plato was an advocate, Sigmund Freud was all over it, and now in 2020, ISOLATION times Literacure is hitting its healing strides online!

Books will try to make you feel better by making you feel more! When you see that your feelings can be universal, it can be buy a lightbulb 'You are not alone' moment.

Literacure is not a replacement for professional medical-based therapy – it's a step towards healing that you can do yourself because as the great man D. H. Lawrence said - "One sheds one's sicknesses in books."

Start this process by emailing us for an online chat about the next step.

Bookweej [!at] gmail.com