Books to Read in Spring #bibliotherapy #booktherapy #springreads #booksaboutspring

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As we welcome Spring, here are some books to renew and re-energise us ❤
What have you got on your Spring reading list?🌸🌿📚

1. The Language of Flowers (Novel/Psychological Fiction) by Vanessa Diffenbaugh - During the Victorian era, flowers became a language to convey emotions: honeysuckle symbolised devotion, azaleas represented passion, and red roses conveyed love. For Victoria Jones, flowers and their meanings serve as her sole bridge to the world, acting as a poignant means of expressing emotions such as grief, mistrust, and solitude.

2. Spring (Novel/Psychological Fiction) by Ali Smith - the third instalment in her seasonal quartet, following 'Autumn' and 'Winter', it explores the contemporary fabric of Britain through the lives of ordinary people examining themes such as climate change and the impact of technology on society. Experimental and inventive, it invites readers to self-reflect through it's open-ended narrative and exploratory style.

3. Braiding Sweetgrass (Nature-writing/Biography) by Robin Wall Kimmerer - drawing upon her expertise as a botanist and plant ecology professor, Robin Wall Kimmerer, delves into the languages of other beings, examining the countless life-affirming offerings they can provide for us and how by living in harmony with them, restores our own connection to nature.

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A big hello and thank you for watching! Passionate about literature, psychology, and life I launched Book Therapy as an alternative form of therapy using the power of literature. I train mental health professionals, librarians, teachers as well as readers on using bibliotherapy in their own work through our online Bibliotherapy, Literature and Mental Health course () We also curate reading lists/personalised book prescriptions for clients based on their individual needs. This is our signature personalised reading service:

You can also check out Book Therapy’s other free reading lists and A- Z of book prescriptions (covering both fiction and non-fiction). These suggest books based on your existing life situation (e.g. anxiety, job change, relationship heartache) as well as interests (e.g memoir, historical fiction, non-fiction, crime etc). There’s also a Children’s A — Z of Book Prescriptions. Feel free to check out the blog for more literary gems. There’s also a post on my personal story of how I entered the world of bibliotherapy and book curation.

In this role, I have had the opportunity to publish two books called Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading () and The Happiness Mindset, and write various literary essays and pieces for newspapers and magazines. I have undertaken bibliotherapy workshops for The United Nations, various libraries in New York and corporate organisations in the UK and US. My book recommendations have featured in the Guardian, Marie Claire, NBC News, Asian Voice, New York Observer, Sydney Telegraph and various other publications. If you are a parent you might enjoy a podcast I’ve recorded with speech and language therapist Sunita Shah on Raising A Reader & Storyteller. And if you’d like to connect, email me at bijal@booktherapy.io or www.booktherapy.io.