On Poetry, Metaphor and Chronic Pain: Language as a Tool for Healing with Sarah Fletcher

On Poetry, Metaphor and Chronic Pain: Language as a Tool for Healing with Sarah Fletcher

In this episode of Bibliotherapy with Bijal Shah, I interview Sarah Fletcher, a British-American poet who grew up in the UK and later pursued poetry and a PhD researching physical pain and poetry. We discuss the power of poetry to heal through rhythm, sound, precision, memorability, and how physical pain is difficult to capture in language, often relying on metaphor, including militaristic framing and the limits of the 1–10 pain scale. We discuss how chronic pain is isolating, fragmenta...

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In conversation with Catherine Carr on Siblings and How They Shape Us

In conversation with Catherine Carr on Siblings and How They Shape Us

Hi everyone, excited to share my conversation with award-winning audio documentary maker and author Catherine Carr about how sibling relationships shape identity, drawing on Carr’s podcast Relatively ...

23 Mar 39min

Exploring Poetry, Identity, and Healing with Theresa Lola

Exploring Poetry, Identity, and Healing with Theresa Lola

In this episode, Theresa Lola, an accomplished poet and published author, shares her journey from growing up in Nigeria to becoming a published poet in the UK. She discusses her fascination with poetr...

7 Feb 38min

Empowering Neurodivergent Kids: A Chat with Talya Bruck on Savanna Therapeutic Stories

Empowering Neurodivergent Kids: A Chat with Talya Bruck on Savanna Therapeutic Stories

In this episode of Bibliotherapy with Bijal Shah, we sit down with Talya Bruck, a late-diagnosed neurodivergent drama therapist and the founder of Savanna Therapeutic Stories. Talia shares the inspira...

15 Jan 38min

The Healing Power of the Arts: A Conversation with Daisy Fancourt

The Healing Power of the Arts: A Conversation with Daisy Fancourt

In this episode, Daisy Fancourt joins me to discuss her new book, 'Art Cure,' that explores the profound impact of arts on mental and physical health. The conversation touches on various aspects of h...

12 Jan 32min

BONUS EPISODE - BOOK EXCERPT

BONUS EPISODE - BOOK EXCERPT

Excited to share this reading - the foreward from my book, Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading. I hope you enjoy it, and if you'd like to get a copy of the book, you can do so at all good book...

24 Nov 202512min

My Most Anticipated Books of 2026

My Most Anticipated Books of 2026

In this episode, we dive into the most buzzworthy and anticipated books shaping the literary landscape this year — a vibrant mix of fiction, nonfiction, history, philosophy, and genre-bending storytel...

22 Nov 202521min

A Literary and Bibliotherapeutic Gift Guide This Holiday Season

A Literary and Bibliotherapeutic Gift Guide This Holiday Season

In this episode of Bibliotherapy with Bijal Shah, listeners are invited into a warm, fireside exploration of meaningful literary and bibliotherapeutic gifts for the festive season. Grounded in the be...

16 Nov 202518min

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