Healing with Words
A Psychologist’s Experiments in Poetry Therapy
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About the Book
How do our words acquire healing powers? How do words make changes in each other’s brains? How do special uses of words, poetic or therapeutic, modify our thoughts, alter our feelings and transform our lives? This book introduces helping professionals to the practice of poetry therapy, highlighting the prophetic role of poets and healing professionals in our everyday life.
About the Author
The author is a psychologist, poet, and motivational trainer whose educational background includes research/studies at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Arlington, and IIT Bombay. He is a licensed psychologist/therapist and has been practicing in Dubai for two decades; he is also a member of the American Psychological Association, Society of Clinical Psychology (USA), Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, and the Poetry Society (India).