Creative Therapy (Eg Art, Music, Drama)

From the publishers of the bestselling The Wellbeing Journal comes the follow-up, Breathe Out, specifically designed for teenagers and the unique challenges younger people face.

Skills, Experimentation, Evaluation and Discovery: SEED - an original approach to empower beginners and established creators to clearly understand the nature of the creative process.

Celebratory, joyous and moving, this is a book about the profoundly healing, curative qualities of dogs - and how we need dogs in our lives more than ever. The dog-human bond is the most extraordinary cross-species friendship on the planet. Dogs give people so much: affection, co...mpanionship and profound emotional support. Now, more than ever, we can see the clear health benefits of living with a dog by our side. Drawing on science, research and in-depth personal interviews, Good Dog demonstrates how vastly a dog can improve our mental and physical health as well as our quality of life. Kate Leaver begins by telling the story of how she met her beloved rescue shih tzu, Bertie, and how powerfully he helps her through periods of depression. Then she meets 10 other remarkable dogs who've changed human lives - from Missy the pug, who helps 11-year-old Cody live his best life despite his autism diagnosis, to Pip, who helps her teenage owner manage diabetes, and Jingles, who works with inmates in a prison. With each story, it becomes more and more obvious how profoundly dogs can support us, comfort us and even save our lives. Celebratory, joyous and moving, this is a book for anyone who has ever loved a dog - and known their love in return.
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____________________________ PRE-ORDER NOW: AVAILABLE 3rd SEPTEMBER 2020 No one knows more about how to be creative than former Python and Fawlty Towers creator John Cleese.

An expressive art therapy workbook to help cope with everyday stressors in a fun and enjoyable way. Self-help, stress management, and coloring all come together here to create an interactive and therapeutic journal. This book offers practical skills in a fun-to-follow format. Rea...ders will enjoy creating relaxing pieces of art while learning the knowledge necessary to change their attitude. While creating art, readers will be looking at situations in their life with a new approach. They will be creating tangible images to help clarify their thoughts and emotions. Based on proven, practiced art therapy techniques, as well as the author s experience working with stressed inpatients and outpatients dealing with various medical issues, Jill s primary focus as a counselor is to help these people to learn how to help themselves by teaching practical coping skills to help change their lifestyle. In the trend of adult coloring books, this goes above and beyondall of the art therapy directives included in Color, Draw, Collage have been used by her patients in group or individual art therapy. The theories and suggestions discussed have been used in weekly lectures and individual discussions for years. Art therapy gets to the root of the problem much faster than verbal therapy alone. When people actually see their thoughts and feelings in front of them, on paper, it has a profound effect. The effect is lasting because there is an image present to remind them of the thought and the desire to change.
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