In our first Shelf Healing interview we chat to Dr Paula Byrne, author and founder and CEO of ReLit: The Bibliotherapy Foundation. We discuss bibliotherapy, reading and mental health, and what literature Paula reaches for to improve her own mental health.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/shelf-healing/2020/12/01/dr-paula-byrne/

Date of episode recording: 2020-12-01
Duration: 37:37
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Rebecca Markwick
Guests: Dr Paula Byrne
Producer: Rebecca Markwick (also Editor); Dr Samantha Rayner

In this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Giles Paley-Phillips, children's picture book author and podcast host. We discuss bibliotherapy, writing, and mental wellbeing, and what literature Giles reaches for to improve his own mental health.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/shelf-healing/2020/12/08/giles-paley-phillips/

Date of episode recording: 2020-12-08
Duration: 25:53
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Rebecca Markwick
Guests: Giles Paley-Phillips
Producer: Rebecca Markwick (also Editor); Dr Samantha Rayner

In this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Gyles Brandreth, author, actor, and broadcaster. We discuss bibliotherapy, where to read, memorising poetry, and what literature Gyles reaches for from his bedisde book trough. For all of Gyles' jumper wearing and poetry reading follow #poetryandjumpers and find Gyles on twitter.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/shelf-healing/2020/12/15/gyles-brandreth/

Date of episode recording: 2020-12-15
Duration: 40:01
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Rebecca Markwick
Guests: Gyles Brandreth
Producer: Rebecca Markwick (also Editor); Dr Samantha Rayner