The Bibliotherapists

The Bibliotherapists, is a new podcast from Substackers and community builders Tanya Lynch (EASE Retreats) and Toni Jones (The Shelf Help Club) exploring the healing power of words.You can read all about how our story began in Episode #1 and our first post (in which host Toni interviews host Tanya).And in this episode we continue the intros, with Tanya interviewing Toni, and we learn all about how and why, aged 40 Toni created the world’s first self-help book club and the pivotal books that have supported her personal and professional growth since.SHOW NOTES:In this episode Toni references and recommends 8 books, including:* The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis* The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield* The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma* Money a Love Story by Kate Northrup* Self-care for Winter by Suzy Reading* Change Your life in 7 days by Paul McKenna - * Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers* The Kindness Method by Shahroo IzadiABOUT THE BIBLIOTHERAPISTSThis podcast is a love letter to reading and writing and storytelling.This weekly digital retreat features conversations with some of our favourite Substack writers and authors, sharing about the the books that have shaped their lives and their relationships with themselves, the books they wish everyone would read, how they use reading and writing to support their mental health, and the books they are reading right now.Guests for series 1 include: Beth Kempton, Claire Venus (she/her) ✨, Women Are Mad with Jen&Salima, Anne Boyd, Laura Pashby, Lucy Pearson, Tamu Thomas and Emma Gannon to close Series 1.We can’t wait for you to listen. Please share with the people you love, let us know what you think, and - of course - what you are reading right now…Toni (& Tanya)xxPS you’ll be able to listen to these podcast episodes on all the usual outlets but we’ll only be sharing the video recordings on Substack… Get full access to 💛 The Shelf Help Clubhouse at shelfhelpclub.substack.com/subscribe

A new podcast from Substackers and community builders Tanya Lynch (EASE Retreats) and Toni Jones (The Shelf Help Club) exploring the healing power of words.This weekly digital retreat features conversations with some of our favourite Substack writers and authors, sharing about the books that have shaped their lives, and also their relationships with themselves.Book nerds will love the long lists of recommendations - including fiction and non-fiction - as our guests also share what they're reading now, as well as ideas on how to get intentional about reading and writing as a path to health, happiness and personal growth.In this episode: Host Toni interviews Host Tanya about her journey to bibliotherapy.Books mentioned in this episode include:* The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron* Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson* Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy* Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout* A Spare Room by Helen Garner* Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg* Atomic Habits by James Clear* Toast by Nigel SlaterComing soon: Our A-list line-up for Series 1 includes interviews with: Beth Kempton , Claire Venus (she/her) ✨ , Women Are Mad with Jen&Salima , Anne Boyd , Laura Pashby , Lucy Pearson , Tamu Thomas and Emma Gannon, with one episode landing every Friday morning.PS you’ll be able to listen to these podcast episodes on all the usual outlets but we’ll only be sharing the video recordings on Substack… Get full access to 💛 The Shelf Help Clubhouse at shelfhelpclub.substack.com/subscribe