The Reading Cure

The Reading Cure Delving into iconic books and sharing their life-enhancing wisdom.

Podcast launched in September 2021!

Check out our YouTube channel:
https://youtube.com/channel/UC_qz8Ne47dXmNsL_8aa8WRQ

In our latest episode, we dive into Sigmund Freud's seminal work on the clash between the individual and society.

Available now on podcast apps, YouTube and at thereadingcure.com 💙🎙️📚

The Reading Cure Delving into iconic books and sharing their life-enhancing wisdom.

Podcast launched in September 2021!

Check out our YouTube channel:
https://youtube.com/channel/UC_qz8Ne47dXmNsL_8aa8WRQ

We'll be back very soon with our latest episode!

We delve into Freud's classic (and rather dark!) meditation on the clash between civilisation and the individual.

Coming soon to thereadingcure.com 💙🎙📚

The Reading Cure Delving into iconic books and sharing their life-enhancing wisdom.

Podcast launched in September 2021!

Check out our YouTube channel:
https://youtube.com/channel/UC_qz8Ne47dXmNsL_8aa8WRQ

Our latest bonus episode is now out! We look at the very poignant, comedy-drama / road movie Nebraska, from 2013.

Available now on podcast apps, YouTube and at thereadingcure.com 💙🎙️📚

We'll be back later this week with the first episode proper of our second season 💙🎙️📚

We discuss the multi-Oscar-winning film version of Edward Albee's unforgettable depiction of love, hate and marriage:

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Our latest episode looks at an iconic movie 🎬📽️. Available now on podcast aps, YouTube and @ thereadingcure.com 💙🎙️

Our latest bonus episode will be available tonight from 7pm GMT on podcast aps, YouTube and at thereadingcure.com 😀🎥🎙️

In our latest episode we discuss the psychological, moral and social dimensions of an iconic, gothic mystery.

Now available on podcast aps, YouTube and @ thereadingcure.com 📚🎙️💙

Discussing great books and their mental health insights. In this bibliotherapy podcast, Dr Steven Davies and Dr Alexander Fox discuss the life-changing insights that great books have to offer. Each episode offers an in-depth, mental health-focused analysis of a chosen book.

We'll be back later this week with a new episode... 📚🎙️😀

Discussing great books and their mental health insights. In this bibliotherapy podcast, Dr Steven Davies and Dr Alexander Fox discuss the life-changing insights that great books have to offer. Each episode offers an in-depth, mental health-focused analysis of a chosen book.

In our latest episode we cover the iconic founder of Logotherapy - Viktor Frankl - and discuss how his brutal concentration camp experiences help him understand the pivotal role of meaning in human life.

Now available on podcast aps, YouTube and our website 💙🎙️📚

Discussing great books and their mental health insights. In this bibliotherapy podcast, Dr Steven Davies and Dr Alexander Fox discuss the life-changing insights that great books have to offer. Each episode offers an in-depth, mental health-focused analysis of a chosen book.

We'll be releasing our 11th episode later this week, in which we discuss Viktor Frankl's iconic book, Man's Search for Meaning 💙📚🎙️

We've just released a bonus episode, in which we discuss Alfred Hitchcock's examination of the American psyche and the nature of cinema - in his 1954 masterpiece, Rear Window.

Available now on podcast apps, YouTube and @ thereadingcure.com 📚💙🎙️

We'll be back with 2 new episodes in the next couple of weeks 🎙️📚💙

Firstly, a bonus episode about the classic Hitchcock movie Rear Window.

Then we'll be discussing Victor Frankl's iconic book, Man's Search for Meaning.

The first should be out by the middle of next week ...

In our latest episode, we explore life with a small ‘l’, via Barbara Pym’s poignant tragicomedy: Quartet in Autumn.

We cover reclusiveness, aging, social connections, self-deception and moral responsibility.

Available now on podcast aps, YouTube & our website 💙🎙️📚

Discussing great books and their mental health insights. In this bibliotherapy podcast, Dr Steven Davies and Dr Alexander Fox discuss the life-changing insights that great books have to offer. Each episode offers an in-depth, mental health-focused analysis of a chosen book.

Huge thanks to Creativewink for another very nice piece of artwork for our upcoming episode - about the classic Barbara Pym novel.

We would highly recommend them for anyone needing any digital artwork: (fiverr.com/share/8Ak0xv)

In Episode 9 of our podcast, we explore Alan Watts' The Wisdom of Insecurity.

This book is a wise reminder of the mental health costs of trying to achieve lasting security in a world defined by change and lack of permanence.

Available now @ https://thereadingcure.com 💙🎙️📚

We'll be back with a new episode later this week! 😃

This time we'll be discussing The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts 💙🎙️📚

In Episode 8 of our podcast, we explore the psychological, moral and political dimensions of one of the most iconic American novels of the 20th century.

Available now on podcast apps, YouTube and at our website! 💙🎙️📚

Discussing great books and their mental health insights. In this bibliotherapy podcast, Dr Steven Davies and Dr Alexander Fox discuss the life-changing insights that great books have to offer. Each episode offers an in-depth, mental health-focused analysis of a chosen book.

We'll be back from our break with a new episode this coming week 💙🎙️

This time we'll be discussing an iconic American novel ...

We've just uploaded a short spoken essay about the issue of pride:
https://youtu.be/H1HB9UmI0jA

It explores why an over-estimation of selflessness - as the basis of one's moral code - can have negative consequences for our mental health.

Mental Health Musings #3 - Why the right kind of pride is essential for your mental health This spoken essay explores why an over-estimation of selflessness - as the basis of one's moral code - can have negative consequences for our mental health. ...

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In a day or so we'll be releasing a Christmas holiday bonus episode, where we'll be giving the Reading Cure treatment to an iconic festive movie ... 🎅🎥💙

We recently released two 'Therapy Talk' videos on our YouTube channel, which look out at some the key ideas from the influential psychotherapist Karen Horney.

Here's a link to the first vid:
https://youtu.be/s6dtWSnwbHk

Therapy Talk #5 - Using Karen Horney's ideas about character types and neurosis in therapy Karen Horney's delineation of the three basic neurotic character structures: Moving Towards, Moving Against and Moving Away, can be an extremely useful tool ...