Shelf Healing
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsShelf Healing is UCL's bibliotherapy and wellbeing podcast. Interviews with authors, editors, academics, and more discussing the therapeutic effect of books and reading as well as Work & Life discussions focusing on workplace wellbeing and wellbeing issues encountered in daily life @Shelf_Healing on twitter
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James Daunt Interview
March 09, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBA fascinating episode with the bookseller James Daunt. We talk all about bookshops, libraries, the therapeutic nature of books for both humans and other books on the shelf. James tells us about why libraries and bookshops are essential and the changing nature of books when you re-read them. Works mentioned: Moomins by Tove Jansson Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Fyoder Dostoevsky The Little Grey Men by Denys Watkins-Pitchford "BB" ...
Jewish Book Week with Claudia Rubenstein
March 02, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBClaudia Rubenstein Director of Jewish Book Week Literary Festival chats therapuetic reading & what to expect from this year's online festival. Cynthia Ozick Jean Plaidy Isaiah Berlin Delphine Horvilleur Jay Rayner Hermione Lee Nicole Krauss Howard Jacobson Edmund de Waal Simon Schama Simon Sebag Montefiori The Magician of Lublin Isaac Bashevis Singer A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood Neal Garber The Lion in Winter Jews Don...
Bonus: Regency Carriages with Amy Bracey & Sarah Dance for the Georgette Heyer Unconference
February 26, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBThis is a special bonus Shelf Healing episode to celebrate the unconference and launch of a new book of essays about the historical romance novelist Georgette Heyer. I chat with carriage historian Amy Bracey of The Carriage Foundation, and carriage commentator and auctioneer Sarah Dance of The Carriage Commentator all about Regency Era carriages. You won't find two people more knowledgeable about carriages. We talk high flyers, coaches, gigs, and the way that carriages were an extension of...
Bonus: Regency Carriages with Amy Bracey & Sarah Dance for the Georgette Heyer UnConference
February 26, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBThis is a special bonus Shelf Healing episode to celebrate the unconference and launch of a new book of essays about the historical romance novelist Georgette Heyer. I chat with carriage historian Amy Bracey of The Carriage Foundation, and carriage commentator and auctioneer Sarah Dance of The Carriage Commentator all about Regency Era carriages. You won't find two people more knowledgeable about carriages. We talk high flyers, coaches, gigs, and the way that carriages were an extension of...
Interview with Dr Samantha Rayner
February 23, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBThis week I chat with Dr Samantha Rayner, Vice Dean of Wellbeing and Director of Publishing at UCL. We talk about how books affect our wellbeing and how we reach for different books for different reasons. We dive through historical fiction and make a quick stop in the world of mediaeval literature. Sam has edited a new book on Georgette Heyer which you can find here Authors and works mentioned in the episode: Authors: Georgette Heyer Robin Hobb J.R.R. Tolkien Dorothy Dunnett Margaret Campb...
Dr Samantha Rayner Interview
February 23, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBThis week I chat with Dr Samantha Rayner, Vice Dean of Wellbeing and Director of Publishing at UCL. We talk about how books affect our wellbeing and how we reach for different books for different reasons. We dive through historical fiction and make a quick stop in the world of mediaeval literature. Sam has edited a new book on Georgette Heyer which you can find here Authors and works mentioned in the episode: Authors: Georgette Heyer Robin Hobb J.R.R. Tolkien Dorothy Dunnett Margaret Campb...
Work & Life: David Fox & Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown
February 18, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBDavid Fox of MOXI Health and Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown join me to discuss physical and mental wellbeing in the workplace. We talk about what wellbeing is and how to define it and why it's important to be self aware of our physical and emotional states. understand the consequences of stress and poor wellbeing. We discuss stress, it's effects, and the addictive nature of the fight or flight response. We also talk about the importance of sick days and how stress and low wellbeing can be c...
Work & Life: 'What is Wellbeing?' with David Fox & Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown
February 18, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBDavid Fox of MOXI Health and Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown join me to discuss physical and mental wellbeing in the workplace. We talk about what wellbeing is and how to define it and why it's important to be self aware of our physical and emotional states. understand the consequences of stress and poor wellbeing. We discuss stress, it's effects, and the addictive nature of the fight or flight response. We also talk about the importance of sick days and how stress and low wellbeing can be c...
Interview with Nadya Menuhin
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBI chat with the lovely Nadya Menuhin this week all about theatre, playwriting, and agenting. We discuss favourite books, mental health, the power of theatre and so much more in a fabulous interview. There's even some fun squirrel facts at the very end. Nadya's twitter Hive Mind project Authors and works mentioned: Authors David Sedaris Jeanette Winterson A. M. Homes Rachel Cusk Max Frisch André Breton Simon Stevens Christopher Hampton Simon McBurney Yuval Noah Harari Joseph Conrad Works G...
Nadya Menuhin Interview
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBI chat with the lovely Nadya Menuhin this week all about theatre, playwriting, and agenting. We discuss favourite books, mental health, the power of theatre and so much more in a fabulous interview. There's even some fun squirrel facts at the very end. Nadya's twitter Hive Mind project Authors and works mentioned: Authors David Sedaris Jeanette Winterson A. M. Homes Rachel Cusk Max Frisch André Breton Simon Stevens Christopher Hampton Simon McBurney Yuval Noah Harari Joseph Conrad Works G...
Interview with Jonny Geller
February 09, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBI chat with Jonny Geller, literary agent and CEO of Curtis Brown. We talk all about agenting and the stresses attached to it, what books Jonny likes to read (and re-read!) and why as well as about the benefits on mental health of a large literary agency and the difficulties of agenting in a pandemic. (Jonny's picture by Dean Belcher) Link to Curtis Brown Group - Literary Agency Link to Jonny's twitter Link to Curtis Brown twitter List of authors and works mentioned: Authors: Susanna Clarke...
Jonny Geller Interview
February 09, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBI chat with Jonny Geller, literary agent and CEO of Curtis Brown. We talk all about agenting and the stresses attached to it, what books Jonny likes to read (and re-read!) and why as well as about the benefits on mental health of a large literary agency and the difficulties of agenting in a pandemic. (Jonny's picture by Dean Belcher) Link to Curtis Brown Group - Literary Agency Link to Jonny's twitter Link to Curtis Brown twitter List of authors and works mentioned: Authors: Susanna Clarke...
Work & Life: HR 'How can we help?' with Michael Chivers
February 04, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBOur first Work & Life episode sees me chatting with Michael Chivers about his global journey in HR. How Michael learned to ask 'how can we help?' and focused in on the importance of caring for employees as an HR Director for companies such as Sony and Maersk. We also discuss the difficulties of funding performance by results and the ways in which human wellbeing can be lost in a results driven business model.
Work & Life: Michael Chivers
February 04, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBOur first Work & Life episode sees me chatting with Michael Chivers about his global journey in HR. How Michael learned to ask 'how can we help?' and focused in on the importance of caring for employees as an HR Director for companies such as Sony and Maersk. We also discuss the difficulties of funding performance by results and the ways in which human wellbeing can be lost in a results driven business model.
Shelf Healing Work & Life Trailer
February 02, 2021 21:00 - 37 seconds - 497 KBTrailer for the new Work & Life wellbing podcast from UCL
Clare Balding Interview
February 02, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Clare Balding, author, broadcaster, and advocate for women in sport. We talk about books that help us understand ourselves better, the power of animals and animals in books, audio and walking, and getting around to reading newspapers. Link to Clare's website Link to Clare's twitter Links to charities, people, and podcasts mentioned in the episode: Strength and Learning Through Horses Ted the Assiantance Dog Ebony Riding School RDA (Riding for th...
Interview with Clare Balding
February 02, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Clare Balding, author, broadcaster, and advocate for women in sport. We talk about books that help us understand ourselves better, the power of animals and animals in books, audio and walking, and getting around to reading newspapers. Link to Clare's website Link to Clare's twitter Links to charities, people, and podcasts mentioned in the episode: Strength and Learning Through Horses Ted the Assiantance Dog Ebony Riding School RDA (Riding for th...
Professor Raymond Mar Interview
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week we chat to Professor Raymond Mar of the MAR Lab (York University, Canada). Raymond is a Professor of psychology and employs personality, social, and cognitive psychology along with neuroscience to study imaginative experiences such as engaging with fictional narratives across different forms of media. We talk all about the effects of narrative on social cognition, some surprising results of his psychology studies, and how this relatively new research area is full of interesting to...
Interview with Professor Raymond Mar
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week we chat to Professor Raymond Mar of the MAR Lab (York University, Canada). Raymond is a Professor of psychology and employs personality, social, and cognitive psychology along with neuroscience to study imaginative experiences such as engaging with fictional narratives acrossdifferent forms media. We talk all about the effects of narrative on social cognition, some surprising results of his psychology studies, and how this relatively new research area is full of interesting topics ...
Interview with Dr Douglas Cowie
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week our guest is Dr Douglas Cowie, senior lecturer in creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. We talk about the therapeutic effects of reading and writing, Moby Dick, and how everyone approaches texts differently and gets different things out of them. Link to Doug's website List of texts and authors mentioned: Authors: WH Auden John Berryman Patrick Kavanaugh Eve L Ewing Herman Melville Texts: Moby Dick by Herman Melville Dream Song by John Berryman Black Girl Mag...
Dr Douglas Cowie Interview
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week our guest is Dr Douglas Cowie, senior lecturer in creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. We talk about the therapeutic effects of reading and writing, Moby Dick, and how everyone approaches texts differently and gets different things out of them. Link to Doug's website List of texts and authors mentioned: Authors: WH Auden John Berryman Patrick Kavanaugh Eve L Ewing Herman Melville Texts: Moby Dick by Herman Melville Dream Song by John Berryman Black Girl Mag...
Interview with Deborah Alma
January 12, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Deborah Alma, poet and founder of The Poetry Pharmacy. We discuss bibliotherapy, poetry, prescribing poems, and wellbeing, and what literature Deborah reaches for to improve mental health. This week I am joined by a guest co-host, Sara Cheraghlou. Link to The Poetry Pharmacy website Link to Deborah's twitter account Authors and works mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Tove Jansson Seamus Heaney Derek Walcott John Keats William Shakespeare Esther ...
Deborah Alma Interview
January 12, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Deborah Alma, poet and founder of The Poetry Pharmacy. We discuss bibliotherapy, poetry, prescribing poems, and wellbeing, and what literature Deborah reaches for to improve mental health. This week I am joined by a guest co-host, Sara Cheraghlou. Link to The Poetry Pharmacy website Link to Deborah's twitter account Authors and works mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Tove Jansson Seamus Heaney Derek Walcott John Keats William Shakespeare Esther ...
Dr Radha Modgil Interview
January 05, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Dr Radha Modgil, GP, mental health activist, and broadcaster. We discuss bibliotherapy, the rise of anxiety, the vitalness of therapuetic tools, and how important it is to care for one's mental wellbeing. Link to Dr Radha's website Link to Dr Radha's twitter Books and authors mentioned: Authors: Philip Pullman Roald Dahl Eckhart Tolle Oprah Winfrey Maya Angelou Walter de la Mare Books: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien His Dark Materials Tril...
Interview with Dr Radha Modgil
January 05, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Dr Radha Modgil, GP, mental health activist, and broadcaster. We discuss bibliotherapy, the rise of anxiety, the vitalness of therapuetic tools, and how important it is to care for one's mental wellbeing. Link to Dr Radha's website Link to Dr Radha's twitter Books and authors mentioned: Authors: Philip Pullman Roald Dahl Eckhart Tolle Oprah Winfrey Maya Angelou Walter de la Mare Books: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien His Dark Materials Tril...
Ian Evans Interview
December 29, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Ian Evans, UCL's Publishing MA and DIS reserach students' administrator. We discuss reading, graphic novels, the effects of lockdown on Ian's reading habits, and what literature he reaches for to improve his own mental health. Link to Ian's twitter account Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Alan Moore John Higgs James Roberts Oliver Burkeman Books: Vanity Fair by William Thackeray Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jerusalem by ...
Interview with Ian Evans
December 29, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Ian Evans, UCL's Publishing MA and DIS reserach students' administrator. We discuss reading, graphic novels, the effects of lockdown on Ian's reading habits, and what literature he reaches for to improve his own mental health. Link to Ian's twitter account Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Alan Moore John Higgs James Roberts Oliver Burkeman Books: Vanity Fair by William Thackeray Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jerusalem by ...
Cory Doctorow Interview
December 22, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Cory Doctorow, science fiction author, activist, and journalist. We discuss therapeutic reading, writing, commonplace books, interesting use cases for CC licenced work, and what literature Cory reaches for to improve his own mental health. Cory's photograph by Jonathan Worth. Link to Cory's website Link to Cory's daily blog Pluralistic Link to find all of Cory's books Link to Cory's twitter account Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Auth...
Interview with Cory Doctorow
December 22, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this Shelf Healing interview we chat to Cory Doctorow, science fiction author, activist, and journalist. We discuss therapeutic reading, writing, commonplace books, interesting use cases for CC licenced work, and what literature Cory reaches for to improve his own mental health. Cory's photograph by Jonathan Worth. Link to Cory's website Link to Cory's daily blog Pluralistic Link to find all of Cory's books Link to Cory's twitter account Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Auth...
Interview with Gyles Brandreth
December 15, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIn 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. Link to Gyles' twitter account Link to Gyles' website Link to Gyles' Instagram account Link to Gyles' podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple Books and authors mentioned in...
Gyles Brandreth Interview
December 15, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIn 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. Link to Gyles' twitter account Link to Gyles' website Link to Gyles' Instagram account Link to Gyles' podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple Books and authors mentioned in...
Giles Paley-Phillips Interview
December 08, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn 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. Link to Blank Giles' podcast Link to Giles' lovely twitter account Link to Giles' author page Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Giles Paley-Phillips Ian Livingstone Steve Jackson Chuck Palahnuik Don DeLillo Paul Auster Jon Ronson...
Interview with Giles Paley-Phillips
December 08, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn 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. Link to Blank Giles' podcast Link to Giles' lovely twitter account Link to Giles' author page Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Giles Paley-Phillips Ian Livingstone Steve Jackson Chuck Palahnuik Don DeLillo Paul Auster Jon Ronson...
Dr Paula Byrne Interview
December 01, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn 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. Link to Paula's charity ReLit: The Bibliotherapy Foundation Link to Paula's twitter account Link to Paula's author website Link to LibriVox Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Dr Paula Byrne Jane Austen Evelyn Waugh Jon...
Interview with Dr Paula Byrne
December 01, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn 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. Link to Paula's charity ReLit: The Bibliotherapy Foundation Link to Paula's twitter account Link to Paula's author website Link to LibriVox Books and authors mentioned in the podcast: Authors: Dr Paula Byrne Jane Austen Evelyn Waugh Jon...
Shelf Healing Trailer
November 24, 2020 16:00 - 44 seconds - 563 KBA trailer for Shelf Healing, UCL's new bibliotherapy podcast.