Our brain utilises innovation, creativity and art during challenging moments in three specific ways:

1. a distraction tool (helping you to decrease your stress).
2. a contemplation tool (allowing you to process difficult emotions and making space to self-reflect)
3. and finally a self-development tool (ensuring that you skill set and confidence grows).

Inspired by the gift of poetry book entitled “10 Poems about Happiness”, Klaudia speaks to the curator of the book Deborah Alma who is a poet and poetry tutor, also known as the Emergency Poet offering the world’s first mobile poetry first aid service.

Since Deborah is prescribing poetry for those in need, Klaudia discusses with Deborah what is so special about poetry, how it can boost our happiness and how practically we can incorporate more poetry into our lives.

Poetry on prescription? Is this an alternative therapy for your emotional ailments?

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