{"product_id":"being-true-to-life-poetic-paths-to-personal-growth-9781590307427","title":"Being True to Life: Poetic Paths to Personal Growth","description":"Psychotherapist David Richo offers a fresh and inspiring approach to personal growth: we can use the process of writing and reading poetry to move toward greater self-understanding and emotional healing. Even if you've never written a poem before, you can learn to use poetry to explore your feelings, your relationships, your childhood, your dreams, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRicho explains how the creative, intuitive process of making poetry can help us gain access to our deepest truths, leading us to make connections and explore experiences in a new way, beyond the constraints of everyday language. This book offers a range of practical exercises for getting started, as well as guidance on how to read poetry in a way that can be personally transformative.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeing True to Life\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that poetry is not reserved for a few specially talented individuals but is a deeply human activity that anyone can tap into for greater clarity and insight into life's struggles, beauty, and mysteries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590307427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.78w x 0.47d","brand":"David Richo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660836466844,"sku":"9781590307427","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fe357090-b011-4900-83dc-684660bba583.jpg?v=1603897660","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/being-true-to-life-poetic-paths-to-personal-growth-9781590307427","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}