Episode 16: Therapeutic Poetry with special guest Jacky Power

Like it or loathe it, writing is a powerful recovery tool. It offers an opportunity for readers, writers, and speakers to feel both heard and understood, and it creates space for empathy, seeing another person and bearing witness to our common humanity. Jacky Power is a UK-based addictions psychologist who is harnessing the power of words to help those around her. In her work, she practices and guides others through Poetry Therapy, a form of expressive arts therapy that involves the therapeutic use of poems to promote well-being and healing. For this Full Fat chat, Sam and Jacky talk about things like social media addiction, the obstacle of perfection, and of course, dip into Jacky’s vast archive of poems. (www.thisisfullfat.com)