Book Club Therapy with B & K
Blip Roasters
1301 Woodswether Rd, Kansas City, MO 64105, USA
Kansas
39.1078365
-94.59978890000001
Description
Welcome to Book Club Therapy with Bri and Katie! We’re so happy to have you here!
This is a three month-long therapy group that will take place in person. We will read and process Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxanne Gay and The Girls at 17 Swanna Street by Yara Zgheib.
Hunger is a nonfiction read where Gay explores the roots of her struggles with food and body and expresses vulnerable thoughts around what this experience looks like for her and so many others.
The Girls at 17 Swanna Street is a poignantly written fiction story about a dancer who goes to an in-patient recovery program for her eating disorder and not only grapples with her own internal conflicts around food and body, but meets others and learns their stories along the way.
What is bibliotherapy? This group is considered bibliotherapy! Bibliotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses literature to deepen one's understanding of themself and/or their experiences. Books can be used as doors into others' worlds while giving insight into our own.
This is a process group, meaning there's space to share personal experiences related to the content. There will be boundaries and facilitated group agreements about how deep we go into personal stories to avoid overwhelming yourself and/or other members.
Warning: Both of these read are explicit at times with difficult scenes to read that include sexual assault, violence, and topics of other graphic natures. I encourage you to ask Bri or Katie for spoilers on when these particularly difficult passages occur if you're interested in joining, but don’t want to read these specific sections.
This group is for you if:
You're a reader and you crave a community space to discuss challenging topics that deepen your sense of self.
You're new to therapy/group therapy and want to try it out in a low-stakes way. There's nothing like discussing characters and stories to take the spotlight off of yourself!
You are interested in doing healing and introspective work through reading but would like some support.
You're in need of a facilitated third space (a communal space, as distinct from the home, first space, or work, second space) to get to know other adults on a deeper level.
You or someone close to you experiences struggles with eating and/or body image.
All in-person sessions will meet from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST at Blip Roasters (1301 Woodswether Rd, Kansas City, MO 64105) in a private space.
Dates for the groups are as follows: 02/22, 03/07, 03/21, 04/04, 04/18, and 05/02.
You do not have to do any reading before the group starts in February.
If you choose to have the book purchased for you, you must request it by 02/10. Please check with your local library first.
***Purchasing one ticket for any of the days for $400 or $440 will grant you participation into all six sessions. Please DO NOT purchase separate tickets for each date.***
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Tickets
Admission for all 7 groups!
400.0
USD
8
Admission + book copies
440.0
USD
8