Divorce, Parental Separation & Blending: A Conversation with Psychologist and Children's Author Rachel Brace on How Children's Literature Can Support Children

Rachel Brace talks to Bijal Shah, Bibliotherapist and Founder of Book Therapy, about her two books, ‘Max’s Divorce Earthquake’ and 'Harriet's Expanding Heart'.  Max’s Divorce Earthquake helps parents, family members and professionals support young children through the emotional journey of their parents’ divorce. Harriet’s Expanding Heart helps children talk about their emotional experiences of becoming part of a stepfamily. The books encourage awareness in children and in adults of the various emotions that children might feel when their parents separate and when a parent re-marries following separation/divorce. Both books were written to spark conversations between children and parents with the goal of leading to improved emotional expression, adjustment and resilience.Rachel Brace is an experienced psychologist, children’s book author and co-founder of SteppingThrough - an online educational and support resource for stepparents and their partners. She has published two picture books to assist children’s emotional adjustment to divorce and changed family circumstances Originally from New Zealand, Rachel now lives in Sydney with her family. She currently consults privately to children, parents and families on issues relating to separation and divorce, post separation parenting, co-parenting and stepfamily living. You can find Rachel on Facebook and Instagram @kinshipbooks and via her website www.kinshipbooks.comIf you're interested in how Bibliotherapy can help you, please don't hesitate to check out our online course Bibliotherapy, Literature & Mental Health and receive 10% off with discount code PODCAST.Email us at [email protected] the showDon't forget to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and get new episodes as they are released. If you'd like access to the transcripts, do subscribe to my substack: Bibliotherapy with Bijal Shah - Transcripts on Substack.If you'd like a bibliotherapist in your pocket then you might find my book, Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading a helpful companion.******************************************************************************************Get 10% off with code PODCAST on the following:Online Bibliotherapy CoursesPersonalised Book PrescriptionsBibliotherapy SessionsYou can also follow us on your preferred platform using the links below:InstagramFacebook