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Welcome to LITERAPY: “Where literature and therapy meet to provide the everyday bibliophile with mental health support and diverse, therapeutic reading recommendations."

📚 Biblio | Poetry Therapist | Educator
✍️ Author of Bibliotherapy in The Bronx

My first-ever book selection as a Cultural Steward for Advanced Readers’ Club is I Can Feel It All Over by Ebonya Lia 🤎 ...
10/20/2026

My first-ever book selection as a Cultural Steward for Advanced Readers’ Club is I Can Feel It All Over by Ebonya Lia 🤎

Many thanks to Kathy Daneman Public Relations and Alexa Frank at HarperCollins for making this collaboration possible.

This is a debut novel that challenged my assumptions about what it means to live with chronic illness.

Through Harmony Johnston’s story, Lia centers the often invisible realities of Black women living with chronic illness, including the exhaustion of having to explain, defend, and justify their pain. I was surprised at how often I found myself frustrated with Harmony’s choices before recognizing the limitations of my own understanding. Harmony did not need to become more likable. I needed to become a more compassionate witness.

This is exactly the kind of literature I believe in as a bibliotherapist: stories that challenge us to examine the limits of our empathy and honor experiences beyond our own. I love to see Black experiences (ALL of them) reflected on the page 🙏🏾

I’m excited to share this forthcoming novel with readers through the Advanced Reader’s Club, an intimate literary community founded by Yahdon Israel offering early access to books and opportunities for meaningful conversations with authors. Our virtual book talk will be held on Saturday, December 12th at 11am EST.

I Can Feel It All Over releases March 16, and I’d love for you to experience it with us! Comment JOIN if you’re interested in learning more about the club and how to participate. 📚

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There is no moral obligation to finish a book at the expense of your well-being.I’m interested in building literary comm...
10/17/2026

There is no moral obligation to finish a book at the expense of your well-being.

I’m interested in building literary communities where we can hold complicated conversations without dismissing anyone’s experience.

What does reader care look like in your book club or reading community?
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As our book club continues reading The Revelation of Dionne Daphne by Mara Brock Akil, I’ve been thinking about the conversations Black women readers have been having about trauma, content warnings, and reader care.

As a therapist and bibliotherapist, I believe and stand ten toes down on the possibilities of literature. But I also know that not every book will be therapeutic for every reader.

This novel includes material related to childhood sexual abuse, sexual trauma, HIV, family trauma, secrecy, and shame. Readers deserve to know that, and to decide for themselves how they want to engage.

We can appreciate a book’s literary contributions while also taking seriously the experiences of readers who found its content distressing.

I’m so proud of building a bookclub with readers who read with care and care for one another while reading. All are welcome to join us on Fable and The StoryGraph

We read together. Reflect openly. And hold space for whatever the community needs. All are welcome. No pressure - just good vibes 💗 📚

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“Porn is a cultural product: it reflects our values, our fantasies, and our anxieties. … I love p**n enough to criticize...
10/13/2026

“Porn is a cultural product: it reflects our values, our fantasies, and our anxieties. … I love p**n enough to criticize it. And I know that banning it … is not the same as improving it.”

As a bibliotherapist, I believe that the books we read can invite us into conversations that are often uncomfortable but necessary. Sexuality, pleasure, shame, power, consent, and desire are all part of the human experience, and still so much of what we learn about these subjects is shaped by silence, stigma, and cultural expectations.

Erika Lust, an adult filmmaker, author, and feminist whose work challenges conventional representations of sexuality in adult entertainment, invites readers to think critically about p**nography as a cultural product rather than simply a private indulgence or moral controversy. That’s interesting to me 🤔

What interests me about this conversation is the opportunity to examine how the media we consume influences our understanding of our bodies, relationships, intimacy, and autonomy.

Bibliotherapy isn’t just about reading books that comfort us. Sometimes it’s about engaging with ideas that challenges our assumptions, encourages critical reflection, and gives us language to explore experiences we have been taught not to discuss.

💭: A question for reflection. How have the stories and images you’ve encountered throughout your life shaped your understanding of pleasure, intimacy, and personal agency?

Thank you to Henry Holt & Co. for gifting me an arc copy of Lust: Pleasure, Performance, Power. I’m looking forward to engaging with these conversations through a bibliotherapeutic lens.

Thank you Viking Books Frederick Joseph for sending me a advanced copy of Everything’s Not Lost by Frederick Joseph, r...
10/12/2026

Thank you Viking Books Frederick Joseph for sending me a advanced copy of Everything’s Not Lost by Frederick Joseph, releasing October 20 and available for preorder now📚

16 year old Ella is returning to school after a psychiatric hospitalization, carrying grief, anger, and the weight of everything that brought her to that moment. Frederick Joseph allows her to be messy, guarded, complicated, and human - a right that society does not freely grant to Black girls and women. The pain of grief, especially as Ella navigates her bipolar disorder and the loss of her sister, is written so powerfully on the page. The story doesn’t just capture Ella’s emotional journey but that of the parents who love her unconditionally while trying to keep their own marriage alive.

Bipolar disorder, grief, and the therapeutic process are portrayed in layered ways that speak to the nuances of healing especially for young people interacting with systems such as schools. Ella is never reduced to her diagnosis. Her individual sessions with Dr. DuPont and group therapy with other teens reflect something I know in my bones from my own clinical work: healing happens slowly, in relationship, and in spaces where we don’t have to pretend we’re okay.

Loved this early quote from the text:

“Therapy isn’t fun, not even close, but in the years since she was diagnosed, it’s been the only place where she doesn’t have to fake a smile or act like she’s fine.”👏🏽

I also loved the strong parental presence in this story. Mental health challenges don’t exist in isolation. We see how Ella’s experiences ripple through her family, impacting her parents, their marriage, and the ways they each navigate grief while trying to support one another emotionally.

Ella’s story comes full circle without pretending grief disappears or healing is inevitable. She puts in the work to slowly begin letting people in again. There is still loss, but there is also love, connection, and possibility.

Everything’s Not Lost is such a fitting title for a story that reminds us that hope and heartbreak do coexist on this life path.

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Today is World Mental Health Day AND my 11th wedding anniversary!Today was filled with so many of the things that nouris...
10/10/2026

Today is World Mental Health Day AND my 11th wedding anniversary!

Today was filled with so many of the things that nourish my mental health: love, friendship, books, nostalgia, and a little retail therapy. 😂 📚

My best friend is visiting from the Bronx and I finally got to meet her dope new partner! We spent part of the day showing him around our old stomping grounds at Mount Holyoke College, where our friendship took root. Of course, I couldn’t leave without stopping at The Odyssey Bookshop to treat myself to some new books and a fresh Mount Holyoke shirt💙

There’s something really special about returning to a place / the campus that shaped who you are, especially with someone who knew you before so many chapters of your life unfolded.

I think about that often in my work and in Bibliotherapy in the Bronx. Healing isn’t always about doing the hard emotional work- it most def can be about making room for joy, reconnecting with the people who matter, revisiting places that remind you of who you’ve been, and celebrating the life you’re still writing.

I’m feeling grateful today. ❤️

Happy World Mental Health Day! Find a little time for whatever makes you feel most like yourself especially in moments when you need it most 💗

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11 years married and still doing life with my best friend! Grateful for all the laughs, adventures, memories, and everyt...
10/10/2026

11 years married and still doing life with my best friend!

Grateful for all the laughs, adventures, memories, and everything we’ve built together. Happy anniversary to us! 🥂💕

Love you Rums 😘

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Happy pub day to my brilliant friend and indie author Author Ayoka B. 🥳📚The Composition of Evan Jeffries, the follow-up ...
10/06/2026

Happy pub day to my brilliant friend and indie author Author Ayoka B. 🥳📚

The Composition of Evan Jeffries, the follow-up to her Black romance novel Love at Second Sight, is out today!

After reading Love at Second Sight, I wanted to see where life would take Mike. Watching him own his mistakes, go to therapy, and begin making amends with himself and the people he’s hurt made this second book such a satisfying read.

I loved watching Evan “Mike” Jeffries give himself grace while taking responsibility. He’s learning how to show up for his children/grandchildren, make room for love, and build a life through his art that reflects his values.

His past will always be a part of his story but he’s giving himself another chance to heal and create.

Woven through the storyline of his evolution is the love Black women have poured into him, including his mother. I kept thinking about how we carry the people who have loved us into every version of ourselves. Esp Black men who have been loved by Black mothers/women.

Ayoka, I’m so proud of you. Reading a series that gives Black manhood, fatherhood, tenderness, and growth this much room has felt so nourishing.

Congratulations, my friend! Go show this indie author some love and pick up The Composition of Evan Jeffries. 🎨✨

This one’s for the lovers, strictly for the lovers 🥰💗

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Content note: su***de and mental-health crisisWhat if the book someone wants removed is the very book that helps a young...
10/04/2026

Content note: su***de and mental-health crisis

What if the book someone wants removed is the very book that helps a young person stay alive?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower was No. 2 on the list of the most banned books of 2025. In Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, I share the story of Sarah, a young person who found hope inside its pages during a mental-health crisis.

I asked her to identify the words that helped her imagine staying alive. One of her favorite lines was:

“This moment will just be another story someday.”

Sarah told me that the quote reminded her that nothing in life is permanent not even hopelessness. Through trauma-informed therapy and our shared exploration of the novel, she began building strength, finding hope, and imagining a brighter future for herself.

This is why access to books matters.

Stories can make us uncomfortable, challenge what we believe, and name experiences adults might prefer not to discuss.

They can also give a young person the language and distance they need to process pain and sometimes, a reason to keep going.

During Banned Books Week, I’m thinking about the books that become lifelines and the readers who deserve the freedom to find them.

Let books be mirrors. Let books be hope. Let books be.

You can read more about Sarah’s journey and the healing possibilities of literature in my book, Bibliotherapy in the Bronx.

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Thank you New Harbinger Publications NetGalley E. Sofia Mendoza, LCSW for the e-arc 💗There is something really special...
10/04/2026

Thank you New Harbinger Publications NetGalley E. Sofia Mendoza, LCSW for the e-arc 💗

There is something really special about getting to hold a book written by someone you know, love, and respect and realizing just how many people are going to be helped by what they created.

I am SO proud of my friend E. Sofia Mendoza, LCSW, and her brilliant colleagues Lisa Bolden, PsyD, and Lizbeth Gaona, LCSW, PhD, for Stand Up, Speak Up, and Heal.

As a Black Puerto Rican therapist and DBT practitioner, I know how powerful these skills can be but I also know that so much of what we are taught clinically was not created with our communities or our racialized experiences at the center. These three women have taken DBT and made it feel digestible, culturally grounded, validating, and genuinely nourishing for communities of color.

At the very top of my reading journal I have a ton of quotes but here’s my favorite one:

“You’re encouraged to consider how taking care of yourself, protecting your peace, and focusing on what you do have control over is part of the social justice movement.”

YES. THAT. ❤️

Because we do not have to exhaust ourselves to prove we care. We do not have to sacrifice our nervous systems in the name of resistance. Our boundaries matter. Our joy matters. Our peace matters. And caring for ourselves can be part of how we resist systems that were never designed to care for us.

Sofia, I am so proud of you. 🥹 To you, Lisa, and Lizbeth: thank you for creating something that honors how our communities have survived while also giving us tools to live, speak up, set boundaries, and heal.

Stand Up, Speak Up, and Heal releases November 1 and is available for preorder now. 📚🤎 Please support these incredible clinicians and this important work.

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