The Neverending Story: Identity, Grief, & Healing Through Stories

About this episode

This episode explores identity shifts and the stages of grief through the lens of the film The Neverending Story, while discussing bibliotherapy as a healing tool.

Come with us on a journey to Fantasia in this episodes film, Neverending Story. In this episode we discuss the shift in idenity that takes place when we lose a loved one. We discover the stages of grief throughout the film. We also discuss bibliotherapy and using stories to help heal ourselves. Please enjoy this wild ride with us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/popcorn-psychology--3252280/support .

Topics covered

• identity
• grief
• healing
• bibliotherapy
• stories
• Fantasia

Keywords

• Neverending Story
• identity
• grief
• healing
• bibliotherapy
• Fantasia
• stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Neverending Story

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