Prescription for poetry | Dr. Norman Rosenthal

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Norman Rosenthal is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind. His new book is called Poetry Rx: How 50 Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy To Your Life. He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media. Topics covered in this episode: •Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads a poem titled, Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickenson •Poetry as a part of patient and self-care. •How to get into the joyful moments. •Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads The Guest House by Jalaluddin Rumi •Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads The Waking by Theodore Roethke •Responses to the natural world. •What poetry teaches us about how we can better accept the highs and lows of human emotions. •Helping children to better feel their feelings and to express their feelings. •Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye •Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads If– by Rudyard Kipling Referenced in the episode: •The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur •Lindsey reads Sarah Blondin’s poem Honoring Life •The Road Not Taken Poem by Robert Frost •Gerard Manley Hopkins – an English poet •The Lindsey Elmore Show – ep 118 | Death, grief & the legacy we leave behind | Part I | Beth Cavenaugh You can learn more about Dr. Norman Rosenthal and his work at https://www.normanrosenthal.com Wellness Made Simple is a new subscription platform; a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about how to course correct or how to prevent symptoms from happening in the first place. Head over to www.wellnessmadesimple.us to sign up today. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone to today's episode of the Lindsay Elmore show. Creative expression is extraordinarily
0:06.6	good for your mental health. It allows you to explore ideas, maybe helping you to flip
0:15.0	more out of your limbic system and into that prefrontal cortex where you can let go of irrational thoughts.
0:24.6	It also gives a strong voice to the person who is creating art or music or writing or painting
0:35.2	or whatever that creative expression is it also simply makes you feel good it gives
0:43.3	you something that you can enjoy and this positive feedback loop can then be felt in other areas of
0:52.1	your life.
0:57.0	My guest today is Dr. Norman Rosenthal.
1:05.0	He is a Georgetown psychiatry professor, and he has a new book all about how poetry can help us to heal and bring joy to our lives.
1:10.0	There has been many, many poems written about mental health, and they convey
1:17.8	lessons about how we can be better adapted. I'd like to start today's show by reading a poem of The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi
1:31.9	Car. When the world comes crashing at your feet, it's okay to let others help pick up the pieces.
1:41.2	If we're present to take part in your happiness when your circumstances are great,
1:47.4	we are more than capable of sharing your pain. Poems like this remind us that it's okay to ask for help.
2:00.0	We are never alone. We are always a part of a community of people
2:05.5	who can help us when we're at our lowest, just as they can help us when we're at our highest.
2:12.9	Let's get to the show. Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore show, a podcast for people who deserve to be
2:19.3	healthy with honest, open, and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders,
2:25.3	creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks
2:32.2	that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your
2:37.1	dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your mark.
2:42.1	Norman Rosenthal is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School,
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