"Films are our stories, " says Solomon, and stories have been used therapeutically since primitive humans first began to spin tales around campfires. One thing remains constant: stories can teach, and they can heal.
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Gaining Insight About Life at the Movies,
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This review is from: The Motion Picture Prescription: Watch This Movie and Call Me in the Morning: 200 Movies to Help You Heal Life's Problems (Paperback)
Reading this book helped me see into an issue that perplexed me in life: why helping others could be my way of using others to meet my own needs. By watching When A Man Loves a Woman, I could see how a 'fixer' needs someone to fix to feel 'good,' even if that means wanting/needing someone else to stay broken.It was a painful truth I could not see about myself when it was explained to me, but one I could see clearly by watching this film and using the cues offered in this wonderful book. Of the many valuable insights I gained about myself from this book, one other stands out. I'd spent a lifetime listening to ernest friends explaining why my esoteric, off the wall humor was 'off-putting' to people who didn't know me. Watching a film with a character who sat in the background making esoteric, off the wall comments, I finally understood in a deep, clear, embarassing way what my friends had been trying to tell me: I was unintentionally coming across as strange and disconnected to others. I believe this book does a great service by bringing therapeutic insights and healing to people who cannot afford therapy. In my case, it also offered a way for me to learn about myself in a quiet way, without feeling a need to defend, explain or justify myself: I was just watching a movie. As a character comments in When A Man Loves a Woman, 'Denial's not just a river in Egypt.' With the help of this book, I could see truths I'd denied about myself. I recommend this book heartily to others struggling with life issues.
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Self-Help on the Hurry Up,
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This review is from: The Motion Picture Prescription: Watch This Movie and Call Me in the Morning: 200 Movies to Help You Heal Life's Problems (Paperback)
I was skeptical when I read the book but when I put the author's suggestions into practice I found it to be a great experience. As an added bonus I got to enjoy some movies that I never would have watched otherwise. The key is to follow the author's suggestions about how to use the movies in one's healing process and not just watch the movie(s). I highly recommend the book particularly for those who want to explore relationship issues.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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A very resourceful tool for the journey of life.,
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This review is from: The Motion Picture Prescription: Watch This Movie and Call Me in the Morning: 200 Movies to Help You Heal Life's Problems (Paperback)
This book helped me to understand the complexities of several of my own struggles. I was able to look up a movie with a similiar theme or situation and use it to see the my situation as an observer.
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Color Movies, Patty Duke, Alcoholics Anonymous, Man Loves, The Big Chill, Diane Keaton, Tom Hanks, James Woods, Julia Roberts, Grand Canyon, The Trip, Jack Nicholson, Movies Are Our Stories, The Boost, Ellen Burstyn, John Hughes, Meg Ryan, Overeaters Anonymous, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep, Forrest Gump, Shirley Valentine, Richard Masur, Defending Your Life, Glenn Close Browse Sample Pages:
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healing themes, paradoxical healing, prescription list, using movies, healing messages Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Color Movies, Patty Duke, Alcoholics Anonymous, Man Loves, The Big Chill, Diane Keaton, Tom Hanks, James Woods, Julia Roberts, Grand Canyon, The Trip, Jack Nicholson, Movies Are Our Stories, The Boost, Ellen Burstyn, John Hughes, Meg Ryan, Overeaters Anonymous, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep, Forrest Gump, Shirley Valentine, Richard Masur, Defending Your Life, Glenn Close Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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