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Visiting Author – Jerry Bockoven – What Rhymes With Therapy?: Poetic Pathways to Hope and Healing in Troubled Times
August 17 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Join us on Saturday, August 17th at 4:30! Dr. Jerry Bockoven will be presenting his book What Rhymes With Therapy?: Poetic Pathways to Hope and Healing in Troubled Times, a book where “each poem is like a therapy session that offers insights and directions designed to make you strong and resilient in a time when the world’s problems push to erode and weaken.” We can’t wait to see you there!
Follow the link HERE to get your copy today!
About the Book:
It is easy to get lost. One minute you’re hiking along a beautiful trail enjoying the wonders of nature, and the next thing you know, you have made a wrong turn and don’t know where you are. You look around for signs that will reorient you, but no such signs appear. It is then that your mind starts to panic, and more than anything else in the world, you long to be home again.
The outer world is only one place we can get lost. The ever-growing number of problems we are currently facing as a culture can put so much stress on us that we begin to lose the way that leads to emotional health and well-being. Some get lost in depression and anxiety, where they are trapped in an emotional torture chamber. Some wander into the dark forest of anger, where they fight an unwinnable battle against the rest of the world. Others get lost in the past as they grieve unthinkable losses and struggle to free themselves from the clutches of past traumas. Still others lose their way in their relationships as those once cherished connections start to sour and grow bitter.
What Rhymes with Therapy is a road map for those times when we get lost and cannot find our way home. Using the unique language of poetry, What Rhymes with Therapy describes the way emotional and relational problems work and how they can be successfully addressed. Each poem is like a therapy session that offers insights and directions designed to make you strong and resilient in a time when the world’s problems push to erode and weaken. So if you are feeling the burden of being unable to find your way to the health and well-being you want and need, consider these poetic pathways as guides that lead back to the safety, peace, and health of home.
About the Author:
Jerry Bockoven is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska and a lifelong Huskers fan (even when they are losing). Holding a master’s degree in divinity and a Ph.D. in psychology, he has worked as a parish minister, leadership consultant, public speaker and non-profit administrator. He was the chair of the psychology department at Nebraska Wesleyan University from 2002-2011 and currently holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Psychology. In addition, his work as a psychologist has spanned 30 plus years during which time he conducted therapy with individuals, couples and families addressing a wide variety of relational and emotional challenges. Prior to his retirement in 2020, he worked exclusively with veteran’s issues at the VA in Lincoln. He has published several academic articles and has recently completed his first book entitled “What Rhymes with Therapy.”
In his spare time, Dr. Bockoven enjoys spending time with his family and friends, traveling, playing guitar, doing close-up magic, and surviving Midwest winters.