On this episode of We Can't Do It Alone, Nōn sits down with biblio, poetry and hip hop therapist, creator of the Readers Who Run with the Wolves book club, and author of Bibliotherapy In the Bronx, Emely Rumble LCISW, to explore Emely's childhood being raised by her grandmother and the books that helped her to escape and to understand, foster care and the safety within being present, the life-changing power of public libraries, how hip hop therapy helped one of her client's open up his heart, and the connective, healing magic of deep listening.

Helpful things mentioned during this episode:

• Bibliotherapy In the Bronx (Emely's book!)
• Emely on Instagram
• Emely's website
• Readers Who Run with the Wolves (free book club!)
• Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
• We Alive, Beloved by Frederick Joseph

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