A Twist of Hope: Rhymes of Healing, Caring, and Love

by Phillip Jeffrey Tietbohl

Nurture yourself with words of comfort and encouragement from a Clinical Psychologist with 25+ years of listening and caring experience. This collection furthers personal growth and discovery in a life-enhancing way. Part I consists of eleven themed chapters, each ending with a set of writing prompts that can be used as springboards for deeper understanding. Insights about what’s going well, what needs attention, or what needs changing may awaken as you journey along in this book. The large-page format provides space to personalize the pieces in a way that works for you. Part II contains poems written by various groups during interactive performances. After listening to a mix of rhyming poetry, the group brainstormed on a theme and collaboratively, created a poem. These selections were written by children, teenagers, adults, and elders, providing insights into their wisdoms, understandings, and values, reflecting pieces of them, as artworks tend to do. These additional stories of hope, caring, and love, remind us we are all connected. This book makes a perfect gift for someone who needs a lift with affirmations to be remembered and shared.

222 pages, Paperback

Published October 19, 2022

About the author

Dr. Tietbohl is an international poet-performer who entertains those he meets along the way with the aim to brighten their day. His poetry has transformative aspects that reflect positive, therapeutic themes and approaches and it's no surprise that he holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from UVA. When not penning poems or performing, he is making bread, fascinated by everyday encounters with nature, taking short hikes, and laughing and sharing time with family and friends.