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Psychology – A book, a film, music can be much more than moving us. They can reveal us to ourselves, transform our look at the world … and sometimes even push us to change their life.
Clara was 20 when she discovered The promise of dawn, by Romain Gary (1960). “This book upset me. He changed something in me. Know that a human being was able to transcribe so beautiful thoughts makes me put a lot of things into perspective. The world is going badly but I know that I can escape the time of a reading. It’s a wellness shoot! “, says the 29 -year -old Parisian. Neurosciences certainly demonstrate that “Exhibition to art has a beneficial effect on mental health »recalls Isabelle Leboeuf, psychologist in Lille. But can we really say that a work changes a life?
For Dr. Stéphanie Hahusseau, psychiatrist, “Starting a book is like knocking on the door of a therapist: we are ready to consider another look, another vision of the world”. She takes as an example the feature film Will Hunting De Gus Van Sant (1997), with Matt Damon and Robin Williams, who marked an entire generation. “This film picks us up …
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