Supporting Mental health through bibliotherapy

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Our Mission at Brothers and Books

Change the culture of education in Australia by empowering leaders to use bibliotherapy in organisations.

Support positive mental health through promoting reading and bibliotherapy for personal growth

Create community libraries for organisations looking to decrease stress and promote resilient workforces.

Recommend books that change lives in order to change more. Knowledge dispels fear and education is power.

Our Programs

Creation of Community libraries for organisations looking to better support their team’s well-being

In person speaking events to organisations wishing to learn about supporting their members mental health through bibliotherapy

Promotion of mental health awareness and bibliotherapy as a tool to combat stress and promote resilience

Provide free reading resources to individuals looking to flourish or find advice and information about a trauma that is impacting them

Provide free life changing books to poeple in the community who are going through difficult times through our anonymous book giving

Produce a podcast that supports authors and readers come together to learn about life lessons, advice and help people connect

Online courses that give volunteers and community members vital skills to implement what they have read and turn their knowledge to wisdom

Provide an online community of first responders, veterans and current serving ADF members that is supportive and provides free resources

Our Story

Brothers and Books was founded in 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis that saw millions of people around the world experience isolation, poor mental health, and helplessness. Dylan Conway, founder of Brothers and Books, was also in the throes of despair, after suffering a significant injury that had left him bedridden and needing to escape.

Through reading, Dylan found that he was able to harness the power of bibliotherapy and keep his mind active during his hardest times. He spoke to a number of other people who had also experienced firsthand the benefits of reading, and decided to do something about the stigmatisation of reading in this country.

Dylan began speaking about the importance of reading to his close friends and family, and created an Instagram platform that allowed others to share their stories of adversity, success, and the books that helped shape their lives. The platform quickly gained traction and media attention as it grew to over 20,000 followers in less than a year.

From there, Dylan and the Brothers and Books team began donating books to local communities, which quickly turned into setting up community libraries to spread life-changing books to as many people as possible. Since then, Brothers and Books has set up community libraries all over Australia, and inspired people around the world to read more books when they are facing hardship. The charity is collectively growing the resilience, education, and emotional intelligence of thousands of people.