{"title":"The School of Life","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"confidence-cards","title":"Confidence Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 prompt cards with ideas and questions designed to help you find confidence and battle against timidity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe too often assume that we must accept the levels of confidence we currently possess. But confidence is not a given: it is a quality we can learn about and develop in ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese Confidence Prompt Cards keep a variety of consoling and invigorating arguments at the front of our minds, ready for the greater and smaller challenges of our lives. They remind us, for the sake of confidence, not to think too well of others; to speak to ourselves in kinder tones; and to remember that the greatest thing we should fear isn’t messing up, but dying without having given it a go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44553093808411,"sku":"LG-035","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/products\/img_3962_-_resized_1-300x400.jpg?v=1736763880"},{"product_id":"emotional-first-aid","title":"Emotional First Aid","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"page-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA box of wise emergency advice for 20 key psychological situations, including: Friendship, Love, Sex, Work and Self.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe know how useful it can be to have a first aid kit to hand. A kit naturally can’t solve everything, but what counts is that it is immediately present and at once highly effective. It contains what’s most urgently needed to contain a situation – until calm returns or more substantial help can be called for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a counterpart to that medical first aid kit, an emotional kit that provides a set of useful salves to some of life’s most challenging psychological situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHopefully we won’t face them very often (if at all), but knowing how we might respond can lend us an important degree of confidence and resilience. This kit is an artful collection of some of what the wisest and kindest, most experienced and most thoughtful people might say to us if they were beside us in a crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44553105768731,"sku":"LG-032","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/products\/Emotional-First-Aid-Kit_01__16118.1627572518.1280.1280.jpg?v=1736763878"},{"product_id":"kindness-prompt-cards","title":"Kindness Prompt Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 prompt cards designed to help you find compassion and empathy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn theory, we are all interested in being kind. In practice, a lot gets in the way: tiredness, anger, bitterness. But a lack of kindness lies at the heart of so much of what goes wrong at work, in friendships, and in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese Kindness Prompt Cards are designed to bring out our better natures. They present us with a series of thoughts that nurture our sympathy, our powers of compassion, and our appetite for forgiveness. They return us to who we always want to be and deep down already are: kind people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44553117139227,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/products\/Kindness_01__43854.1627553809.1280.1280.jpg?v=1677849293"},{"product_id":"know-yourself-cards","title":"Know Yourself Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e60 prompt cards designed to help lead you through the important task of knowing yourself a little better in life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s hard to understand who we really are: what we want, how we feel and why we react as we do. This lack of self-knowledge can be trouble, for it makes us get into the wrong relationships, pick unsatisfactory jobs or spend money unwisely. No wonder Socrates summed up all the counsel of philosophy in just two words: ‘Know Yourself’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cards are designed to assist us in a journey of self-knowledge; they present us with a range of ideas and questions that can help us to understand ourselves better. Each card carries an exercise on one side and a piece of analysis on the reverse to help you gain insight and clarity on that ever elusive subject: yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44553118023963,"sku":"LG-027","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Know-Yourself_03.webp?v=1767623591"},{"product_id":"emotional-barometer","title":"Emotional Barometer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"page-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Tool to Explain Our Moods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description typ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt can be remarkably hard to tell other people how we really feel; it may even be tricky for us to get clear about our own moods. Mostly, if people ask how we are, we’ll just say, ‘Fine’ – knowing that we’ve provided only a sharp abbreviation of what is actually going on in our minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a tool to help us overcome our vagueness: cards that offer definitions of twenty moods that we can all recognise but that can be hard to pin down and explain. Here are descriptions of – among many other things – the sense of feeling weepy, nostalgic, anxious, and dreamy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese cards help us reach a clearer understanding of our inner emotional weather. They can also be passed on to friends and colleagues (or simply displayed on our desk) so that the world can better know what’s going on inside us, without our needing to explain too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"stock in-stock\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44555277107483,"sku":"LG-023","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/emotional_barometer_3.jpg?v=1747387617"},{"product_id":"dating-cards","title":"Dating Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA set of 52 question cards to spark insightful and playful encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat dates are made up of great conversations: ones where we find out more about one another, discover what makes us both tick, share some of what we like and reveal how we see the world. This is a collection of cards that can be used on a date to help provoke the best kinds of discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pack includes 52 dating conversation cards, each one posing an intriguing question or setting a challenge, designed to provoke, entertain and stimulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cards are graded according to how probing they are (Easy, Medium and Hard) so that you can playfully match the discussion with the flow of an evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e52 question cards with box | 90 x 65 x 20mm | Instructions included\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49354598973723,"sku":"LG-005","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Dating-Cards_01_small__20136.1677162774.1280.1280.jpg?v=1736763802"},{"product_id":"connect-game","title":"Connect Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA card game to foster connection and closeness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe tend to chat all the time with our partners, but often not about what really counts - the sort of topics that clear the air, that reintroduce a spirit of fun, that draw us together, that make us remember what is really special about being part of a couple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe tend to chat all the time with our partners, but often not about what really counts – the sort of topics that clear the air, that reintroduce a spirit of fun, that draw us together, that make us remember what is really special about being part of a couple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a pack of cards to foster connection and closeness, which can (strangely but truly) be generated almost on command by the right sort of conversations. Here are 100 questions that help couples to rekindle affection. They lead naturally to chats about what we are ready to forgive, what we deeply appreciate, what remains exciting and what is especially worth cherishing. This is a deceptively simple game with life-changing consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cards cover five categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAppreciation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAspiration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDesire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eForgiveness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49354609230107,"sku":"LG-004","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Connect_01_small__76483.1677162686.1280.1280.jpg?v=1736763802"},{"product_id":"meeting-friends-cards","title":"Meeting Friends Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e52 cards with questions and exercises for deeper and more meaningful conversations with friends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeeting up with our friends is one of life’s great pleasures. We look forward to a chance to connect, share news and reaffirm our affection and sense of fun. But having a great time together, even with people we know well, is not necessarily as simple as it sounds. We don’t always manage to hit the right sort of topics of conversation and get to say the truly important things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a pack of cards with questions on them that guarantee that our encounters will be properly joyful and interesting. The questions take us through how conversation should ideally flow, from the more everyday topics to what is sincere, deep and tender.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cards take us on a perfect journey across a meal or a drink, from catching up to reconfirming why we matter to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | dimensions: 91 x 67 x 20mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49354630758683,"sku":"LG-003","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/meeting-friends-website-update_1__40189.1647514366.1280.1280.jpg?v=1736763801"},{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-life-cards","title":"The Meaning of Life Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pack of 52 cards to help us understand what truly matters through deep and entertaining conversation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe sometimes playfully wonder what the meaning of life might be - but it can be hard to kick start a conversation with ourselves (let alone with anyone else) around such a daunting subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are 52 cards created by the School of Life Co that directly and elegantly lead us to some of the largest questions about life and its meaning – cards that help us and our companions to think with exceptional depth about what truly matters, where we see ourselves heading and what gives life its purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a tool for direction, clarity – and some of the deepest yet most fun and entertaining conversations we’ll ever have.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49354746069275,"sku":"LG-001","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.TMOL01__70769.1666188348.1280.1280.jpg?v=1736763799"},{"product_id":"travel-therapy-cards","title":"Travel Therapy Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards to deepen and transform the experience of travel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoing travelling can be one of life’s greatest activities – but often, we fail to deepen the experience as much as we should and return home with some of the promise of our trip unrealised. Here is a pack of cards designed to help us get the very best out of travel – and to embed its greatest lessons in our minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-extension__title\"\u003eProduct description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cards contain questions that we can reflect on ourselves (in a journal or on a train ride) or ask others in a group – and that lead us to think deeply about how we might derive maximal satisfaction from a trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an ingenious, low-tech, high-impact solution to one of the great conundrums of travel: how to ensure that the reality of going away will match our hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Use these cards to enrich conversation with yourself and others while you are on a trip.\u003cbr\u003e2. Use them particularly at the close of each day.\u003cbr\u003e3. Consider using each question as the title of a journal entry.\u003cbr\u003e4. Adopt a more conscious, psychologically-searching way of travelling – and enlist kind friends in your ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamples\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCards will propose questions such as:\u003cbr\u003e• What is this destination trying – in its way – to teach you?\u003cbr\u003e• Local shops might be trying to sell you souvenirs. What ideas might you take away from here instead?\u003cbr\u003e• What would you like not to forget about being here?\u003cbr\u003e• How could you change your life in some way because of what you have seen here?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 Cards + instructions | 91x 67 x 20mm | 1+ players | For Adults\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55642359628160,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.TT4334__92427.1685625017.1280.1280.jpg?v=1738251743"},{"product_id":"simplicity-cards","title":"Simplicity Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards for greater serenity, ease and clarity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an overcomplicated world, what many of us crave deep down is greater simplicity: less clutter, fewer commitments, less static and chaos. This ingenious set of cards asks us a range of deceptively simple questions – which we can answer by ourselves or with friends – that focus our minds on what really counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--left\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-extension__title\"\u003eProduct description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 52 question cards give us confidence to assess what we might give up on and where our true focus should lie. They ask us to look at our careers, our relationships, our family lives, and our ambitions more broadly. In a few easy steps, the cards help us prioritise and sift – and, with gentle humour, guide us to the simpler lives we long for and deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | 91 x 67 mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstructions\u003cbr\u003e1. These cards are designed to be used either on your own or with a group of friends. You might use them as journal prompts or as topics to chat about over (a simple) drink or dinner.\u003cbr\u003e2. The emphasis is repeatedly on discovering what can be given up without too much loss – once we learn what is necessary to our flourishing. The principle is: the more we know what we really need, the less we are going to badly want; the more we understand ourselves, the less we will crave without focus. Over-abundance is the result of psychological confusion; simplicity is the fruit of accurate self-knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e3. Once you have learnt the essentials from these cards, give them away to someone who may need them more than you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eName ten ‘friends’ you keep seeing but that – in truth – you might be entirely content never to meet up with again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou’ve probably read hundreds of books to date. Which three have really mattered?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImagine that you were only allowed to make two more trips abroad in your life. Where still offers you something – and why?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s the end of your life; what are two things you really want to tell the world in brief and simple terms?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55642396918144,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.SC1066.jpg?v=1738252029"},{"product_id":"self-improvement-a-guided-journal-for-vows-goals-aspirations","title":"Self-Improvement: A Guided Journal for Vows, Goals \u0026 Aspirations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA guided journal for vows, goals and aspirations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis journal invites us to regularly check in on ourselves – what we want, where we want to change, where we need to go – in order to maximise our chances of leading a fulfilled and contented life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe journal helps us to carve out time to focus on someone it is too easy to neglect: ourselves. With the help of some well-focused and proven questions, the journal prompts us to clarify our goals, assess our options and plot a route to a flourishing future. This is a tool for a newfound feeling of lightness, creativity and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to use this guided journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis journal is an invitation to a more conscious life, to spending a few moments on a regular basis (ideally every day) getting to know ourselves better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the journal asks us to do looks easy but is far from it. We are – all of us – inveterate escapees from our own feelings. So it requires true dedication and courage not to wriggle away from an encounter with painful or complicated bits of ourselves and to love ourselves enough to spend time regularly with our confusions, as we would with those of a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five questions that we suggest we might all cycle through during a session of examination have been carefully picked to direct our minds to areas which we tend to neglect and from where trouble can most intensely arise when we do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do I need to tell myself?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat interests or excites me?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is making me envious?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn five years, I would be pleased if…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI need more… \/ I need less…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback book | 216mm x 135mm | 192 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55970250850688,"sku":"BB-002","price":18.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.SI3125.jpg?v=1747228851"},{"product_id":"resilience","title":"Resilience - School of Life Cards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe often overestimate how fragile we are. In our nightmares, we assume that life would become impossible for us far earlier than it actually would. In reality, we could manage perfectly well with a lot less than we currently have. Not that we should want this to happen, of course: it’s simply that we could bear it. We forget our resilience in the face of risk and become unnecessarily timid. Our lives become dominated by a fear of losing things that we could in fact do without. This set of cards is designed to gently remind us that we are far stronger than we imagine, designed to help us become more confident in the face of adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA set of double-sided cards with short prompts on one side and accompanied by illustrative photographs on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 cards in box | 100mm x 80mm x 22mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56100880187776,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Resilience_01__50692.1627570869.1280.1280.jpg?v=1750065313"},{"product_id":"journal-prompt-cards","title":"Journal Prompt Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the prompts engages the mind in some of the things that matter most and helps us to better understand ourselves and our priorities. The prompts tackle key topics around relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions. They invite us to go on new journeys within ourselves that will leave us more joyful, self-aware and serene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | 91 x 67 mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstructions:\u003cbr\u003eFlip through the cards when the urge to journal strikes.\u003cbr\u003eStop where it feels relevant; and let the prompt guide you towards new insights and awareness.\u003cbr\u003eWrite as much or as little as feels relevant.\u003cbr\u003eRepeat regularly.\u003cbr\u003eAlternatively, use the cards to inspire reflections that don’t get written down. You might even use them in a discussion with a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56144687890816,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.JPC6179.jpg?v=1751026839"},{"product_id":"writing-as-therapy-ideas-for-self-reflection","title":"Writing As Therapy Notebook - Ideas For Self-Reflection","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA linen-bound notebook designed to accommodate ideas, aspirations and worries in the therapeutic activity of your thoughts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe have so many vague feelings of hurt, envy, anxiety, and regret, but for the most part we never stop to make sense of them. It’s too un-comfortable and especially difficult because we are so often busy and frazzled, hyper-connected yet a bit lonely. To really understand what we feel and think, we must turn away from distractions, common sense, and other people’s opinions. We need to develop intimacy with ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOur un-thought thoughts contain clues as to our needs and our longer-term direction. Writing them out is key. Through writing, we recognise patterns to observe and, perhaps, outgrow. We can strategise – a remarkably neglected task. We can ask ourselves why we make the choices we do. We can question faulty narratives and create new ones. We can consider ideas before we commit to them, and reinforce good ideas we already know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the truly frustrating features of our minds is that the more interesting or pertinent our ideas happen to be, the more they have a tendency to escape our grasp. They streak across consciousness like a comet in the night sky, illuminating everything for an instant, then leaving us back in darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo encourage ourselves to know our minds, a blunt demand that we should ‘think harder’ may not be the best approach. In order to give new, important ideas the best possible chance of developing, we may have to lie in wait for them with some of the patience of an astronomer. We should accept that our brains are strange, delicate instruments that evade our direct commands and are perplexingly talented at warding off the very ideas that might save us or help us flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA5 linen-bound notebook | 192 pages | 210mm x 148mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56144721838464,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/ideas1.png?v=1751027622"},{"product_id":"writing-as-therapy-ideas-for-self-reflection-copy","title":"Writing Journal - Sage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFind greater calm, joy and self-awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe act of writing things down is one of the simplest but most effective ways of seeing what we really want, what’s truly at stake – and where we might go next. It’s simply the finest route to knowing oneself. This is a journal that honours the act of writing as a road to greater calm, joy and self-awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse this journal as a place to capture, tame and explore everything that might otherwise flap restlessly or unfruitfully in the mind; make this a privileged repository of all that you feel, remember, think – and are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSage green softcover with rounded corners, bellyband and elastic closure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e192 pages | 210mm x 148mm | dot grid, blank pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56144749953408,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Screenshot2025-06-27133947.png?v=1751028093"},{"product_id":"mood-map","title":"Complete the Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere is a set of cards that offer us an entertaining and unique way to learn about what’s really going on in our minds. Each card presents us with the beginnings of a story and then invites us to imagine the rest. What might happen to the little boy and girl lost in the forest, or the old wizard who has just come across an ancient book in a monastery, or the shipwrecked sailor on a dark volcanic island? How we complete these stories reveals a remarkable amount about our values, fears, concerns and hopes. Play the game in company for entertainment and confession; play it on your own to mine the contents of your inner mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample Story Stubs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•    An exhausted traveller reached an inn at the end of a long, isolated road…\u003cbr\u003e•    As he sat in the attic room, a raft of memories returned…\u003cbr\u003e•    The child would wake up every night around 3am in order to…\u003cbr\u003e•    In a land in the future, people at last…\u003cbr\u003e•    A spouse returned from a trip and sensed that something had shifted in the marriage…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•    Each card contains a story stub which you should complete without thinking too much in order to release the contents of your deep mind.\u003cbr\u003e•    Keep your story very short; ideally no longer than a minute or so. Move on to another story relatively quickly.\u003cbr\u003e•    Observe the recurring themes that emerge as you tell story after story. What links are there between the stories you tell and aspects of your own life? Pay attention to how your stories are often about other people, yet, in a sense, always about you.\u003cbr\u003e•    Play the game in company to observe and enjoy the contrasts in people’s minds. Or play alone to aid in reflection and self-analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | 91mm x 67mm x 20mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56144765747584,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.CTS_.2.jpg?v=1751028836"},{"product_id":"mood-map-1","title":"Mood Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCards to help you understand your emotions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can sometimes be very hard to know – let alone tell others – what we actually feel. Here is a pack of 60 cards, each of which puts a finger on an emotion that we might be experiencing without being able to pin it down exactly. The cards range in themes from happy to sad, agitated to serene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse these cards with a friend, a partner, a therapist or a parent – in any situation where you might want to explore a range of emotional options in order to define what is truly coursing through you. With charm and ease, you'll become clearer to yourself – and a lot more understandable and open to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur true emotions often lie slightly out of reach. Use these cards whenever you want to get more precise about what might really be happening in your mind – in order to explain yourself to others or (just as usefully) to yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRun swiftly through the cards, picking out any that ring a bell and capture something you are feeling at the moment. You might identify 5 or 10 cards that seem particularly apt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLay the cards you’ve chosen out on the table in front of you and expand on them, digging into the reasons why you picked them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat drew you to a given emotion?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the stories and sensations that lie behind a particular card?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do you want to do about every emotion you’re experiencing?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepeat regularly whenever confusion descends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 cards | 104mm x 73mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56145074061696,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Screenshot2025-06-27155008.png?v=1751035914"},{"product_id":"how-emotionally-mature-are-you-a-guide-to-psychological-adulthood","title":"How Emotionally Mature Are You? A guide to psychological adulthood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA School of Life guide to psychological adulthood \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe all know our physical age, but what is our emotional age?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of us long to be more emotionally mature and better able to face life’s challenges with poise, confidence, kindness and good-natured intelligence. We want to be proper grown-ups. But to become so means, first and foremost, that we have to understand the many curious ways in which we might not currently be as mature as we would have hoped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated and Published by the School of Life Co\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56566256632192,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Screenshot2025-09-16131408_e44f18ca-d858-41f4-b081-86972949ac0b.png?v=1758025117"},{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-successful-friendships","title":"The Secrets of Successful Friendships","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on psychology, philosophy and cultural history, \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Successful Friendships\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a thoughtful exploration of why friendship is both more complex and more rewarding than we typically imagine. It examines why we get lonely, what holds us back from deeper connections, and how we might develop the emotional intelligence needed for lasting bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith characteristic wisdom and warmth, the book explores different varieties of friendship, from casual acquaintances to profound, lifelong connections, while offering practical insights into overcoming common obstacles like shyness, envy and fear of vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy explaining friendship’s true purpose, the book gives us a chance to build new relationships of genuine depth and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback book | 168 pages | 180mm x 125mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreated and Published by the School of Life Co\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56566273769856,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Screenshot2025-09-16132004.png?v=1758025231"},{"product_id":"everyday-wonder-rediscover-presence-and-serenity","title":"Everyday Wonder - Rediscover Presence and Serenity","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRediscover presence and serenity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of us struggle to feel ‘present’ – that is, fully in tune with our surroundings. We remain locked inside our own heads, so distracted by stress and anxiety that we fail to take notice of – and pleasure in – the world outside. \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis card set from School of Life Co. contains a collection of small yet remarkable things to watch out for as we go about our day, plus instructions for how to make the most of their wisdom. It’s a catalogue of everyday wonders, reminding us how, in even the most mundane of settings, there is much to interest, excite, distract and delight us (so long as we know where to look). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy studying these cards and following their suggestions, we stand to rediscover presence and serenity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 cards | 100mm x 80mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMade in China by School of Life Co\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56589714194816,"sku":"LG-035","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Screenshot2025-09-22114326.png?v=1758537856"},{"product_id":"pillow-talk-cards-for-intimate-conversations","title":"Pillow Talk- cards for intimate conversations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 cards to prompt us to share our intimate desires\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the pleasures of sex are well known, what is less emphasised are the pleasures of talking about sex: what feels nice, what we like to daydream about, what we long for, where our fantasies have come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is scarcely anything more interesting. Yet too often, we find ourselves not having as many good conversations about sex as we might. Maybe we don’t know where to start, or we think we should know it all by now. Perhaps some aspects of sex feel tricky, or there is simply not enough time to get around to talking about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pack of cards is designed to spark the best kind of pillow talk: the sort where we explore sex with intimacy, playfulness and intellectual curiosity. Here are sixty questions to provoke some of the best conversations possible, guaranteed to leave us with a new sense of liberation and closeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample cards include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs the problem with infidelity that it hurts the other person, or is it bad in itself?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn what way do you feel ashamed or guilty around sex?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat part of your body do you worry might put a lover off?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat slightly unusual location would you want to have sex in? Why do you think it excites you?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomething I’m really inhibited about is…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn order to get me more in the mood for sex, it would help if…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 cards | 100mm x 80mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57118337892736,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Pillow-Talk_01_copy.webp?v=1767623797"},{"product_id":"stoicism-cards","title":"Stoicism Cards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFind serenity and strength in a difficult world\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe still pay homage to one of the most relevant philosophies ever devised when we call someone ‘stoic’ for the way they handle the challenges in their lives with resilience and calm. Originating in Greece around 300 BCE, Stoicism was for many centuries the most popular philosophy in the Western world, teaching people practical advice on how they could flourish in uncertain times and overcome their anxieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis box of cards gathers together the best insights and sayings from the great Stoic thinkers and marries them up with commentaries that bring out their applicability to our own lives. This is both an elegant summary of ancient philosophy and a route to self-knowledge, serenity and strength of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cards are designed to introduce us to the philosophy of Stoicism and its relevance to our day to day lives. On one side, we find quotations from its leading proponents: among them, the ex-slave Epictetus, the politician and dramatist Seneca, and the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. On the reverse, we learn more about the history, beliefs, and practice of Stoicism from its origins to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey can either be read individually or as a continuous essay. Once contemplated, the cards can then be kept or displayed somewhere close at hand as a continual reminder of stoic wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e50 cards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e70mm x 100m\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"share-button__button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svg-wrapper\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" class=\"icon icon-share\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 12\"\u003e\u003cpath stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M1.625 8.125v2.167a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083 1.083h7.584a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083-1.083V8.125\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.148 1.271a.5.5 0 0 1 .707 0L9.563 3.98a.5.5 0 0 1-.707.707L6.501 2.332 4.147 4.687a.5.5 0 1 1-.708-.707z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.5 1.125a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.5v6.5a.5.5 0 0 1-1 0v-6.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57118352048512,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Stoicism_01.webp?v=1767624266"},{"product_id":"parents-teenagers-cards","title":"Parents \u0026 Teenagers Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding and sympathy between the generations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a pack of cards that can break a log-jam of frustration and silence between generations with humour and curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot many teenagers want to talk to their parents that much. Their reasons are numerous and often sensible; yet for parents, the silence can feel painful and mysterious. What happened to their once chatty little ones? What might teenagers truly want to tell their parents, if only there was the right opportunity? And what might parents want to tell their children in turn, if it didn’t generate an immediate wince or boredom?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContaining 52 questions that are playful and interesting, yet carefully designed to pierce through armour, they offer parents and their teenage children a rare chance to go beyond the usual unsatisfying exchanges and rediscover one another, in an atmosphere of tolerance and fun, as the complicated, intense yet loveable and deserving beings they really are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | 91mm x 67mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57118377181568,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Parents-and-Teenagers_2.webp?v=1767624592"},{"product_id":"table-talk-placecards","title":"Table Talk Placecards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpark meaningful and revealing conversations around the table\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA meal with friends is only ever as good as the questions we ask one another. Too often, we fall back on polite but not so inspired staples: 'Have you got anything special planned for the weekend?' 'What do you do?', and so on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse 1 card per place setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFold each card in half and add your guest’s name - now you can select who sits next to whom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach card has 2 questions - prompt your guests to use them over the meal as a way to get to know their neighbours and have more interesting and meaningful conversations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions Include: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do you worry about in the middle of the night?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich three adjectives capture important things about you?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat’s the best way to break up a relationship?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you were braver, what would you be doing with your life?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat have your learnt about yourself in the past year?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do you look for in a very close friend?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kind of character trait that you don’t possess do you find attractive in others?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e40 cards | 102mm x 92mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"share-button__button\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svg-wrapper\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" class=\"icon icon-share\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 12\"\u003e\u003cpath stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M1.625 8.125v2.167a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083 1.083h7.584a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083-1.083V8.125\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.148 1.271a.5.5 0 0 1 .707 0L9.563 3.98a.5.5 0 0 1-.707.707L6.501 2.332 4.147 4.687a.5.5 0 1 1-.708-.707z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.5 1.125a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.5v6.5a.5.5 0 0 1-1 0v-6.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57118403461504,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/Table-Talk_01_99b2b1f4-4a0f-4202-a2e7-4b0e896a256b.webp?v=1767624992"},{"product_id":"complete-the-sentence-cards","title":"Complete The Sentence Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFind out what's really on your mind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an ingenious tool – based on decades of psychological research – for working out what you really think – and want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are 52 cards, each featuring a different unfinished sentence (for example, ‘Men are …’, ‘I want …’, or ‘What I really need is …’). The idea is to complete them as fast as possible, without censoring whatever comes into your mind, so that you can discover a range of things you might deep down really feel, fear, want, regret or are cross about, that may be just outside of ordinary consciousness. Using the cards offers a newfound sense of self-understanding and clarity, as well as the sheer good fun of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Set aside a quiet period to run through the cards, either the whole pack or a selection.\u003cbr\u003e2. Complete the sentences at speed, saying the very first thing that comes to mind, however shocking, direct or emotional it happens to be. The stubs will be effective only to the extent that you can surprise yourself into realising what you’ve known-but-not-known all along.\u003cbr\u003e3. Consider writing down your answers and then return to them later for further reflection. In what ways might your answers be slightly different from what you would ordinarily have understood about yourself? What are you learning about who you might really be?\u003cbr\u003e4. Repeat this process as often as possible; your answers will differ because the unconscious mind is never static.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | 91mm x 67mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57118437212544,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.CTS7250C1.webp?v=1767625245"},{"product_id":"how-to-understand-yourself","title":"How To Understand Yourself","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychological tests and questionnaires to develop emotional intelligence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe spend our lives inside ourselves and yet understanding our inner world remains one of our most complex challenges. This enlightening and practical book offers a collection of transformative psychological tests designed to illuminate the hidden dimensions of our psyches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThrough a curated selection of 50 psychological exercises, you'll embark on an intimate journey of self-discovery. These tests invite you to look beneath the surface of your conscious thoughts, uncovering the subtle narratives that shape your emotions, relationships and sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach test is an invitation to explore your unspoken fears, your deepest desires and the unconscious patterns that drive your behaviours, providing unprecedented insight into your inner workings.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSections include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDreams and Projections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChildhood and Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRelationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEmotions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback book | 192 pages | 222mm x 155mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreated by the School of Life Co. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57118487118208,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL_20_ad8a8188-503a-4060-bb11-e5e8034df6fa.webp?v=1769002251"},{"product_id":"the-couples-dice","title":"The Couple's Dice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bc-product__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA tool for intimacy and honesty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA strong relationship is not the product of magic or luck. It grows through the small, repeated acts of honesty, vulnerability and humour we are brave enough to share with one another. Yet even the most loving couples can struggle to begin these important conversations. We are blocked by shyness, resentment or the sheer unfamiliarity of putting certain thoughts into words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Couple’s Dice\u003c\/em\u003e is a tool to help partners connect. It gently encourages us to say things we long to express but too often repress. Each of the six sides prompts one kind of communication we regularly neglect or avoid. Together, these six prompts open the door to tenderness, catharsis, laughter and deeper trust. Along the way, the game may also reveal truths we hadn’t fully understood ourselves before – unspoken desires, quiet disappointments or forgotten hopes – giving us the chance to grow not only closer to our partner, but also more in touch with who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57645387841920,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL_TCD_2_jpg.webp?v=1773842334"},{"product_id":"know-yourself-a-path-to-self-knowledge","title":"Know Yourself: A path to self knowledge","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTHE SCHOOL OF LIFE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe may spend years mastering the external world – acquiring degrees, advancing careers, building families – without ever turning inwards to make sense of the person orchestrating it all: ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book is a guide to the elusive, essential task of self-knowledge. With clarity, gentleness and depth, it explores why we are often mysteries to ourselves, how our childhoods quietly script our behaviours and why seemingly trivial experiences – an abrupt word, a strange dream, a lingering mood – can hold the keys to profound insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on the wisdom of philosophy and psychotherapy,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnow Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eteaches us how to tune in to our inner signals, revisit the past without fear and better understand our desires, fears, patterns and longings. It is a call to begin the lifelong project of making sense of who we are – so that we might suffer less, connect more deeply with others and lead calmer, freer lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e| 192\u003cem\u003e pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e| 180\u003cem\u003emm x 125mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57873772315008,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/knowyourself-front.jpg?v=1776096412"},{"product_id":"the-decision-dice","title":"The Decision Dice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bc-product__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tool for wiser choices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good life is the result of good decisions. However, we seldom accord the business of decision-making the careful attention it requires. When faced with a major decision, we lack rituals and procedures. We typically procrastinate, lean on the nearest person or rush headlong into an unexamined solution. Fortunately, decision-making is a skill that can be learnt. The chief enemy of wise decision-making is a lack of sufficient perspectives on a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Decision Dice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einvites us to think through an issue from twelve distinct angles: Enemy, Gut, Death, Caution, Courage, Parent, Friend, Eternity, Child, Success, Billionaire and WTF. As we try out, juggle with and then synthesise these perspectives, our sense of possibility will expand, and a tolerable way forward will gradually emerge from our present confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57873790534016,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.TDD_8.webp?v=1776096734"},{"product_id":"letting-go-cards","title":"Letting Go Cards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bc-product__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn to release the past\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLetting go is among the hardest of all psychological achievements. We tend to nurse regrets, hold tightly to past wrongs and revisit pain long after doing so has served any purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set of 52 prompts offers compassionate and thoughtful guidance to help us begin the quiet, necessary work of release: letting go of past relationships, mistakes, grudges and versions of ourselves that no longer serve us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether we are emerging from a breakup, estranged from a loved one or haunted by unresolved guilt, these cards guide us gently toward healing, forgiveness and emotional freedom. They help us create space for what comes next – by first making peace with what has been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample cards include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith compassion and humour, complete the sentence: I am an idiot because...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat memory hurts more than you normally let on?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI no longer want to be angry about...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat would you tell your younger self to help them let go of shame?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI refuse to spend any more time feeling sad about...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho do you keep seeing who drains you – and whom you could now step away from?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy greatest regret around my parents is...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | 90mm x 65mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"share-button__button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svg-wrapper\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" class=\"icon icon-share\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 12\"\u003e\u003cpath stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M1.625 8.125v2.167a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083 1.083h7.584a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083-1.083V8.125\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.148 1.271a.5.5 0 0 1 .707 0L9.563 3.98a.5.5 0 0 1-.707.707L6.501 2.332 4.147 4.687a.5.5 0 1 1-.708-.707z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.5 1.125a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.5v6.5a.5.5 0 0 1-1 0v-6.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58336052511104,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/lettinggocards.webp?v=1782481472"},{"product_id":"creative-thinking-cards","title":"Creative Thinking Cards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 product-extension__column product-extension__column--left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-extension__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bc-product__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNurture imagination, invention and play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor many of us, one of our strongest – yet vaguest – desires is to be more creative. But how can we achieve this? Creativity isn’t reserved for artists – it’s about how we think, explore and play. It’s a skill we can nurture and gently tease out of ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis set of cards is a tool to help us awaken the imaginative and original parts of our minds. Each prompt invites us to surprise ourselves, ask unusual questions and rediscover our longing to create something new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese cards are designed to be used either on your own or with a group of friends. They can be used as sources of inspiration, journal prompts or conversation starters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShuffle the cards and choose one at random\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead the prompt – either to yourself or aloud to a group of friends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRespond with honesty, curiosity and playfulness. Allow yourself to go off-topic if that’s where your imagination takes you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample Prompts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is the most creative person you know? What have they taught you?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvent a household object that solves a small but meaningful problem in your life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWere there any hobbies you loved in childhood but have since given up?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete the sentence: \u003cem\u003eCreativity dies in me when …\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHold up or describe the most visually inspiring thing in your current space. What makes it beautiful to you?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat would you do if you had one week with no responsibilities?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e52 cards | 91mm x 67mm x 20mm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"share-button__button\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svg-wrapper\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" class=\"icon icon-share\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 12\"\u003e\u003cpath stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M1.625 8.125v2.167a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083 1.083h7.584a1.083 1.083 0 0 0 1.083-1.083V8.125\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.148 1.271a.5.5 0 0 1 .707 0L9.563 3.98a.5.5 0 0 1-.707.707L6.501 2.332 4.147 4.687a.5.5 0 1 1-.708-.707z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.5 1.125a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.5v6.5a.5.5 0 0 1-1 0v-6.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58348515721600,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/TSOL.CT1042.webp?v=1782733930"}],"url":"https:\/\/poetrypharmacy.live\/collections\/the-school-of-life.oembed?page=2","provider":"The Poetry Pharmacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}