Em Rumble, LICSW
@literapynyc.bsky.social
📚Biblio | Poetry Therapist
✍️ Author ‘Bibliotherapy in The Bronx’
📖 🛋️ Diverse, Therapeutic Book Recommendations
✍️ Author ‘Bibliotherapy in The Bronx’
📖 🛋️ Diverse, Therapeutic Book Recommendations
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Recharging in Challenging Times
An ALA Virtual Event | Tuesday, February 10, 2026
www.ala.org
Honored and so excited to open the ALA “Recharging in Challenging Times” virtual event in February 2026.
We’ll be talking about the power of story to bring connection and hope into our daily work especially when the world feels heavy.
Grateful to ALA for the invitation!
www.ala.org/virtual-event
We’ll be talking about the power of story to bring connection and hope into our daily work especially when the world feels heavy.
Grateful to ALA for the invitation!
www.ala.org/virtual-event
Being 40 means I go to the work holiday party, enjoy a good conversation, eat the dessert, leave at a reasonable hour… and feel deeply at peace being exactly myself. No pretending, no performing—just showing up as I am. 🎄✨
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Being 40 means I go to the work holiday party, enjoy a good conversation, eat the dessert, leave at a reasonable hour… and feel deeply at peace being exactly myself. No pretending, no performing—just showing up as I am. 🎄✨
100 readers.
100 lives touched by words as care.
100 reminders that literature can hold us when the world feels heavy.
Words of Wellness exists for readers.
If you’re craving slower reading, thoughtful essays, and bibliotherapy-inspired reflections—come sit with us.
LiterapyNYC.substack.com
100 lives touched by words as care.
100 reminders that literature can hold us when the world feels heavy.
Words of Wellness exists for readers.
If you’re craving slower reading, thoughtful essays, and bibliotherapy-inspired reflections—come sit with us.
LiterapyNYC.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
100 readers.
100 lives touched by words as care.
100 reminders that literature can hold us when the world feels heavy.
Words of Wellness exists for readers.
If you’re craving slower reading, thoughtful essays, and bibliotherapy-inspired reflections—come sit with us.
LiterapyNYC.substack.com
100 lives touched by words as care.
100 reminders that literature can hold us when the world feels heavy.
Words of Wellness exists for readers.
If you’re craving slower reading, thoughtful essays, and bibliotherapy-inspired reflections—come sit with us.
LiterapyNYC.substack.com
Nothing like a quiet morning spent at @monsoonroastery.bsky.social 🥹 ☕️ the vibes are immaculate, the atmosphere is cozy and everyone is so friendly and relaxed. Highly recommend!
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Nothing like a quiet morning spent at @monsoonroastery.bsky.social 🥹 ☕️ the vibes are immaculate, the atmosphere is cozy and everyone is so friendly and relaxed. Highly recommend!
If you love exploring stories in deeper, more healing-centered ways, my bibliotherapy community Libros y la Curación | Healing Through Books offers curated prompts, themes, professional tools, and two years of therapeutic content. Join us as we read & refect:
literapynyc.podia.com/literapy-nyc...
literapynyc.podia.com/literapy-nyc...
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If you love exploring stories in deeper, more healing-centered ways, my bibliotherapy community Libros y la Curación | Healing Through Books offers curated prompts, themes, professional tools, and two years of therapeutic content. Join us as we read & refect:
literapynyc.podia.com/literapy-nyc...
literapynyc.podia.com/literapy-nyc...
Reposted by Em Rumble, LICSW
📚 💙 Bibliotherapist Emely Rumble, LICSW, will open "Recharging in Challenging Times" a dynamic one-day virtual event. Join us as we explore how storytelling can bring steadiness, connection, and hope into everyday library practice. #ALAVirtual26
Register Now! https://www.ala.org/virtual-event
Register Now! https://www.ala.org/virtual-event
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
📚 💙 Bibliotherapist Emely Rumble, LICSW, will open "Recharging in Challenging Times" a dynamic one-day virtual event. Join us as we explore how storytelling can bring steadiness, connection, and hope into everyday library practice. #ALAVirtual26
Register Now! https://www.ala.org/virtual-event
Register Now! https://www.ala.org/virtual-event
Found a new bookstore in Springfield, MA. It wasn’t open when we got there but excited to peruse soon☺️
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Found a new bookstore in Springfield, MA. It wasn’t open when we got there but excited to peruse soon☺️
Never thought I’d be out here loving a stalker romance, but this one had me howling 😂
Cal was self aware for a stalker! He works with Izzy and when she falls for an AI boyfriend she thinks is a stranger she has no idea it’s actually him. The unhinged dedication! The lengths! The audacity! I lived!
Cal was self aware for a stalker! He works with Izzy and when she falls for an AI boyfriend she thinks is a stranger she has no idea it’s actually him. The unhinged dedication! The lengths! The audacity! I lived!
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Never thought I’d be out here loving a stalker romance, but this one had me howling 😂
Cal was self aware for a stalker! He works with Izzy and when she falls for an AI boyfriend she thinks is a stranger she has no idea it’s actually him. The unhinged dedication! The lengths! The audacity! I lived!
Cal was self aware for a stalker! He works with Izzy and when she falls for an AI boyfriend she thinks is a stranger she has no idea it’s actually him. The unhinged dedication! The lengths! The audacity! I lived!
Before I Forget 💕
Cricket’s journey from avoiding her pain to turning toward it slowly is one of my favorite stories.
Watching her care for her father as he slips further into Alzheimer’s, while also healing the fractures in their relationship, felt tender and true in a way that stayed with me.
Cricket’s journey from avoiding her pain to turning toward it slowly is one of my favorite stories.
Watching her care for her father as he slips further into Alzheimer’s, while also healing the fractures in their relationship, felt tender and true in a way that stayed with me.
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Before I Forget 💕
Cricket’s journey from avoiding her pain to turning toward it slowly is one of my favorite stories.
Watching her care for her father as he slips further into Alzheimer’s, while also healing the fractures in their relationship, felt tender and true in a way that stayed with me.
Cricket’s journey from avoiding her pain to turning toward it slowly is one of my favorite stories.
Watching her care for her father as he slips further into Alzheimer’s, while also healing the fractures in their relationship, felt tender and true in a way that stayed with me.
Professional Reads
I’m also closing out my year with two powerful therapy reads as I support clients through the holidays:
• The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women by LaNail R. Plummer, EdD, LCPC-S
(Jan 27)
• Attachment Style Makeover by Jessica Harris, LPC and Miranda Campbell, LCSW
I’m also closing out my year with two powerful therapy reads as I support clients through the holidays:
• The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women by LaNail R. Plummer, EdD, LCPC-S
(Jan 27)
• Attachment Style Makeover by Jessica Harris, LPC and Miranda Campbell, LCSW
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Professional Reads
I’m also closing out my year with two powerful therapy reads as I support clients through the holidays:
• The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women by LaNail R. Plummer, EdD, LCPC-S
(Jan 27)
• Attachment Style Makeover by Jessica Harris, LPC and Miranda Campbell, LCSW
I’m also closing out my year with two powerful therapy reads as I support clients through the holidays:
• The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women by LaNail R. Plummer, EdD, LCPC-S
(Jan 27)
• Attachment Style Makeover by Jessica Harris, LPC and Miranda Campbell, LCSW
Our Readers Who Run with the Wolves community is closing out the year with a powerful lineup meant to hold us through these final weeks of 2025 and on.
I’m excited to share our upcoming book picks in advance so you have plenty of time to get your library holds!
Join us: fable.co/club/readers...
I’m excited to share our upcoming book picks in advance so you have plenty of time to get your library holds!
Join us: fable.co/club/readers...
November 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Our Readers Who Run with the Wolves community is closing out the year with a powerful lineup meant to hold us through these final weeks of 2025 and on.
I’m excited to share our upcoming book picks in advance so you have plenty of time to get your library holds!
Join us: fable.co/club/readers...
I’m excited to share our upcoming book picks in advance so you have plenty of time to get your library holds!
Join us: fable.co/club/readers...
Small Business Saturday ✨
Invest in your growth, your practice, your creativity.
My bibliotherapy workshops are 40% off with code LIT until Nov 30.
Thank you for supporting a Black Puerto Rican–owned small business. 🤎📚
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon
Invest in your growth, your practice, your creativity.
My bibliotherapy workshops are 40% off with code LIT until Nov 30.
Thank you for supporting a Black Puerto Rican–owned small business. 🤎📚
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Small Business Saturday ✨
Invest in your growth, your practice, your creativity.
My bibliotherapy workshops are 40% off with code LIT until Nov 30.
Thank you for supporting a Black Puerto Rican–owned small business. 🤎📚
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon
Invest in your growth, your practice, your creativity.
My bibliotherapy workshops are 40% off with code LIT until Nov 30.
Thank you for supporting a Black Puerto Rican–owned small business. 🤎📚
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon
Matching Mommy and Me hats for our date today! We’re heading to see Zootopia 2 with her bestie and it’s a surprise! 🤭☺️
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Matching Mommy and Me hats for our date today! We’re heading to see Zootopia 2 with her bestie and it’s a surprise! 🤭☺️
Substack trend to introduce Words of Wellness with assets from a few posts.
Join me there for all things Bibliotherapy, mom life, poetic reflections and books I love!
substack.com/@literapynyc?r
Join me there for all things Bibliotherapy, mom life, poetic reflections and books I love!
substack.com/@literapynyc?r
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Substack trend to introduce Words of Wellness with assets from a few posts.
Join me there for all things Bibliotherapy, mom life, poetic reflections and books I love!
substack.com/@literapynyc?r
Join me there for all things Bibliotherapy, mom life, poetic reflections and books I love!
substack.com/@literapynyc?r
✨ Black Friday Sale!
For a limited time, you can take 40% off my Bibliotherapy Intro Course and my Course for Librarians — two of my most-requested offerings for anyone who wants to bring healing, storytelling, and culturally grounded care into their work.
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon=LIT
For a limited time, you can take 40% off my Bibliotherapy Intro Course and my Course for Librarians — two of my most-requested offerings for anyone who wants to bring healing, storytelling, and culturally grounded care into their work.
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon=LIT
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
✨ Black Friday Sale!
For a limited time, you can take 40% off my Bibliotherapy Intro Course and my Course for Librarians — two of my most-requested offerings for anyone who wants to bring healing, storytelling, and culturally grounded care into their work.
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon=LIT
For a limited time, you can take 40% off my Bibliotherapy Intro Course and my Course for Librarians — two of my most-requested offerings for anyone who wants to bring healing, storytelling, and culturally grounded care into their work.
literapynyc.podia.com?coupon=LIT
May your day be full of nourishment, softness, and the kind of rest you don’t have to apologize for. 🧡📚
Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias, mi gente!
Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias, mi gente!
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
May your day be full of nourishment, softness, and the kind of rest you don’t have to apologize for. 🧡📚
Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias, mi gente!
Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias, mi gente!
My husband has been avoiding eye contact with my since yesterday because he’s tired of running to the grocery store 😂
Let the festivities begin! 👨🏾🍳
Let the festivities begin! 👨🏾🍳
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My husband has been avoiding eye contact with my since yesterday because he’s tired of running to the grocery store 😂
Let the festivities begin! 👨🏾🍳
Let the festivities begin! 👨🏾🍳
Honoring Viola Ford Fletcher, who transitioned at 111 years old 🕊️
Mother Fletcher was just seven when the thriving Black community of Greenwood was destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
If you’ve never read her memoir, Don’t Let Them Bury My Story, this is the moment.
Mother Fletcher was just seven when the thriving Black community of Greenwood was destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
If you’ve never read her memoir, Don’t Let Them Bury My Story, this is the moment.
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Honoring Viola Ford Fletcher, who transitioned at 111 years old 🕊️
Mother Fletcher was just seven when the thriving Black community of Greenwood was destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
If you’ve never read her memoir, Don’t Let Them Bury My Story, this is the moment.
Mother Fletcher was just seven when the thriving Black community of Greenwood was destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
If you’ve never read her memoir, Don’t Let Them Bury My Story, this is the moment.
Sometimes you have to let people know: “I know you’re grieving but I’m not your punching bag.”
Currently reading 🎧: The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross pub date Jan 27 ‘26
Thank you Macmillan Audio for the gifted ALC 💙 #booksky
Currently reading 🎧: The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross pub date Jan 27 ‘26
Thank you Macmillan Audio for the gifted ALC 💙 #booksky
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Sometimes you have to let people know: “I know you’re grieving but I’m not your punching bag.”
Currently reading 🎧: The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross pub date Jan 27 ‘26
Thank you Macmillan Audio for the gifted ALC 💙 #booksky
Currently reading 🎧: The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross pub date Jan 27 ‘26
Thank you Macmillan Audio for the gifted ALC 💙 #booksky
Had the honor of blurbing Exit Tickets by Kenneth Chanko, and y’all…this story took me right back into the heart of school social worker life in the BX🙌🏾
It’s messy, real, emotional, and so true to what it means to care for vulnerable kids in systems that don’t always know how to care for them back.
It’s messy, real, emotional, and so true to what it means to care for vulnerable kids in systems that don’t always know how to care for them back.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Had the honor of blurbing Exit Tickets by Kenneth Chanko, and y’all…this story took me right back into the heart of school social worker life in the BX🙌🏾
It’s messy, real, emotional, and so true to what it means to care for vulnerable kids in systems that don’t always know how to care for them back.
It’s messy, real, emotional, and so true to what it means to care for vulnerable kids in systems that don’t always know how to care for them back.
With Love From Harlem by ReShonda Tate brings Hazel Scott to life.
As a therapist using narrative, Hazel’s brilliance, her resolve to not lose herself in Adam Clayton Powell’s shadow, her friendships, her art 😮💨every page is a reminder that reclaiming yourself is its own revolution. Coming Jan 27!
As a therapist using narrative, Hazel’s brilliance, her resolve to not lose herself in Adam Clayton Powell’s shadow, her friendships, her art 😮💨every page is a reminder that reclaiming yourself is its own revolution. Coming Jan 27!
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
With Love From Harlem by ReShonda Tate brings Hazel Scott to life.
As a therapist using narrative, Hazel’s brilliance, her resolve to not lose herself in Adam Clayton Powell’s shadow, her friendships, her art 😮💨every page is a reminder that reclaiming yourself is its own revolution. Coming Jan 27!
As a therapist using narrative, Hazel’s brilliance, her resolve to not lose herself in Adam Clayton Powell’s shadow, her friendships, her art 😮💨every page is a reminder that reclaiming yourself is its own revolution. Coming Jan 27!
Cynthia Erivo’s Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much is the kind of memoir that reminds you why self-belief is 🔑
She shares her backstory as a Black British queer woman from South London and the tenacity it took for her to follow her dreams despite the haters.
She shares her backstory as a Black British queer woman from South London and the tenacity it took for her to follow her dreams despite the haters.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Cynthia Erivo’s Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much is the kind of memoir that reminds you why self-belief is 🔑
She shares her backstory as a Black British queer woman from South London and the tenacity it took for her to follow her dreams despite the haters.
She shares her backstory as a Black British queer woman from South London and the tenacity it took for her to follow her dreams despite the haters.
Meet Medusa before the myth fixes her in place. Young Meddy shines as a curious, brave, protagonist whose feminist lens sharpens with every betrayal, revelation, and act of courage.
This is Medusa reimagined with tenderness and power. She’s a girl becoming her own story and I love that for her 🐍
This is Medusa reimagined with tenderness and power. She’s a girl becoming her own story and I love that for her 🐍
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Meet Medusa before the myth fixes her in place. Young Meddy shines as a curious, brave, protagonist whose feminist lens sharpens with every betrayal, revelation, and act of courage.
This is Medusa reimagined with tenderness and power. She’s a girl becoming her own story and I love that for her 🐍
This is Medusa reimagined with tenderness and power. She’s a girl becoming her own story and I love that for her 🐍
Curtice invites us to become “story doulas,” tending to one another’s truths with care, witnessing, and kinship. She reminds us that some stories nourish connection… and some keep us stuck.
Reflection for you:
Which stories in your life feel ready to grow… and which might you be ready to release?
Reflection for you:
Which stories in your life feel ready to grow… and which might you be ready to release?
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Curtice invites us to become “story doulas,” tending to one another’s truths with care, witnessing, and kinship. She reminds us that some stories nourish connection… and some keep us stuck.
Reflection for you:
Which stories in your life feel ready to grow… and which might you be ready to release?
Reflection for you:
Which stories in your life feel ready to grow… and which might you be ready to release?
just finished The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Williams (pub date: Jan 27) and I don’t think I’ve ever read a multigenerational story with intersecting timelines that I didn’t have to create a family tree for not once. This book shows why the bonds between Black women are so deeply spiritual
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just finished The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Williams (pub date: Jan 27) and I don’t think I’ve ever read a multigenerational story with intersecting timelines that I didn’t have to create a family tree for not once. This book shows why the bonds between Black women are so deeply spiritual
Reposted by Em Rumble, LICSW
It’s my stop on the #PRHeritageMonthBookstaTour and I’m highlighting Lily Anderson, a queer YA author of Afro-Puerto Rican descent! Anderson has 8 books & contributed to 3 anthologies, all w/ diverse characters.
#PRHeritageMonth #Booksky #LatineBooksky #LatinxBooksky
#PRHeritageMonth #Booksky #LatineBooksky #LatinxBooksky
November 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It’s my stop on the #PRHeritageMonthBookstaTour and I’m highlighting Lily Anderson, a queer YA author of Afro-Puerto Rican descent! Anderson has 8 books & contributed to 3 anthologies, all w/ diverse characters.
#PRHeritageMonth #Booksky #LatineBooksky #LatinxBooksky
#PRHeritageMonth #Booksky #LatineBooksky #LatinxBooksky