Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When used correctly, therapeutic writing is an effective tool in psychotherapy and self-help. But who is it suitable for and how ...

Writing therapy, whether as a solo practice or done in partnership with a licensed mental health clinician, has long been a powerful tool “for unpacking and making sense of our thoughts and feelings,” ...

As a writer and trauma researcher, I’m fascinated by the connection between writing (an act), healing (a process), and health (a state). In clinical practice and in workshops and courses I’ve led, ...

A comparatively quick treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, in which a patient writes about traumatic experiences in five supervised 30-minute sessions, is as effective as the therapies most ...

After signing a publishing contract, I worked hard for a good year until March 2023 to write a long essay on food in the prison system. It’s a subject that’s worthy of public interest, but it’s also ...

Now, write it down and tell it in first-person, as if it’s happening right now. Vividly describe what it looks, sounds, smells, tastes and feels like. Don’t hold back. Such an exercise could be ...

When I need to find new ways of looking at something or I feel stuck, I try non-dominant hand writing therapy. I simply switch my pen to my left hand, write with my non-dominant writing hand and let ...

Some of my students have been assaulted. Others have been homeless, jobless or broke, some suffer from depression, anxiety or grief. Some fight addiction, cancer or for custody. Many are in pain and ...

Now, write it down and tell it in first-person, as if it’s happening right now. Vividly describe what it looks, sounds, smells, tastes and feels like. Don’t hold back. Such an exercise could be ...