Bibliograph

Expressive writing, words that heal : using expressive writing to overcome traumas and emotional upheavals, resolve issues, improve health, and buid resilience, James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, the University of Texas at Austin, and John F. Evans, Ed.D., Integrative Health Coach, Wellness & Writing Connections

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Expressive writing, words that heal : using expressive writing to overcome traumas and emotional upheavals, resolve issues, improve health, and buid resilience, James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, the University of Texas at Austin, and John F. Evans, Ed.D., Integrative Health Coach, Wellness & Writing Connections

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-196)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Expressive writing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

866859969

Responsibility statement

James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, the University of Texas at Austin, and John F. Evans, Ed.D., Integrative Health Coach, Wellness & Writing Connections

Sub title

words that heal : using expressive writing to overcome traumas and emotional upheavals, resolve issues, improve health, and buid resilience

Summary

"Write about what keeps you awake at night." That's the advice James Pennebaker and John Evans offer in Expressive Writing: Words that Heal. This book will help you overcome the traumas and emotional upheavals that are keeping you awake. You'll resolve issues, improve your health, and build resilience. Based on nearly 30 years of scientific research, the book shows you how and when expressive writing can improve your health. Its clear explanations of the writing process will enable you to express your most serious issues and deal with them through writing".-- book cover

Table Of Contents

The essentials of writing for health. Why write about trauma or emotional upheaval? -- How can we get ready to write? -- What are the basic writing techniques? -- How can we look back at our writing? -- Experimenting with writing. Writing to break mental blocks -- Writing to appreciate the good in a sometimes bad world -- Writing and editing your story -- Writing to change perspectives -- Writing in different contexts -- Writing creatively with fiction, poetry, dance, and art -- Transform your health: writing to heal. Expressive writing -- Transactional writing -- Poetic writing -- Story telling -- Affirmative writing -- Legacy writing -- Conclusions

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Words that heal

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