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The Therapeutic Benefits of Writing: Part II Emotional

The Therapeutic Benefits of Writing: Part II Emotional

Previously, we dove deep into the cognitive benefits of writing. Now, we shift our focus within the human brain to the space of emotion. There are countless therapeutic interventions that explore emotions and utilize writing, but none quite to the extent of Narrative...

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The Therapeutic Benefits of Writing: Part I Cognitive

The Therapeutic Benefits of Writing: Part I Cognitive

As a college writing professor and mindfulness practitioner who now studies Marriage and Family Therapy, I enjoy observing the intersections between the act of writing and its uses in the therapy room and beyond. Consider all of the ways you might have used writing to...

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Learning Your Language and Creating Our Own

By Nina TracyI’ve been thinking a lot recently about the idea that when you choose to become involved with another person intimately it is somewhat like two people from different countries (or in some cases different planets) coming together to create a new country or...

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