Writing Practice Prescription

Seeking the keyboard when everything else calls you away from your computer may be easier with these words from Sara Davidson in her Newsweek Jan 22nd, 2007 article, The First Day of the Rest of My Life:
“That’s the real reason to continue writing now: for the periods when your mind is humming and the narrative [...]

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It may not be a surprise to you at all to know that writing your own life story can be healing and helpful to you. But did you know that writing your story can help others?
Dr. Robert Sommer, in his 2003 article, The Use of Autobiography in Psychotherapy, notes that a recent explosion of published [...]

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by
Ellen Taliaferro, MD
In a previous post, What Is Your ACE Score, I noted that the founders of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study reported 10 adverse childhood experiences that impact your current state of health. That post also provided a link to a site that will let you determine what your ACE score is. (You [...]

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I have coined the term WellWriting® to name an ongoing writing practice. WellWriting is a form of therapeutic, expressive, and focused autobiographical writing that has been shown to improve numerous health conditions. This form of writing is easy to do, inexpensive, and requires no research other than self-exploration.
WellWriting has helped many people recovering from traumatic [...]

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After the Diagnosis by Donna L. Pikula, D.D.S., M.S., lives up to its subtitle: How to Look Out for Yourself or a Loved One. This 275-page book may be one of the best self-help books available for the lay reader receiving a new diagnosis of life-altering concern.
Most self-help books in the health area come from [...]

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Welcome to the reconstructed website for the Writing Practice Prescription. This site is dedicated to developing an ongoing writing practice for healing and helping. All comments and suggestions are welcome.
If you have come here looking for a previous post or article, many apologies. Most of the files belonging to the original website along with backups [...]

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