Writing Practice Prescription

Just 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week

We teach what we need to learn,

We preach what we need to do, and

We write what we need to know.

–Ellen Taliaferro, MD

Did you know that medical research now validates what many writers have asserted for years: writing heals?

Most of the research studies ask participants to write 15 minutes a day three times a week about traumatic or emotionally-charged events in their lives. These participants are compared to other study participants who are told to “just write” about anything for the same time and frequency. Many of the subjects writing about past trauma or emotionally-charged events perform and feel better than the “control” subjects.

Future posts will explore writing as a therapeutic, self-help activity.

For now please take a moment to read about The Writing Practice Prescription.

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