When my husband was in a Tucson ICU after sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the end of 2003, my journal was one of the first items I reached for. It went into the satchel I carried daily to the hospital and later to the rehab center. During those chaotic forty days and the ... Read More >>
Written by Debora McCulliss “Autobiographic writing explores the secret dark places of human experiences, but it also celebrates the joy of being human.” –Tristine Rainer In the process of translating experience into language, writing an illness narrative can strengthen the patient’s voice and facilitate heightened self-awareness, introspection, catharsis, clarity and completion. Conscious construction of the ... Read More >>
Sherry Reiter, PhD, LCSW There are ten basic concepts that can assist us in understanding why writing may facilitate transformation. The same principles that were used in ancient healing apply to the current practice of creative “righting” or writing for emotional balance. These important healing principles have withstood the tests of time. 1. MASTERY Remember ... Read More >>
Written by Janice Putrino Have you ever made a major decision or change in your life or career because you were stressed or burned out, only to realize that maybe it was not your life or job that was the problem, but the way you managed the stress? Many of us in the medical profession ... Read More >>
Written by Janice Putrino I heard the words you have cancer and I heard nothing else after that. I was so afraid and didn’t know where to turn. I didn’t share my own feelings because I was afraid of burdening or worrying my family and friends. I wondered if this was it for me — ... Read More >>