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Writing Is Food for the Soul and You Have the Ingredients on Hand by Sheila Bender

In Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore writes that a client he counseled was having problems with food and dreamt that her esophagus was made of plastic and wasn’t reaching her stomach. Moore says: The esophagus is an excellent image of one of the soul’s chief functions: to transfer material of the outside world into ... Read More >>

The Ten Principles of Transformative Writing by Sherry Reiter

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 >>

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Writing Is Food for the Soul and You Have the Ingredients on Hand by Sheila Bender

The Ten Principles of Transformative Writing by Sherry Reiter

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