Beth Jacobs
Beth Jacobs, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and life-time journaler, and the combination has led to a career in therapeutic writing, and several books, including Writing for Emotional Balance (New Harbinger Publishers, 2005), Paper Sky: What Happened After Anne Frank’s Diary Ended (CreateSpace, 2014), Grandparents Rock (edited writings from an expressive writing group, CreateSpace, 2015), The Original Buddhist Psychology (North Atlantic Books, 2017), and A Buddhist Journal: Guided Practices for Writers and Meditators (North Atlantic Books, release date summer, 2018). She is a long-standing member of the National Association for Poetry Therapy and writes a column for NAPT called The Journaler’s Corner. Beth has also served on the faculty of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for over twenty years.
Beth has followed where her interests lead in the creative and expressive possibilities for deepening the experience of life. This has resulted in many adventures, workshops, fascinating studies and enriching connections. She is happy to share the love of writing on the IAJW Council.
"Beth Jacobs’ thoughtful prompts offer one the opportunity to explore a variety of feelings, which may otherwise be buried deep within. I can imagine using them with several groups I facilitate and believe they will lead to meaningful discussions." Merle R. Saferstein
"Beth Jacobs' writing prompts are like hot fudge sundaes (minus the calories): delicious and creative treats, deeply satisfying, and layered with complex and rich flavors. And like sundaes, your eyes will sparkle once you have finished [responding to] it." Ruth Folit, Founder and Past Director of IAJW.
"If I had just ten minutes to write, Beth’s prompts would be the first I’d turn to if I were wondering what should I write? or felt I was tired of the same ol’ way of looking at things and wanted to experience the writer in me that had been a stranger and maybe would just take off the top of my head, as Emily Dickinson said. And if I did half of them, I'd have enough material for ten years!"
Perie Longo, Ph.D., R.P.T.
Emeritus Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara, California
Author of Baggage Claim and 3 other books of poetry and former President of the National Association for Poetry Therapy