The process of a person responding to prompts and
writing about his or her thoughts and feelings. While
journal writing is typically associated with
writing classrooms,
writing teachers including Julia Cameron, Natalie Goldberg, and Donald Murray advocate that
journal writing can be done by anyone, anywhere.
Journal writing can be adapted to create pain
journals, where patients record the level of pain felt and the actions which caused the pain. Pain
journals can subsequently be shared with medical professionals to enhance the healing process. Students in an English classroom, patients in a physical therapy clinic, and readers of this chapter in their living rooms can pick up a pen, paper, and just write.
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