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Narratives of Writing as Healing

Narratives of Writing as Healing

Jennifer Lynne Bird
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781522559818|ISBN10: 1522559817|EISBN13: 9781522559825
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5981-8.ch008
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Bird, Jennifer Lynne. "Narratives of Writing as Healing." Healing Through the Arts for Non-Clinical Practitioners, edited by Jenny Bopp, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 108-123. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5981-8.ch008

APA

Bird, J. L. (2019). Narratives of Writing as Healing. In J. Bopp, A. Grebe, & J. Denny (Eds.), Healing Through the Arts for Non-Clinical Practitioners (pp. 108-123). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5981-8.ch008

Chicago

Bird, Jennifer Lynne. "Narratives of Writing as Healing." In Healing Through the Arts for Non-Clinical Practitioners, edited by Jenny Bopp, Amy M. Grebe, and Joanna Hope Denny, 108-123. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5981-8.ch008

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Abstract

Writing as an art form helps people heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually. This chapter uses the theory of narrative inquiry to present a first-person case study of the author's writing life dovetailed with research illustrating how writing helps people heal. Writing methods will help educators, patients, people experiencing struggles, and anyone who wants to transfer thoughts to the page. Writing helps people cope with adversity, reframe situations to show a more optimistic attitude, and feel safe because the written page will not judge its author. Journal prompts serve as resources for the reader to begin or continue a writing practice.

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