Kathleen Adams est une pionnière dans le domaine de la thérapie par le journal, s'établissant comme une voix reconnue mondialement. Son travail novateur a guidé des centaines de milliers de personnes vers la guérison, la croissance et la découverte de soi. Adams défend le pouvoir transformateur de l'écriture, offrant des perspectives profondes à travers une méthode à la fois cliniquement fondée et intuitivement engageante. Son approche de l'écriture thérapeutique est si influente qu'elle a été reconnue comme l'une des trois figures les plus importantes dans la tenue de journaux contemporaine.
Focusing on authentic expression of lived experiences, this book explores the transformative power of expressive writing. It highlights its long-standing use in journals, memoirs, and poetry, while also emphasizing recent social science research that confirms its healing benefits. Through insight, personal growth, and skill-building, the practice of expressive writing is presented as a valuable tool for emotional and psychological well-being.
Non-abused, High-functioning People Living Outside of Time
Focusing on developmental trauma, this book explores its impact on individuals and groups in psychotherapy settings. It highlights the journeys of non-abused individuals who confront and process their overwhelming childhood experiences, providing insights into how they navigate and make sense of the chaos in their lives. Through detailed analysis, it sheds light on the therapeutic processes that facilitate healing and personal growth.
Writing a journal is not just about keeping a record of daily events - journal writing provides a unique therapeutic opportunity for facilitating healing and growth.The author of this book guides the reader through developing journal writing to use as a therapeutic tool. Keeping a journal can help the writer to develop a better understanding of themselves, their relationships and the world around them, as well as improve skills of problem-solving, decision-making and planning. As such, journal writing can be a powerful complement to verbal therapy, offering an effective and affordable way of extending support to troubled clients. The book includes advice on working with individuals, facilitating a therapeutic writing group, proposed clinical applications, practical techniques, useful journal prompts, exercises and case vignettes.This clear guide to the basics of journaling and its development as a therapeutic medium will be a valuable handbook for therapists, health and social care practitioners, teachers, life coaches, writing facilitators and any professional seeking personal development in themselves or their clients.
Expressive writing serves as a transformative tool for healing and personal growth, as highlighted in this groundbreaking collection. It offers practical applications that have been successfully utilized by therapists, coaches, healthcare professionals, and educators. The book emphasizes the potential of expressive writing to foster a sense of community and facilitate healing, making it an invaluable resource for anyone looking to enhance their well-being through written expression.