Writing about struggles and feelings may help you cope with the global pandemic.
Posted April 22, 2020
By The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
At Psychologytoday.com
Category: Journaling
7 Benefits of Doodling You Might Not Know
The Road to Healing: A Journal for Teen Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Journal’s for Teens)
By Jennifer Yonker LCSW (2013)
From Amazon.com: “This is a journal formatted workbook for teen survivors of sexual abuse. Using simple, easy to read headers such as “This is how my life was before the abuse” and “I’m afraid if people knew they would think differently of me” teens are guided through the process of healing from the trauma of sex abuse. This journal can be used by clients of varying skills and abilities and may be used for writing as well as drawing. This journal is perfect as an extra tool for therapists and providers who work with teen survivors of sexual abuse. It has an easy to use and understand format enabling it to be used with younger teens and with teens of varying abilities and skill levels. It is filled with reproducible pages allowing therapists to copy chosen pages for use in therapy. It is ideal for youth who process emotions best through writing and can be used as a tool for art therapists as well.”
Blogging for Mental Health
Patients, caregivers and even psychologists are using blogs and other social media to help each other — and themselves.
By Amy Novotney
June 2014, Vol 45, No. 6
At APA.org (American Psychological Association)
50 More Quick Journal Prompts to Spark Self-Reflection
50 More Quick Journal Prompts to Spark Self-Reflection
By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS
Associate Editor
~ 1 min read
At PsychCentral.com
https://blogs.psychcentral.com/weightless/2017/11/50-more-quick-journal-prompts-to-spark-self-reflection/?utm_source=Psych+Central+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a6a341cba6-GEN_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c648d0eafd-a6a341cba6-29826629
How Expressive Writing Can Support Your Mental Health
How Expressive Writing Can Support Your Mental Health
12/9/2017
By Karen Dempsey, Writer and Psychotherapist
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/karen-dempsey/how-expressive-writing-ca_b_17961716.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-wellbeing http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/karen-dempsey/how-expressive-writing-ca_b_17961716.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-wellbeing
7 Benefits of Doodling You Might Not Know
The Health Benefits of Journaling
The Health Benefits of Journaling
By Maud Purcell, LCSW, CEAP
~ 2 min read
https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-health-benefits-of-journaling/
Writing for Mental Health
Writing for Mental Health
at The American Psychiatric Association website/blog
https://psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2016/09/writing-for-mental-health
The Health Benefits of Journaling
By Maud Purcell, LCSW, CEAP
At PsychCentral.com
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/the-health-benefits-of-journaling/
The Benefits of Journaling
The Benefits of Journaling for Stress Management, by Elizabeth Scott, MS, Stress Management Expert
At About Health.com
http://stress.about.com/od/generaltechniques/p/profilejournal.htm
About Journaling
Journaling, by writing with a pencil in hand, is a way to make connections to the part of your brain that deals with emotions. I am suggesting that you consider journaling about your feeling related to your family relationships. Even one sentence a day can be enlightening. One day you could write about what your grateful for in your family, another day about miscommunications you experience, and another day what you love and appreciate about your family members and/or about what they do that drives you crazy. You could also write a letter to your child self and provide nurturing you didn’t get. Or write to your 90 year old self and ask for advice. The point is to go inside yourself by writing to gain more insight into your feelings that are below the surface. You don’t have to share these in a session unless you would like to. It’s just for you.