Benefits of Therapeutic Writing

By using 'free-flow' techniques, The Writing Journey helps you to break through barriers, inhibitions and internal censors. This allows you to discover previously hidden emotions, lost memories and trapped voices. Through the guided writing exercises, you have the chance to go deep within and to look out with fresh vision.

Writing as a Self-Help Tool

The Writing Journey enhances personal development, and can lead to positive transformation. We guarantee that you will discover something new on this course.

Self-Discovery: Meet Your Real Self

Get in touch with lost feelings and hidden memories
Access and reassess memories
Explore habitual patterns and assumptions
Deepen self-knowledge

Self-Growth: Improve Yourself

Clarify and develop thoughts
Develop new perspectives
Gain insight into the viewpoints of others
Acquire a wider range and better developed personal voice

Self-Empowerment: Strengthen Yourself

Extend self-awareness
Deepen and expand the understanding of your individuality
Enhance self-esteem

Writing as a Healing Art

Writing about traumatic events is not only beneficial to emotional healing. Professor James W. Pennebaker's research shows that it lowers heart rates, increases the body's resistance to infection, and enhances the sense of overall well-being. It has also been reported to help with asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and post-operative wounds.

Emotional Healing

Release trapped feelings and blocked emotions
Overcome emotional and creative blocks
Develop new interpretations of your personal history
Enhance emotional balance

Physical Healing

Reduce stress levels
Decrease blood pressure
Boost the immune system and resilience
Improve overall physical and health

Other long term health benefits

Left and right brain balance
Protection against damaging internal stress
A record of changes in moods and reactions

Writing to unblock creativity

It sounds like a strange concept - especially if you are a blocked writer - that writing can help you break through barriers to creativity. But it can and does. The spontaneous discovery writing techniques will help in all areas of creativity.

You may find that you:

discover a new voice
re-discover lost dreams
uncover hidden hopes and memories
develop fresh views and insights
see past experiences differently

Try it out, you have everything to gain.
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