Resources

Articles:

Minds of Steel
How Journaling Helps Real Estate Professionals Think Like Winners
By Stephanie Andre
Fast Lane - Put it in writing
By Mark Scott
http://www.kpchr.org/public/news/news.aspx
Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Keeping Food Diaries Doubles Weight Loss, Center for Health Research

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/people/everyone_has_a_story_to_tell.html
Everyone Has a Story to Tell, by Abigail Thomas, AARP
http://novascotiabusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?sid=141632&sc=107
BizTips: Break Free of Bad Habits
By Tamara Vaughn, The Nova Scotia Business Journal
http://healthaftertrauma.com/sign-up-ww-book-excerpt.html
"WellWriting for Health After Trauma and Abuse: Five WellWriting Ways to Regain Your Health and Life" by Ellen Taliaferro, MD

Writing 'eases stress of cancer'
Getting cancer patients to write about their fears may improve their quality of life, according to a US study.
Let Us Give Thanks. In Writing by Henry Fountain, The New York Times
Television programs, books, radio shows and Web sites point to research that shows that keeping a list of things youre thankful for can make you happier.
http://www.manelockcommunications.com/griefjournal.htm
Journal writing as release, keepsake, communication tool
by Kimberly L. Jackson, The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J.
Writing for the Artist as Therapy
Andrew Lande was educated at Trinity College in Dublin , Ireland and the University of California at Santa Cruz . He has authored The Cigar Connoisseur along with numerous magazine articles on cigars, food & wine and travel. Aside from these areas of interest, Andrew has written for both film and television having sold an original screenplay as well as a two-hour A&E Biography. You can view more of his articles on http://www.nohoartsdistrict.com/literary_arts/how_to.htm
Writing for therapy helps erase effects of trauma
"Write for your Life..." by Anna Quindlen
Dr. Andrew Weil's article, " Journaling: Self Healing through Writing " on page 6 of his monthly newsletter (September, 2005)

Websites:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6849889
Vintage Books to Modern Journals
http://oneminutewriter.blogspot.com
One Minute Writer.
Online journal
Write private or public journal , and share your feelings with thousands of users just like you.

Books:

At a Journal Workshop by Ira Progoff
The Art of Fiction Writing by Emily Hanlon
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Healing through Writing by Anthony D. Parnell
If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
Journaling from the Heart by Eldonna Edwards Bouton
Journal to the Self by Kathleen Adams
Note to Self by Samara O'Shea
Pen on Fire by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
The Right to Write by Julia Cameron
The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing: Writing Myself by Gillie Bolton
Well Writing: For Health after Trauma and Abuse by Ellen H. Taliaferro, M.D.
Write for Life: Healing Body, Mind and Spirit through Journal Writing by
Sheppard B. Kominars
Write It Down, Make it Happen by Henriette Anne Klauser
The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler
Writing Cures edited by Gillie Bolton et al.
Writing from the Body by John Lee
Writing from the Inside Out by Dennis Palumbo
Writing Open the Mind by Andy Couturier
Writing the Mind Alive by Linda Trichter Metcalf and Tobin Simon
Writing to Heal by James W. Pennebaker
Writing to Save Your Life by Michele Weldon
Writing Without Teachers by Peter Elbow
Writing Your Way: Creating a Personal Journal by Ellen Jaffe

For information on our "Writing for the Health of It" individual
consulting sessions visit the Writing Services page.