Louise Desalvo
Writing As a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives
- ISBN 13:
- 9780807072431
- author:
- Louise Desalvo
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Beacon Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 240
- Genre:
- Coping with Illness
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Writing as a Way of Healing: Transforming Our Lives Through Storytelling. In this inspiring book, Louise DeSalvo reveals the healing power of writing, drawing on twenty years of research. She shows how writing can help heal emotional and physical wounds that are an inevitable part of life, contrary to what many self-help books claim. Instead, she shares a program based on scientific studies about the efficacy of using writing as a restorative tool. DeSalvo draws on the experiences of writers who have been transformed by the writing process, including those from various backgrounds and styles. She offers valuable advice and practical techniques to guide both experienced and beginning writers in harnessing the therapeutic potential of writing.