"As I've shared before, when I was 12, I was playing at a friend's house one hot August afternoon when I was told I was needed at home. As I turned into my long driveway, I saw the lights of an ambulance, a stretcher being loaded into the back. The doors slammed shut. The whirling lights threw red streaks across the oaks as it sped past me out of our driveway. No one noticed the small, pale, immobilized girl standing by the mailbox."
"I know what it's like to feel as if you're swimming hard against an invisible tide of trauma from the past, or high octane stressors in your current life, or chronic health conditions that never seem to abate. And I know how hard it is to pour your energy into healing in the midst of it all. When the world spins into chaos, these are the moments when we're most likely to resist taking care of our own well-being."
Over 30 years of research show powerful health benefits from writing to heal. Information alone is insufficient to rewire entrenched neural patterns tied to trauma and stress. Early loss and traumatic experiences can plant deep wounds that resurface across decades and affect daily functioning. People often resist self-care during chaotic, high-stress periods, and caregivers—especially women—may prioritize others over their own inner well-being. Targeted, neuroscience-informed writing prompts and exercises can help individuals reflect on deeply felt memories, gain new insights, and begin practical steps toward emotional and physiological healing.
Read at Psychology Today
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