Writing for Healing Archives - Heal Write Now for Trauma Survivors & Adults Abused as Children https://healwritenow.com Writing & Inspiration to Heal Trauma Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:32:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.5 My Free-Write Life, Medical Update, & Blizzard Photos (all over the place, like me) https://healwritenow.com/my-free-write-life-medical-update-blizzard-photos-all-over-the-place-like-me/ https://healwritenow.com/my-free-write-life-medical-update-blizzard-photos-all-over-the-place-like-me/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2022 18:37:13 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=5387 I had the chance to do three free-writing sessions in the last week. Free-writing offers me an opportunity to be prompted by some brand new idea. It provokes writing I don’t always expect and helps me consider and reflect on the present (and the past) in new ways. I love doing it in community as […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/my-free-write-life-medical-update-blizzard-photos-all-over-the-place-like-me/feed/ 6 12 Secret Names of Cancer https://healwritenow.com/12-secret-names-of-cancer/ https://healwritenow.com/12-secret-names-of-cancer/#respond Wed, 05 May 2021 12:24:19 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=5290 Soul-crushing cell proliferator Maximum-tolerated dosing pharma incubator where my body once was Ender of life lived with any sense of certainty Cause of instant aging Intestine-twisting bowel blocker Malignant fluid magnet Lymph node disrupter Future interuptor Basic bodily functions challenger Chaos creating love bringer   Life song record skipper Deliverer of divine pause The twelve […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/12-secret-names-of-cancer/feed/ 0 The New Story of My Life…. https://healwritenow.com/the-new-story-of-my-life/ https://healwritenow.com/the-new-story-of-my-life/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2019 22:55:58 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=4951 Note: The title of this piece came from a writing prompt given by Donna Jenson during one of her online writing circles in which I’ve been an eager student. I’ve been in a strange and new place where I’ve felt my own voice changing some when it’s always been clear, strong, and singular (even when I’ve […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/the-new-story-of-my-life/feed/ 5 Writing is My Sacred Space https://healwritenow.com/writing-is-my-sacred-space/ https://healwritenow.com/writing-is-my-sacred-space/#respond Mon, 27 May 2019 14:29:56 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=4947 I’ve missed free-writing and being part of a writing community. So, I joined an online workshop every other Saturday with Donna Jenson of Time to Tell. It’s been so much fun, even when the writing goes deep and into hard cracks and crevices, it doesn’t feel hard, it feels fantastic and wonderful. Though I say, […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/writing-is-my-sacred-space/feed/ 0 Joy Juice: Drips & Sips https://healwritenow.com/joy-juice-drips-sips/ https://healwritenow.com/joy-juice-drips-sips/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:00:58 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=4884 I suck at joy. It’s that simple. It’s a practice I’ve not practiced that much. I’m not good at it, and it’s not comfortable. I don’t prioritize it or even always get what people mean when they talk about joy. It’s how I used to feel about self-care, to be honest. Kind of clueless and […]

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