{"id":26,"date":"2013-11-19T23:52:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T04:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healwritenow.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2015-10-29T18:07:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T22:07:40","slug":"comfort-corner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/comfort-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Write to Heal Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1168\" src=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/023-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"023\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/023.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>WRITING HEALS.<\/h2>\n<p>Studies show writing improves health, sleep and wound healing.<\/p>\n<h4>WRITING TRANSFORMS LIVES<\/h4>\n<p>I know this as a writer, mother and trauma survivor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>If it helps one person, just one, it was worth it<\/em>, is what writers know and say.\u00a0Maybe you are the one\u00a0your words need to reach. Turning to the unconditional open page is an affordable way to reduce stress. You don&#8217;t have to worry about grammar, punctuation and sharing your writing to benefit.<\/li>\n<li>The power of the pen need not be limited to those\u00a0getting published\u00a0or paid to write.<\/li>\n<li>Writing expressively is done to help you unburden your body, let go of shame and help you feel better.<\/li>\n<li>Writing expressively is free and takes little time. You can write, starting now, for ten to twenty minutes a day without censoring yourself or thinking too much. If you do this four days in a row and write honestly and with emotion you can expect positive results. It does not have to be a daily habit if you think, &#8220;I&#8217;m not the journal writing type.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Studies show writing about trauma for four consecutive days in a row improves sleep, wound healing, reduces doctor visits, missed work or school days. You can make an appointment to write, with yourself and you don&#8217;t have to waste gas or fork over a co-pay. Or, you can share what you write in therapy and get more bang for your buck.<\/li>\n<li>Sharing your deepest feelings is up to you. You may get added benefit by reading or showing someone what you wrote. But even if you stick in in a shredder you still get benefits. In fact,\u00a0sharing is only helpful if you are not judged, shamed or criticized. If you might be it&#8217;s better to keep your words to yourself. Again, sharing is up to you. You are empowered and decide if, what and when to share. Or not.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homepage.psy.utexas.edu\/homepage\/faculty\/pennebaker\/home2000\/jwphome.htm\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">James Pennebaker<\/a> is the first to do this research but countless studies have been done since the late 1980&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>Want to do it with support, guidance or coaching? You can go to workshops or classes if you like to write in a group or be instructed. You can come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/free-write-friday-night-starting-oct-2-2015-in-weymouth\/\">Heal Write Now Center<\/a>. You can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/chilmarkwritingworkshop.com\/\">Nancy Slonim Aronie<\/a> who teaches on Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, at Kripalu and Omega. You can learn about <a href=\"http:\/\/lauradavis.net\/\">Laura Davis <\/a>offers in person workshops and FREE online prompts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can\u2019t change the past but we can limit the negative impact it has on our health, happiness and well being. You are\u00a0entitled to joy and deserving of good health.\u00a0Be a break-the-cycle person.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to HEAL WRITE NOW!<\/p>\n<h3>More on Why Writing to Heal Trauma is Necessary.<\/h3>\n<h3><em>Adversity is Toxic\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>I haven\u2019t met one person with post-traumatic stress who said recovery was easy. None have said they\u00a0were\u00a0overwhelmed with too much support, hope, tools or\u00a0resources.<\/p>\n<p>None.<\/p>\n<p>Most have felt bad for failing to &#8220;get over it&#8221; faster, for struggling with anxiety, sadness, insomnia, aches, pains or serious illness. Many have battled addictions and self-destructive habits or patterns.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until I learned about the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and test that I understood why. And my compassion grew exponentially. If you want to better understand how and why traumatic stress causes so much damage here&#8217;s the link to the Centers for Disease Control &amp; Prevention discussing the findings of this important research.<\/p>\n<p>The more adversity in childhood the more lifelong heath and social problems. In fact, extreme adversity in childhood causes early mortality of up to 19 years. Years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2241\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2241\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2241\" src=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Trauma-glasses-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Margaret Bellafiore\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Trauma-glasses-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Trauma-glasses.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Margaret Bellafiore<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The good news is that writing can help If you had a rough childhood you aren&#8217;t a failure or less resilient than others. Chances are you are carrying a heavier load and you might need to find n<\/p>\n<p>This causes a burden to the body and I can give you a one or two-hour educational review to help educate you and so you can grow compassion for yourself as well as learn practical tools to deal with traumatic stress symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a therapist. I share as someone with the expertise of research and more importantly, lived experience.\u00a0I share what I know and have learned.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-215\" src=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slide2-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"slide2\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slide2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slide2.jpg 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>ACTIVISM<\/h2>\n<h3>The Personal is Political but&#8230;<\/h3>\n<h3>It&#8217;s Not Enough<\/h3>\n<p>The only cure for trauma is prevention. We need to keep other people from being injured.<\/p>\n<p>We need to support those who have been.<\/p>\n<p>And we must be honest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How about we tell the truth about living with developmental trauma?<\/li>\n<li>What if we\u00a0speak\u00a0out about injustice so that we can advocate for ourselves and children?<\/li>\n<li>What could we be doing for and in\u00a0the world if our financial resources were not spent on therapy,\u00a0self-help, symptom relief and soothing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To change, we don\u2019t just need an hour a week in therapy. Or medication. We need to change society and the medical system that shames people for being victims but doesn&#8217;t support efforts to break-the-cycle or support varied approaches to healing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s figure out how to heal from adverse childhood experiences so the next generation won&#8217;t have to.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s\u00a0document what we learn and make it easier for each others.<\/p>\n<p>I have come out as a trauma survivor, abuse survivor and someone with post-traumatic stress because I love my life, know healing, happiness and joy are possible. But for years I didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The healing power of writing is available to everyone and especially powerful to those who have endured trauma(s).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Write to heal trauma because you have a right to heal trauma. You can start today, at home or alone, just by taking pen to paper. For more guidance, support or to do so in community please visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/free-write-friday-night-starting-oct-2-2015-in-weymouth\/\"> HWN (Heal Write Now Center) offerings<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-843\" src=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HealWriteNow-300x224.png\" alt=\"HealWriteNow\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HealWriteNow-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HealWriteNow.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WRITING HEALS. Studies show writing improves health, sleep and wound healing. WRITING TRANSFORMS LIVES I know this as a writer, mother and trauma survivor. 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