| Automatic writing comes with lots of "ho ho"...or shall | | | | centuries of antidotal data and more current scientific |
| I say "woo woo." But the fact is this exercise | | | | research on meditation. |
| affords the most profound psycho-physiological | | | | Nonetheless, once implicit trauma releases in the form |
| healing on the planet. | | | | of the written word, the natural state of harmony |
| You may be familiar with the well-known research by | | | | appears in what remains. And from here, there is |
| James Pennebaker, Ph.D., et. al. in the 80's revealing | | | | greater well-being, less pain, fewer symptoms. |
| the health and healing effects of writing about | | | | 1st Hand Testimonial on Benefits of Writing for |
| traumatic experiences. This research showed that | | | | Healing Abuse |
| those who journal regularly about traumatic | | | | In my own personal life, I took solace in the pen and |
| experiences had fewer illnesses and physical | | | | wrote about the most traumatic experience of my |
| symptoms, less depression and anxiety, greater | | | | life...my experience of and extradition from an abusive |
| cellular immune-system function...and the list goes on. | | | | relationship. The creation of this book afforded me |
| How Writing Helps Domestic Abuse Survivors | | | | an experience more satisfying then ever imaginable. |
| So what is it about writing and what is the healing | | | | To this day people ask what is your secret to |
| mystery of automatic writing. I believe that writing | | | | thriving admits adversity. Here it is. |
| automatically about traumatic experiences releases | | | | If you have weathered trauma of an abusive |
| the embedded physical trauma from the tissue...from | | | | relationship, make friends with your pen or keyboard. |
| the cells...from the psyche. | | | | Go to it daily and effortlessly let the words write |
| And the mere lingering in the attentional state of | | | | themselves. You will happily welcome the glow that |
| focused effortless mindfulness, suffice it to say | | | | follows this discipline and your body will thank you for |
| serves as a platform for magnificent release and | | | | letting the trauma go. |
| significant healing. This fact we know from the | | | | |