Psychological trauma is bad for your health. The stress of abuse, violence, or the unexpected death of a loved one can cause all sorts of health problems. People suffering after these events may stop ...

As an advocate of writing for healing, I often find that there are students in my workshops who are trying to come to terms with past traumas. A large number of those dealing with such traumas have ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Milestone anniversaries of devastating events, like Hurricane Katrina, can bring back raw emotions and unprocessed trauma. Writing about those experiences can be as powerful ...

PORTSMOUTH — The first of many journals Diannely Antigua has written in throughout her life was a childhood Christmas gift from her sister. In it, she penned her feelings about her fifth-grade crush ...

Content warning: readers are advised this article talks about sexual abuse and child sexual abuse. As a writer who has experienced the trauma of sexual violence – and who reads and writes about it – ...

Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text ...

BEHIND THE WALLS of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, incarcerated individuals are writing powerful narratives to share with the world about childhood trauma. It was a first-of-its-kind graduation on ...

In a spirit of genuine exchange, experimentation, and connection, we invite colleagues—writers, scholars, artists, and practitioners—who seek to work across boundaries and build knowledges in ways ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everything in The Road to the Country — a story of love, brotherhood, atonement, and friendship mostly set during the Biafran War ...