Journal Writing as a Coping Mechanism: A Case Study of a Gifted Young Woman - Lucy Maud MontgomeryThis paper explores the childhood and adolescent years in the life of well-known Canadian author, Lucy Maud Montgomery. The purpose of this article is to show how she used personal journaling as...
People who do this, recording their deepest thoughts and feelings, often show improved mental and physical health, says James Pennebaker, PhD, a psychology professor at the University of Texas, Austin. Pennebaker pioneered th...
Academic and behavioral interventions are discussed, specifically the use of reflective journaling as an intervention to increase writing participation and as a coping mechanism. This article asserts that journaling can help prevent behavioral outbursts, as well as aid in the de-escalation process after...
Implementing counseling services and mental health screenings during imprisonment, as well as providing continued support upon release, can help individuals cope with trauma and emotional challenges. By fostering emotional well-being, the likelihood of resorting to criminal behavior as a coping mechanism ...
The major patterns I’ve seen thus far include the importance of talking to other consultants as a coping mechanism and that the most emotionally charged labor is being performed in sessions with unresponsive or stressed writers. This indicates both the importance of our 50-minute sessions (to al...
Still, it’s the job of the writer and editor to take an extra minute or two to make ideas as clear as possible. In this important article, The Times let too much sediment into the flow of ideas. The result was a piece that meandered like the Rio Mamoré....
her voice quavering. “I had to acknowledge for the first time in my own mind and my own heart how responsible I was, because I had deflected blame all the time, I think, almost as if it was a coping mechanism, because the truth of being so responsible was very difficult for me.”...
As I published, I realized that everything I wrote was a magnet to attract opportunities that felt like magic in the moment, such as a $20,000 grant from Tyler Cowen’s Emergent Ventures program and a podcast interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson, arguably the world’s most famous scientist....
As a white man raising a bi-racial son, Ian must find ways to connect with Savion and teach the child how to navigate a world Ian doesn’t understand. Meanwhile, Savion lacks the vocabulary to understand microaggressions and feelings of isolation. With a father who’s attempts never quite...
). Perhaps it’s just a coping mechanism, as coming off two years of COVID absorption that segued smack into the horror going on halfway around the world, this deep-dive allows me a perfect diversion into another reality. And you might ask yourself, is it naive or unrealistic or to ...