The research confirms it: Writing heals.
Psychologists tell us that writing helps us cope with and recover from
depression, anxiety, job loss and even heartbreak. Exciting new research
shows that we can flourish further by actively choosing to write about
positive emotions.
Journaling is a hot trend - for personal expression, creativity,
self-actualisation and goalsetting. In Write Yourself Happy, author
Megan Hayes shows us how, using positive journaling, we can journal more
consciously, writing in a way that engages and promotes our most
supportive and life-affirming emotions.
This practical, journal-style workbook demonstrates how to put eight of
the most commonly experienced positive emotions - joy, gratitude,
serenity, interest, hope, pride, awe and love - to work, helping us not
simply to feel better, but to live better.
Based on groundbreaking research in positive psychology, and backed up
by extensive scientific studies, the book includes practical exercises
and case studies to inspire readers to shift their focus, use different
words, see the world in a subtly different way - and discover how things
go right when we write.