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  • ...6 minute writing sprint. I discovered 6 minute writing in the first Gillie Bolton book I read. One of the ways she uses it to warm up her writing therapy sessions. Here is what I do....
  • ...tion on request.  (This should've been a clue.) The leader of the group was, shall I say, awful.  She praised everyone's work as though it were a therapy session.  No one handed out h...
  • ...h yes, I've had my share and it has always been my mother who brought me through those times. I begin writing about seven years ago. It began as therapy to help me cope with an ordea...
  • ...you and I share a lot of commonalities with our mothers.  However, she is long gone, and thankfully, I have dealt with my issues with her through therapy ... for me, no more writing i...
  • ...sential never to bleed on your audience. There are some painful topics in my past which I can discuss because time has passed, I've had excellent therapy, my emotions are in a good pl...
  • You're welcome! Getting back on track. I just got off the phone with my 91 year old mother who reminded me, 'That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger.' So, my weekly therapy session with my guru on the mountaintop left me smiling and facing the day with a refreshed outlook!
  • ...ake something clear. Negative thoughts are not BAD, but consistently moving into dark places needs more than a pep talk. Perhaps the person needs therapy for depression or anxiety. Pe...
  • I began writing fiction several years ago, out of a need to exorcise the demons that therapy had left unfazed.  I'd read a lot of noir growing up (we don't have to tell Mama that, oka...
  • ...preciate the beautiful way you've said it! Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom. I'm so sorry for your loss.  Charlene Diane Jones: For me the "therapy" part of writing is step one...
  • ...cle. As a therapist, I truly appreciate the sensitivity shown about revealing in a trustworthy environment. The article also seems to stay in the therapy model of writing and one of m...