Expressive writing: an effective therapy - University course Healing words 2023

Fourth lecture of the university course Healing words
Expressive writing: an effective therapy

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Speaker:
James Pennebaker, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin. Texas USA

Discussant:
Marta Fadda, Institute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera italiana

It has been shown that expressive writing, a practice consisting in writing down our emotional experiences, benefits our physical and mental health. Based on over 1,400 scientific articles demonstrating its potential, James Pennebaker summarises the key results in various disciplines and shows how the simple act of writing can bring about a transformational change to our lives.

Discussant Marta Fadda talks about how narration in health care both enables patients to give an account of their unique identity, and enables doctors to become their allies, able to witness, protect and enrich their patients’ stories.

Reading: "In questa morte", From Harold Brodkey, “Questo buio feroce” - Read by: Igor Horvat

English and Italian subtitles of the lesson are available.

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