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The power of expressing emotions is one of the most important discoveries psychologists have ever made. The authors blend scientific rigor with practical wisdom, in an accessible book chock-full of insights. Write it down! --Shelley E. Taylor, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

The power of expressing emotions is one of the most important discoveries psychologists have ever made. The authors blend scientific rigor with practical wisdom in an accessible book chock-full of insights. Write it down! --Shelley E. Taylor, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles An absorbing account of expressive writing and how it works. This book is full of ideas and techniques that will benefit anyone who reads it. --Timothy D. Wilson, PhD, author of Redirect: Changing the Stories We Live By Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition, is a wonderfully crafted blend of engaging examples and current scientific knowledge. The authors make a compelling case that people can improve their overall health and well-being by writing about troubling feelings and experiences. The book is fun and motivating, and it includes helpful exercises and suggestions to get you started on this path to wellness. --Dena Rosenbloom, PhD, author of Life After Trauma Fascinating. We learn that writing positively affects the immune system and can be a powerful tool in the treatment of trauma, psychological problems, and chronic disease. If you want to jump-start your brain, cleanse the mind, or resolve troublesome experiences, check out this classic book. --Susan M. Pollak, MTS, EdD, psychologist, Cambridge, Massachusetts Opening Up is a revelation--a fascinating account of the science of expressive writing, from two researchers on the front lines of discovery. This book shines new light on old ideas about the therapeutic effects of emotional expression and offers important insights about how, when, and why words have healing power. Sparkling with data, intelligence, and humanity, this book is essential reading for students of psychology. It provides a review of the research literature rigorous enough for undergraduate and graduate courses in health psychology, emotions, stress and coping, and psychotherapy, and at the same time offers compelling examples, lucid analysis, and straightforward advice that speaks to us all. This is a book that can change your life. --Deborah A. Prentice, PhD, Department of Psychology, Princeton University This stimulating text advocates a workable supplement to one's professional practice and should be required reading for all therapists and counselors....Lower-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals. --Choice Reviews

The power of expressing emotions is one of the most important discoveries psychologists have ever made. The authors blend scientific rigor with practical wisdom in an accessible book chock-full of insights. Write it down! --Shelley E. Taylor, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles An absorbing account of expressive writing and how it works. This book is full of ideas and techniques that will benefit anyone who reads it. --Timothy D. Wilson, PhD, author of Redirect: Changing the Stories We Live By Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition, is a wonderfully crafted blend of engaging examples and current scientific knowledge. The authors make a compelling case that people can improve their overall health and well-being by writing about troubling feelings and experiences. The book is fun and motivating, and it includes helpful exercises and suggestions to get you started on this path to wellness. --Dena Rosenbloom, PhD, author of Life After Trauma Fascinating. We learn that writing positively affects the immune system and can be a powerful tool in the treatment of trauma, psychological problems, and chronic disease. If you want to jump-start your brain, cleanse the mind, or resolve troublesome experiences, check out this classic book. --Susan M. Pollak, MTS, EdD, psychologist, Cambridge, Massachusetts Opening Up is a revelation--a fascinating account of the science of expressive writing, from two researchers on the front lines of discovery. This book shines new light on old ideas about the therapeutic effects of emotional expression and offers important insights about how, when, and why words have healing power. Sparkling with data, intelligence, and humanity, this book is essential reading for students of psychology. It provides a review of the research literature rigorous enough for undergraduate and graduate courses in health psychology, emotions, stress and coping, and psychotherapy, and at the same time offers compelling examples, lucid analysis, and straightforward advice that speaks to us all. This is a book that can change your life. --Deborah A. Prentice, PhD, Department of Psychology, Princeton University

The power of expressing emotions is one of the most important discoveries psychologists have ever made. The authors blend scientific rigor with practical wisdom, in an accessible book chock-full of insights. Write it down! --Shelley E. Taylor, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles A fascinating account of expressive writing and how it works. This book is full of ideas and techniques that will benefit anyone who reads it. --Timothy D. Wilson, PhD, author of Redirect: Changing the Stories We Live By

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James W. Pennebaker, PhD, the originator of expressive writing, is Regents Centennial Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Pennebaker conducts award-winning research and has published numerous books on the links between expressive writing and physical and mental health. Joshua M. Smyth, PhD, is Ohio Eminent Scholar in Health Psychology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Smyth has conducted extensive research on expressive writing and other innovative methods for promoting health and well-being and coping with stress.

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