Overview

Stress, whether an unconscious undercurrent in your life or a rampage of emotions, can make you sick if you don’t manage it. You want to tame the tension in your life, but you don’t know how. Write Your Stress Away is the place to start. The book introduces you to the revolutionary Write To Be Well four-step method proven to bring relief from stress and optimize your health, simply by writing. The book describes the research behind the method, instructs how to use it, includes compelling true-life stories from Write to Be Well users, and arms you with a unique tool to combat stress now and into the future. Everyday stress poses major health risks and is considered to be linked to the six leading causes of death in the United States. But as the authors found through their work and the research on the subject, writing heals. There is a direct correlation between writing and reduced recurrences of certain cancers, lower blood pressure for those with hypertension, strengthened immune function, and better blood glucose management for those living with diabetes. Based on these findings and others, the four-step method found in these pages guides you in naming your stress, affirming a future aligned with your values, creating SMART goals, committing to an action plan, and achieving your desired lifestyle. Thanks to the ease and flexibility of this proven approach, the Write To Be Well method can be tailored to meet your unique needs. Once you learn the four basic steps, you decide how much time you want to spend writing—just a few minutes or a few hours. Learning how to reduce your stress is the first step toward a brighter, healthier future. So, grab a pen!

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I have known and worked with Diane and Susan over many years. I have watched them face tough issues of life on many levels. They discovered early on how to learn from life experience. This books is filled with solid theory, great illustrations, but even more it is a book that could be used in small group and by an individual who wants to have a successful process for working through life concerns, truly a self analytic process with substance. -- D. Mark Cooper, Clinical Pastoral Educator; Author of Mapping Your Adventure: Discovering Integrity in a Life Review

I have known and worked with Diane and Susan over many years. I have watched them face tough issues of life on many levels. They discovered early on how to learn from life experience. This books is filled with solid theory, great illustrations, but even more it is a book that could be used in small group and by an individual who wants to have a successful process for working through life concerns, truly a self analytic process with substance. -- D. Mark Cooper, Clinical Pastoral Educator; Author of Mapping Your Adventure: Discovering Integrity in a Life Review Write Your Stress Away: Tame the Tension in Your Life is an outstanding book, offering readers distinctive ways to achieve well-being through the art of writing. Authors Diane Hartingh Price and Susan Ives McCollum roll out an outstanding step by step approach. The book is filled with mindful exercises and techniques that not only reduce stress, but outline how to create a lifestyle that's reflective, affirming and, ultimately, meaningful. -- Deborah Serani, Psy.D; Author of Living with Depression With a clear, accessible approach, backed by ample evidence, Diane and Susan have created a breakthrough system for us all to heal our stress through writing. Write Your Stress Away will guide you step by step, making it easy to connect to your own wise inner counselor! -- Mara Bishop, MS, author of Inner Divinity: Crafting Your Life with Sacred Intelligence

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Diane Hartingh Price, MSOD, is an integrative health coach and co-creator of Write To Be Well and thegetwellproject.com. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Susan Ives McCollum, LPC, is a licensed psychotherapist in the Washington, D.C. area and co-creator of Write To Be Well and thegetwellproject.com. She lives in Purcellville, Virginia.

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