Writers and Editors

Mar 26, 2012 9:22 AM EDT

It is so true that writing can be therapeutic, whether one is writing to share or not. I actually use writing in therapy because I can express myself better in writing than verbally.So can we get our insurance companies to pay for our writing classes?

- Linda

Mar 26, 2012 9:52 AM EDT

Excellent blog, Pat. So true.

- Sue Bastian

Mar 27, 2012 10:36 AM EDT

As someone who took a couple of your classes and has been an ongoing participant in another legacy story group you facilitate, I can attest to the therapeutic value of writing life stories for - and reading them - in these groups. It's a non-threatening, non-pressured environment in which to share our stories. Plus, the fact that another group is coming up on the calendar somehow gives me the permission I need to take the time to write.

- Sara Perry

Mar 28, 2012 4:34 PM EDT

This is a great perspective on personal narrative, and is surely the future. As big as MFA programs are, they are dwarfed by the numbers of aging boomers who yearn to tell their stories and make sense of their lives.

- Richard Gilbert

Jun 17, 2009 11:31 AM EDT

Yes, show AND tell! Hampl makes a great point here about memoir writing that I hadn't seen expressed this way before. You can bet I'll share it with others. Thanks, Pat.Dawn Thurstonwww.memoirmentor.com/blog

- Anonymous