This is not a cautionary tale…Welcome to a speech about “Writing and the Meaning of Life.” I want to thank my host and dear friend Mark Trahant for giving my talk that title. It’s the best lesson I’ve ...

Teams from Google and leading universities found that large-language models change the voice, tone and intended meaning of ...

As a writer and trauma researcher, I’m fascinated by the connection between writing (an act), healing (a process), and health (a state). In clinical practice and in workshops and courses I’ve led, ...

One of the most popular posts I’ve written for my Psychology Today blog, Soul Console, is “How to Make Writing a Sacred Practice With ‘Scriptio Divina.’” Scriptio divina is a modern twist on an ...

“Less is more,” they say — but what do they really mean? You’ve probably seen those movies that say less yet feel more. Where silence and movement become the language of emotion — that engages our ...

Jay Parini’s observation that regular, daily writing is highly effective is consistent with the observations of a number of well-known writers (“The Considerable Satisfaction of 2 Pages a Day,” The ...