Reflective Writing Resources

Clinical Studies

Glass, O., Dreusicke, M., Evans, J., Bechard, E., & Wolever, R. Q. (2019). Expressive writing to improve resilience to trauma: A clinical feasibility trial. Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 34, 240–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.12.005

Smyth, J. M., Johnson, J. A., Auer, B. J., Lehman, E., Talamo, G., & Sciamanna, C. N. (2018). Online Positive Affect Journaling in the Improvement of Mental Distress and Well-Being in General Medical Patients With Elevated Anxiety Symptoms: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mental health, 5(4), e11290. https://doi.org/10.2196/11290

Crawley, R., Ayers, S., Button, S., Thornton, A., Field, A. P., Lee, S., Eagle, A., Bradley, R., Moore, D., Gyte, G., & Smith, H. (2018). Feasibility and acceptability of expressive writing with postpartum women: a randomised controlled trial. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 18(1), 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1703-7

Haertl, K. L., & Ero-Phillips, A. M. (2019). The healing properties of writing for persons with mental health conditions. Arts & health, 11(1), 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2017.1413400

Altay, N., Kilicarslan-Toruner, E., & Sari, Ç. (2017). The effect of drawing and writing technique on the anxiety level of children undergoing cancer treatment. European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society, 28, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2017.02.007

Keenan, M. J., Lumley, V. A., & Schneider, R. B. (2014). A group therapy approach to treating combat posttraumatic stress disorder: interpersonal reconnection through letter writing. Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.), 51(4), 546–554. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036025

Meshberg-Cohen, S., Svikis, D., & McMahon, T. J. (2014). Expressive writing as a therapeutic process for drug-dependent women. Substance abuse, 35(1), 80–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2013.805181

Furnes, B., & Dysvik, E. (2012). Therapeutic writing and chronic pain: experiences of therapeutic writing in a cognitive behavioural programme for people with chronic pain. Journal of clinical nursing, 21(23-24), 3372–3381. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04268.x

Henry, E. A., Schlegel, R. J., Talley, A. E., Molix, L. A., & Bettencourt, B. A. (2010). The feasibility and effectiveness of expressive writing for rural and urban breast cancer survivors. Oncology nursing forum, 37(6), 749–757. https://doi.org/10.1188/10.ONF.749-757

Guided Meditations

A meditation to channel your guides before automatic writing