Inside Knowledge

Show Notes – Nancy Seibel It can feel like a struggle to be there with the blank page in front of you.  Journaling – can be a useful way of exploring thoughts and feelings.  Prompts can be useful to get the writing started.  "I figure out what I think and feel when I see what I write." Expressive writing – developed by James Pennebaker.  Is a productive way to explore something from our past that might still be with us in some way.  Write in our own voices and with no regard to editing.  Purposely shift perspectives – from 1st person to the 2nd person or even the 3rd person.  The insights are powerful and immediate.  It is helpful to work this through with a group.  It allows you to talk about what came up for you and what you learned.  This can deepen the experience. Affirmative writing – writing a letter to tell yourself you did the best you could at the time.  Transactional writing – in the form of a letter as if you were going to share it with someone