Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition
- Author James W. Pennebaker, Joshua M. Smyth
- Narrator Douglas James
- Publisher Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
- Publish Date 8 July 2024
- Run Time 7 hours and 20 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Psychology: emotions, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Society and Social Sciences, Thematic journals and notebooks.
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What to expect
Expressing painful emotions is hard - yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health.This lucid, compassionate audiobook has introduced tens of thousands of listeners to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth describe how taking just a few minutes to write about deeply felt personal experiences or problems may help you:
- Heal old emotional wounds
- Feel a greater sense of well-being
- Decrease stress
- Improve relationships
- Boost your immune system
Vivid stories and examples yield compelling insights into secrets, self-disclosure, and the hidden price of silence. The third edition incorporates findings from hundreds of recent studies and includes practical exercises to help you try expressive writing for yourself. It features extensive new information on specific health benefits, as well as when the approach may not be helpful.
Opening Up by Writing It Down is wonderfully narrated by Douglas James, and comes with a downloadable PDF, which includes all writing exercises contained in the book.
Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.
©2016 The Guilford Press (P)2019 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
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