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Writing and Healing: Dignity Therapy — Not Just for the Dying

by Sharon Lippincott on October 9, 2011

Writing and Healing LogoPost #26 – Women’s Memoirs, Writing and Healing – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler

Explorations in Writing and Healing for Memoir Writers

Sharon Lippincott regularly highlights how life writing, especially memoir, is a well-documented healing process. Her discussions never fail to bring new ideas to us. Today, we invite you to read her important article on Dignity Therapy.

Is someone in your family seriously ill? Then consider Dignity Therapy. It may bring comfort to the person as well as your family.

Everyone healthy? Dignity Therapy, as Sharon Lippincott describes it, can be a useful tool at any time in our lives.

Thanks, Sharon. Another useful post.

–Matilda and Kendra

Dignity Therapy

Sharon Lippincott

The ListenerDignity therapy has become a hot topic. This palliative care measure for Hospice and other terminally ill patients was recently covered by NPR, WebMD, USA Today, The Lancet, and scores of similar sites and blogs. [click to continue…]

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Memoir (indeed all genres)…In the End It Is a Story

by Kendra BonnettMarch 7, 2011
Memoir (indeed all genres)…In the End It Is a Story

What’s the point of your story? It’s an important question, and one you need to answer for yourself before you start writing…before you get caught up in the technique of writing.

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10 Additional Writing Links You Need to Have

by Kendra BonnettSeptember 3, 2010
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More quick hits for writers. Ten plus one in all. This week Kendra Bonnett pays special attention to the growing world of alternative media.

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10 More Writing Links You Need to Have

by Kendra BonnettAugust 27, 2010
10 More Writing Links You Need to Have10 More Writing Links You Need to Have

More quick hits for writers. Ten plus one in all. This week Kendra Bonnett pays special attention to the growing world of alternative media.

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10 Writing Links You Need to Have

by Kendra BonnettAugust 20, 2010
10 Writing Links You Need to Have10 Writing Links You Need to Have

Call this “Writing Stuff that Came Across Kendra’s Desk.” This is a collection of 10 tips, news bits, videos and links that I discovered this week. The information should be useful to all writers of memoir, nonfiction and fiction.

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Writing, Reflecting, Recounting: Sharing Natalie Goldberg’s Perspective

by Matilda ButlerAugust 2, 2010
Writing, Reflecting, Recounting: Sharing Natalie Goldberg’s Perspective

In this writing tip video, Matilda shares insights from Natalie Goldberg’s book Old Friend from Far Away. If you find yourself caught up in too much recounting and not enough reflecting, then this video may help you.

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Writing Tip: Advice on Finding the Start of Your Story from Elmore Leonard

by Matilda ButlerJune 28, 2010
Writing Tip: Advice on Finding the Start of Your Story from Elmore Leonard

In anticipation of our new book, Writing Alchemy, Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler are creating a series of writing tips called: Writing in Five. These videos cover many topics about writing from well-known authors. This time Elmore Leonard is our inspiration and the source of our writing tips on finding the start of your story.

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