Our Approach

Our approach is based on a long history of programs and research in diverse populations. For more than twenty-five years, James W. Pennebaker at the University of Texas, Austin, has been studying the effects of expressive writing and reporting its positive impacts on both physical and emotional health, as well as resulting behavior.

“When people are given the opportunity to write about emotional upheavals, they often experience improved health,” Pennebaker writes. “They go to the doctor less. They have changes in immune function.”

The Evidence

The landmark studies exhibiting the profound outcomes in physical, behavioral, and mental well-being first conducted and published by Dr. Pennebaker in the 1980s have since been replicated hundreds of times in therapeutic, psychological, social work, and medical communities.

A variety of publications have highlighted the positive research on expressive writing. For example, the Harvard Business Review, published an extensive piece, titled "Writing Can Help Us Heal from Trauma" on the dramatic impacts of writing to increase resilience and decrease depressive symptoms. Additionally, the New York Times more recently published,"Using Writing Shows Promise for PTSD," about a JAMA study showing that expressive writing was equally as effective as conventional therapy.

Because this multi-disciplinary approach to physical and emotional health has been recognized as a more effective, holistic, and sustainable method, we work to provide thoughtful and creative collaborations to meet each partner's and participant's goals.