• Imagination, creativity and awareness are natural defence systems in our body and mind against trauma but are largely ignored.
• Writing as a restorative tool is a scientifically recognized way to heal.
• Expressive writing makes sense of our otherwise chaotic thoughts and emotions and can take any form, be it poetry, journaling, memoirs or random notes.
• If we can tell a complete, complex and coherent story, we are no longer a victim, but a narrator or an observer.
• It may be the main reason why therapy works.

It does not seem obvious, but writing or journaling about one’s negative experiences can have a positive outcome on our mental health.

A theory regarding how this works states that writing or narrating our sob story frees up our mental and cognitive resources. When we put down our emot...