Writing To Rewire Your Brain From Trauma
“Whether or not we share our story with others, processing past experiences by writing them down on paper lets us see our trauma in new and more transformative ways. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal, offers powerful exercises, prompts, and write-to-heal techniques grounded in neuroscience to help readers recognize patterns of trauma from their childhood and build resilience by rewriting their brain’s internal story. Through thoughtful, guided writing experiences, you’ll find the strength to live authentically—with hope and optimism for the future.” —Donna Jackson Nakazawa.
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Guest:
Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning science journalist and author of eight books exploring the connections between emotion, adversity, and well-being. Her bestselling book, Childhood Disrupted, was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award. Her newest book, The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal offers targeted writing techniques to help readers recognize the effects of childhood adversity and reset their brain’s internal stories for neurobiological resilience. It is based on Donna’s popular narrative writing-to-heal program, Your Healing Narrative. Donna’s other books include Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media, named a best book of 2022 by The Washington Post, and The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine, named a best book of 2020 by Wired. Her writing has appeared in Wired, The Boston Globe, Stat, and The Washington Post. She has appeared on The Today Show and NPR and is a regular speaker at universities and organizations, including the Child Mind Institute, Harvard Science, UCLA Health, Rutgers, Johns Hopkins, Children’s Hospitals, and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Learn more at donnajacksonnakazawa.com
