Writing A Legacy For Mental Health | Ep. 10

Apr 7, 2020 · 23m 48s
Writing A Legacy For Mental Health | Ep. 10
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In this episode, Jeff and Sarah discuss the mental health benefits of taking time to write your legacy. They begin by describing what a legacy writing is, then they discuss...

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In this episode, Jeff and Sarah discuss the mental health benefits of taking time to write your legacy. They begin by describing what a legacy writing is, then they discuss why this is beneficial to do NOW, then they give tips on how to begin writing your own legacy.

In the show, they share some quotes and numbers from clinical research studies that have been completed on the topic. You can view the sources for those studies here:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/200910/trauma-and-the-benefits-writing-about-it: 21.06.2017 11:20

Pennebaker, J. W. (1997). Writing about emotional experiences as a therapeutic process. Psychological Science, 8, 162-166.

Ullrich, P.A. & Lutgendorf, S.L. Journaling about stressful events: Effects of cognitive processing and emotional expression. (2002). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24, 244-250.

King, L. A. (2001). The health benefits of writing about life goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27(7), 798–807.
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