Using Writing as a Therapy for Eating Disorders: The diary healer
June Alexander, "Using Writing as a Therapy for Eating Disorders: The diary healer"
English | ISBN: 1138788376 | 2016 | pages | PDF | 1367 KB
English | ISBN: 1138788376 | 2016 | pages | PDF | 1367 KB
Using Writing as a Therapy for Eating Disorders: The diary healer uses a unique combination of evidence-based research and raw diary excerpts to explain the pitfalls and benefits of diary writing during recovery from an eating disorder. In a time when diary writing remains a largely untapped resource in the health care professions, June Alexander sets out to correct this imbalance, explaining how the diary can inspire, heal and liberate, provide a learning tool for others and help us to understand and cope with life challenges.
The book focuses on the power of diary writing, which may serve as a survival tool but become an unintended foe. With guidance, patients who struggle with face-to-face therapy are able to reveal their thoughts through writing and construct a strong sense of self. The effects of family background and the environment are explored, and the therapeutic value of sharing diaries, to better understand illness symptoms and behaviours, is discussed.