Ever wondered what your past self would think of you today? I know I have, many times. That’s why I write letters to my ...

Writing a letter of request to the universe is a kind of simple and effective ritual that will do good for your soul and your ...

I have written, in a rough estimate, several hundred letters in my life. Between elderly relatives predisposed to using pen and paper, and far-flung pen-pal paramours, the decade of my twenties was ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

I’m writing to you 10 years in the future. I hope that you can try your best to approach the advice I am about to give you with an open mind. So many of the things that you are going through right now ...

Forgiving yourself for mistakes you've made in the past can be difficult, but it’s important for many reasons. The benefits of self-forgiveness go far beyond simply feeling better — it can improve ...

Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text ...