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WRITING FICTION TO HEAL + CREATIVE EXPRESSION
10 Reasons Why I Love Writing Fiction to Heal
And why I want to scream it for everyone to hear
1. Healing
Obviously at the top of the list is why I champion writing fiction so whole-heartedly — because it does help you heal. By leveraging the power of your experiences, your pain, and putting it on the page, you’re doing the hard work of healing those wounds. It’s more nuanced than what I can describe in this tiny paragraph, but trust me when I say that I’ve healed more through writing fiction than I have in the years of therapy or trauma recovery coaching I’ve been involved with. And the best part? It’s all self-paced and self-directed. It always meets you where you’re at in the recovery process.
2. Distance
I think one of my favorite aspects of writing fiction to heal is the amount of distance it offers us from our real-life situations. Yes, the ultimate purpose of writing fiction to heal is to…well, heal, but it doesn’t have to look like rehashing the situation exactly as it is. In a way, we can write, observe and work through what needs to be healed without directly touching on the real-life events that caused it in the first place.
