Writing as Healing
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Writing as healing, during her life and in bereavement: “It forced us to be with our Grief … And now it’s a portal to her.”
Matt and Myra, parents of Havi and Kaia, talk about how writing to Havi every week became a vehicle for their close community of friends and family to get to know Havi as much as possible in her lifetime. Since her passing, writing to Havi has become a portal to her and a space where they both feel close to her.
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Writing as healing, during her life and in bereavement: “It forced us to be with our Grief … And now it’s a portal to her.”
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Moving through grief and finding a new voice: Laura reads two of her poems
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Writing to process for both mom and grandmother: Observing the experience; Preserving the memories
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Writing as Healing: An Introduction and the Three Phases
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Writing as Healing: A Conversation with Two Journaling Moms
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Writing as Healing: Writing Prompts
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Writing as Healing: A Conversation with Two Siblings.
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