Writing through the winter feels good.
When there are no deadlines and briefs to follow it can feel freeing. Have you tried writing for wellbeing yet?
Writing improves memory, decision making and improves productivity and the best part about it? It’s free. Many people make use of writing in the most basic ways, to send emails, to text others and write shopping lists.
But did you know that writing is a superpower that can unlock parts of your mind that otherwise would stay dormant? Forgotten trauma can often resurface for some people through writing for wellbeing. That’s why poetry therapist Victoria Field discusses the importance of a writing container, to stay safe when exploring difficult topics or childhood memories.
Releasing your thoughts onto the page can be more freeing than you think. The act of putting pen to paper brings clarity and connection. That connection can be to our inner child, to lost memories and to our soul.
Create your writing practice.
Dark days and nights invite cosy evenings in. The possibilities are endless! Try writing for leisure and unlock a little creativity just for you.
Ask yourself, why am I writing? Is it to heal, entertain, inform others or because you are curious? Write about what you love. If it’s music you enjoy, why not explore the lyrics of songs and write about their hidden messages.
Journaling is a great way to break the ice too, to test the waters of where you can go.
WriteWell’s Building Better Habits is a short 4-week writing course which opens online in December. The course is as gentle as it is inspiring. It will help you to cultivate a writing routine.
Join our community today and see what WriteWell can do for you.
