Wellness in Expressive Writing

— "The purpose of writing is to be something useful, a background presence in your life, to fall into, to fall back on."   A guide to using expressive writing to achieve health and happiness. Linking the fields of expressive writing and positive psychology in a new and dynamic way, this book provides a practical guide for both the general reader and mental health professionals. The techniques provided are based on psychological principles but also on the author's own knowledge and experience. It is for anyone who wants to use writing to enhance their creativity and their sense of wellbeing, health, resilience, and happiness, whether personally, or in a workshop or classroom setting.   Valeria Teles interviews Patricia McAdoo — the author of "Five Ways to Better Days: A Compendium of Writing and Other Wellness Practices." Patricia McAdoo is a clinical psychologist who began her career working in adult and child mental health services in Ireland and the UK. From very early in her career Patricia developed a special interest in mental health promotion. Having completed an M.Sc in Strategy and Resource Management, Patricia began working as an organisational psychologist. Having also completed an MA in Writing, she developed a practice as an expressive writing practitioner working in the field of cancer support services. She currently works as an expert psychologist and coach in the field of wellbeing and mental health. She is also the author of Writing for Wellbeing, published by Currach Press, 2013. Her new book, Five Ways to Better Days was published in 2019. Her lifelong passion is how we can foster positive mental health as a society and as individuals. She lives with her family on the west coast of Ireland To learn more about Patricia McAdoo and her work, please visit: https://www.patriciamcadoo.ie   — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.