The Well Being Journal: Drawing upon Your Inner Power to Heal Yourself

by Lucia Capacchione

Recent research shows that writing our feelings about an illness or traumatic experience actually improves the efficiency of the immune system. In this groundbreaking book Lucia Capacchione shares a unique method of journal-keeping she developed while recovering from a life-threatening collagen disease. Her simple techniques include effective ways to: - Listen to your body.
- Love & nurture yourself.
- Let your Inner Child out to play.
- Create a personal support system.
- Decode messages hidden in symptoms.
- Discover the healing power of dreams.
- Find guidance in the wisdom of the body. The Well-Being Journal takes you on an inner journey through the psychological roots of pain and illness to your own natural power to heal.

Genres: Journaling, Health

Paperback

First published April 1, 1989

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very different way to journal using drawings, non-dominant hand, and inner dialogue. A useful resource.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucia's experience of how she came to her journey of healing has many parallels to my own, and to that of many other people: major life changes, overtaxed resources, and insufficient self- care, often accompanied by less-than-helpful traditional medical advice and therapies. I discovered her book years after my own major crisis, and I was excited to see the holistic and personal perspective, as well as her use of exercises for both logical and intuitive aspects of the mind.

It is important to me to by-pass that logical aspect of the brain because I "know" from so many years of school what socially-acceptable answers generally are, and I want to think of myself as being more in tune than maybe I sometimes am. When I do art, or think in symbols, I can see myself more clearly and without the language of psychology that I've studied - without the labels.

Capacchione says: "You are not taking care of yourself unless you know and meet your own needs." This self-knowledge which must underlie self-care is often skimmed over, or assumed as already known, so her exercises are most helpful in facilitating this foundation of self-understanding.

[Liaken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great writing and art ideas for exploring ways to heal.