“They could erase my name, my culture, my home—but not my words.” This memoir is a living, breathing testimony to the Rohingya genocide. Visit: queenoftreasures.com/2025/10/14/r... #books #WritingAsHealing #HumanRights

"My letters to you were my SOS, and you were the angel who answered."
A letter to the past. A tribute to music, memory, and the girl I once sent away.
New #blog now live. www.esther-derksen.com/blog/the-gir...

#WritingAsHealing #LettersToThePast #EmotionalStorytelling ##ArtOfSelfPortraiture

ICYMI: this week on the Heinemann Podcast poet and teacher Willie Carver shares how writing is a tool for healing, advocacy and student empowerment. #WritingAsHealing #HeinemannPodcasts

Advocacy isn't about going out and doing the work. It's about staying and making sure everyone's voice is heard. Listen to the full podcast: http://spr.ly/633284y8Ie

#PrideMonth #lgbtq #writingashealing #advocacy

🕊️ "Birth is never quiet."

My latest Substack piece, Birth, is a reflection on creative emergence, transformation, and what it really means to bring someone into the world.

Link in bio/comments.

#SubstackWriters #PoetryOfLife #CreativeJourney #WritingAsHealing #EmergingThroughTheShadows

Thank you for the book love! #hawaiiwriters #memoir #poetry #hybridwriting #autobiography #domesticabuseawareness #mentalhealthawareness #writingashealing

“Writing saved me.”
On the latest iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, Ana McCracken, MFA, talks about the power of writing in community—and why reading your words aloud takes the most courage.

⚫ Watch Episode 13: youtu.be/bNw7idpimeI

#iNNOVATIONInsights #Storytelling #WritingAsHealing #Podcast

From Freedom Writers to Dead Poets Society, we see how writing saves lives both literally and metaphorically. Whether journaling trauma or scripting dreams, writers are the unseen architects of meaning. Writing isn’t just storytelling. It’s survival.

#MentalHealth #WritingAsHealing

🧠 Words hold power; writing can feel like shouting into the void or be the only thing keeping the void at bay. Whether through journaling, storytelling, or scribbling nonsense, how do you use creativity to maintain mental balance?

📸: Maddi Bazzocco

#WritingAsHealing

Spring is here! 🌱

Just like the seasons change, so do we. Writing has been my way of growing, healing, and finding my voice. What’s something you’ve started fresh this season? — RJM

📷 Photo: Marc Schulte

#SpringEquinox #WritingAsHealing #BeAnythingButNormal

Some days feel heavier than others, but a blank page is always there to listen. ✨ Journaling is a safe space to untangle thoughts, release emotions, and find clarity. 🕊️

How do you like to unwind on difficult days? 💙📖

#WritingAsHealing #Journaling