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VII. Reminiscing Ideas for Recovering Golden Memories
G. Journaling – As a third-generation journal writer, Barnard teaches journaling techniques to encourage patients to record their stories for family members. Following are a list of journal writing resources she recommends:
Web Links:
www.intensivejournal.org/ Ira Progoff, a father of journal writing techniques, studied under Carl Jung; www.journaltherapy.com/ Kathleen Adams has done extensive work on using journal writing in therapy; www.storyhelp.com/ Tristine Rainer is author of The New Diary (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, Inc., 1978) and other books on journal writing;
www.spiritsite.com/writing/julcam/ Julia Cameron’, The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Books, 1992), outlines helpful writing practices;
www.nataliegoldberg.com/ Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within (Shambala, 1986), broke open the world of creativity and started a revolution in the way we practice writing in this country.
Books:
Writing the Natural Way, by Gabriele Lusser Rico, (Penguin Books, 2002) gives hints on using word webs or word clusters;
One to One, Understanding Through Journal Writing (M. Evans 1973, rev. 1991);
Life’s Companion, Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest (Bantam 1990);
Calling the Circle, The First and Future Culture (Bantam 1998), by Christina Baldwin.
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