How Writing Helped My Mental Health

Rachel Wayne
Nov 6 · 3 min read

I used to say that showers clean the body, tears clean the soul, and poetry cleans the heart. Even as I drifted away from composing poems, I found that writing helped me process my thoughts on a topic. I would even study for exams by writing or editing Wikipedia entries on various anthropological theories or historical figures. And I was always better able to express my emotions by writing them down, whether in a journal or an…

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Writer by day, circus artist by night. I talk about film, society, mind, health, and where they all meet. Get creative career advice: http://eepurl.com/gpSKFv

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