Books by James W. Pennebaker

James W. Pennebaker, PhD, is the inventor of the expressive writing technique, and Regents Centennial Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His area of expertise is the links between expressive writing and physical and mental health. Some of the books he published are ‘’Opening Up by Writing It Down,’’ ‘’Expressive Writing,’’ and ‘’The Secret Life of Pronouns.’’

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Opening Up by Writing It Down

James W. Pennebaker

When something stressful happens, many people want to repress the memory of it and move on. Even when they manage to do that, the painful emotions that are the result of the event stay and do us harm if they are not dealt with and expressed. One way to do that is through writing about them, and ‘’Opening Up by Writing It Down’’ is a guide that reveals how and why you should do it.

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