Expressive writing could be good for your health

December 16, 2015

Psychologist James Pennebaker, who studies health consequences of keeping secrets, says expressive writing can help

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Expressive writing could be good for your health

In this introduction to expressive writing, psychologist James Pennebaker walks America Tonight through a brief exercise. A professor at the University of Texas at Austin, he found that when people who have undergone traumatic experiences keep them secret, it can have negative effects on their health. A Web extra from America Tonight. Watch part one


 

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