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Examine how the reflexive and embodied act of writing poetry facilitates self-understanding, emotional processing, and psychological resilience during life transitions and personal trauma.

August 19, 2026Journal of Poetry Therapy

Embodied words; the lived experience of writing poetry

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Examine how the reflexive and embodied act of writing poetry facilitates self-understanding, emotional processing, and psychological resilience during life transitions and personal trauma.
Qualitative autoethnographic reflection analyzing personal lived experiences across motherhood, relationship distress, counseling training, and family grief.
Explored the somatic and emotional responses to spoken and written language in conjunction with personal psychotherapy.
Poetry writing functioned as an embodied coping mechanism that alleviated loneliness and facilitated intimate internal dialogue.
Engaging with the sounds and emotional weight of words supported psychological resilience and recovery following severe family trauma.

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Autoethnographic narrative uncovers the role of poetry writing in emotional resilience and trauma processing, highlighting creative expression as an embodied therapeutic practice.

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Christina Bracegirdle (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563ae03308d306e2d6f96 https://doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2026.2715416

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Autoethnographic narrative uncovers the role of poetry writing in emotional resilience and trauma processing, highlighting creative expression as an embodied therapeutic practice.

Embodied words; the lived experience of writing poetry

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Embodied words; the lived experience of writing poetry

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