Benefits

Boost cognitive flexibility, mental well-being and team resilience through the transformative power of creative writing.

Improve Brain Function:

Studies show that engaging in creative writing improves cognitive flexibility.¹

Mental Health:

Research shows that engaging in creative activities reduces depressive symptoms while increasing positive emotions. Free writing where you let ideas flow out of you onto the page, unchecked by any self-editing or judgement, floods your brain with feel-good dopamine.²

Reduce Stress:

Creative acts can be compared to meditation for their calming effect on the brain and body.³

Foster Personal Growth:

Writing helps you process emotions productively, overcome self-doubt and build confidence.⁴

Strengthen Immune Function:

Studies reveal that regular writing increases CD4+ lymphocyte count, which is key to helping foster a healthy immune system.⁵

1. Shah, C., et al. "Neural Correlates of Creative Writing: An fMRI Study." Human Brain Mapping, vol. 34, no. 5, 2013, pp. 1088-1101.
2. Belen, Mary Grace D., and Apolo S. Francisco. "Portrait of Peer Review in Creative Writing." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, vol. 8, no. 8, Sept. 2024, pp. 2616-2657.
3. Groppel-Wegener, A. "Writing Can Help Us Heal from Trauma." Harvard Business Review, 2021.
4. Deveney, C., and Lawson P. "Writing Your Way to Well-Being: An IPA Analysis of the Therapeutic Effects of Creative Writing on Mental Health and the Processing of Emotional Difficulties." Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, vol. 21, no. 3, 2021, pp. 659-669.
5. Pennebaker, J. W. “Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions.” Guilford Press, 1990.

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