When I first taught personal narrative in my freshmen Literature and Writing course last year I planned a traditional unit. I practiced descriptive writing techniques by having them listen to the ...

Many doctors feel that writing is a struggle. "They delay. They feel inadequate -- even inauthentic," wrote psychiatrists Laura Weiss Roberts, MD, MA, and John Coverdale, MD, MEd, who are ...

According to the Theory of Narrative Identity, developed by scholar and researcher Dr. Dan McAdams, we form our identity by integrating our life experiences into an internalized, evolving story of ...

As an advocate of writing for healing, I often find that there are students in my workshops who are trying to come to terms with past traumas. A large number of those dealing with such traumas have ...

Narrative CVs offer researchers the opportunity to present their careers through their own stories, focusing on achievements, contributions, and broader impact rather than just traditional metrics.