{"id":134992,"date":"2020-12-10T19:58:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=134992"},"modified":"2020-12-10T19:58:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:58:55","slug":"sakinah-hofler-how-creative-writing-can-help-you-through-lifes-hardest-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=134992","title":{"rendered":"Sakinah Hofler: How creative writing can help you through life&#8217;s hardest moments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sakinah Hofler: How creative writing can help you through life&#039;s hardest moments\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/sakinah_hofler_how_creative_writing_can_help_you_through_life_s_hardest_moments\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever seen or experienced something and wished you spoke up? Writer Sakinah Hofler makes the case for writing as a tool to help you process difficult memories and reclaim the power they may hold over you. Pick up a pen or pull up a keyboard and follow along as she walks you through how to unburden your mind and inspire reflection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen or experienced something and wished you spoke up? Writer Sakinah Hofler makes the case for writing as a tool to help you process difficult memories and reclaim the power they may hold over you. 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