Baldy’s Blog Shows the Therapeutic Value of Blogging.
A recent Scientific American article – Blogging — It’s Good for You – looks at a study published earlier this year in Onocologist that “…reports that cancer patients who engaged in expressive writing just before treatment felt markedly better, mentally and physically, as compared with patients who did not.” Truth is, this is not a new finding. Scientists have known for years about the therapeutic value people derive from writing about personal experiences, thoughts, and feelings.
But blogging is a new frontier and scientists are curious as to how engaging in this medium might help those suffering from live threatening disease …read more
