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Diana Raab

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Diana Raab, PhD is a memoirist, poet, essayist, blogger, and speaker who presents workshops in writing for healing and transformation. She has a PhD in Psychology with a concentration in Transpersonal Psychology and a research focus on the healing and transformative powers of memoir writing. Her educational background also includes health administration, nursing and creative writing.

Diana teaches two courses on “DailyOM: Write. Heal. Transform: A Magical Memoir Writing Course” and “Therapeutic Writing.”

She’s an award-winning author of ten books, over 1000 articles and poems, and editor of two anthologies, "Writers on the Edge: 22 Writers Speak About Addiction and Dependency," and "Writers and Their Notebooks."

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	Writers and Their Notebooks by Diana Raab (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Phillip Lopate (Editor) 3.92 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life 4.35 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal 3.78 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writers on the Edge: 22 Writers Speak about Addiction and Dependency by Diana Raab (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jerry Stahl (Foreword) 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lust 4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healing with Words: A Writer's Cancer Journey by Diana Raab (Goodreads Author), Melvin J. Silverstein (Foreword) 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing for Bliss: A Companion Journal 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your High-Risk Pregnancy: A Practical and Supportive Guide by Diana Raab (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Errol R. Norwitz (Adapter) 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listening to Africa 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Anais: My Life in Poems for You 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Diana’s Quotes

“The habit of writing for my eye is good practice. It loosens the ligaments.”
― Virginia Woolf

tags: journaling, virginia-woolf, writing

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“I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: hate, love

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“You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange.”
― Milan Kundera

tags: love

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“The more one judges, the less one loves.”
― Honoré de Balzac, Physiologie Du Mariage

tags: human-nature, love

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“Drum sound rises on the air, its throb, my heart.

A voice inside the beat says, "I know you're tired, but come. This is the way.”
― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

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No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read it!) Goodreads honors wordsmiths: poets and poetry promoted and prompted here. ~~~ "Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits." -- Carl Sandburg “God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.” —Anne Sexton On Clouds – “…what primitive tastes the ancients must have had if their poets were inspired by those absurd, untidy clumps of mist, idiotically jostling one another about…” —Yevgeny Zamyatin “If the poet wants to be a poet, the poet must force the poet to revise. If the poet doesn’t wish to revise, let the poet abandon poetry and take up stamp-collecting or real estate.” —Donald Hall “Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of two nightingales, the sweet pea that has run wild, Creation’s tears in shoulder blades.” —Boris Pasternak “Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.” —Charles Simic “Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.” —Gustave Flaubert “Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does.” —Allen Ginsberg. ~~~~~ Amy King, Moderator Amy King is the recipient of the 2015 Winner of the WNBA Award (Women’s National Book Association). Her latest collection, The Missing Museum, is a winner of the 2015 Tarpaulin Sky Book Prize. She serves on the executive board of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts and is co-editing with Heidi Lynn Staples the anthology, Big Energy Poets of the Anthropocene: When Ecopoets Think Climate Change. She is also co-editing the anthology, Bettering American Poetry 2015, and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. ...more

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message 18: by Diana

Sep 01, 2015 05:40PM

Many psychotherapists suggest writing healing poems. In my latest Psychology Today article, I share a few tips on how to get started.

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message 17: by Diana

Aug 18, 2015 07:08PM

I believe that the world can do without religion, but cannot do without spirituality — whether it takes the form of writing, mindfulness, compassion, or smiling throughout the day. Read more of my blogpost at Boomer Cafe.

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message 16: by Diana

Aug 18, 2015 07:04PM

In general, writing can help us make sense of the events in our lives, and in my latest BrainSpeak blogpost, I discuss how confessional writing can provide a respite from hiding behind a veil of secrets.

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message 15: by Diana (last edited Jul 15, 2015 03:51PM)

Jul 15, 2015 03:37PM

Is it Psychosis or a Spiritual Emergency? I explore the experience of a spiritual emergency and how, if managed and treated under supervision, it can be life changing and offer the individual a deeper sense of passion, wisdom, love, and zest for life. Read here on Psychology Today.

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message 14: by Diana

Jun 30, 2015 05:55PM

Becoming empowered means facing your deepest thoughts and feelings and understanding that at times they may feel uncomfortable, but they could eventually become your guide and your path to happiness. In my latest Psychology Today article, Finding Your Power Through Writing, I discuss how writing can help you on that journey.

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message 13: by Diana

Jun 19, 2015 11:43AM

This is the time of year when I reflect a lot about my father and his influence on my life. I also think about all those who were not as lucky as I was to have had such an amazing role model. In my latest Psychology Today article, I discuss articles and statistics that have saddened me regarding the crisis of fatherhood and I suggest ways to honor lost fathers.

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message 12: by Diana (last edited Jun 05, 2015 02:46PM)

Jun 05, 2015 02:44PM

In the writing workshops I teach, I advocate that writing can save your life. Using my own life as a compass, I suggest that when navigating difficult waters, we all need something to turn to—whatever tempers our stress levels. For some people, it might be exercise; for others it might be talk therapy. But for writers like myself, it’s about cracking open the journal or turning on my computer to create a story. Checkout my latest Psychology Today article to learn how to use writing to transform yourself.

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message 11: by Diana

May 27, 2015 11:10AM

A recent birthday celebration reminded me of the importances of goddesses in our lives. We are different goddesses depending upon where we are in the life cycle. Athena, for example, puts career first, Hera puts marriage first, Artemis is the goddess of the hunt and saves other women and Aphrodite is the sensual lover. The wise woman arrives later in life. In my latest Psychology Today article , I discuss goddesses, their origins, and their roles.

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message 10: by Diana (last edited May 27, 2015 11:21AM)

May 27, 2015 11:03AM

Maintaining healthy physical and emotional health is vitally important in all aspects of life, especially when it comes to breast cancer. In my latest Huffington Post article, I share my personal journey with breast cancer and I share some positive steps to avoid it.

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message 9: by Diana

May 14, 2015 10:24PM

In my latest Psychology Today article, Communication From Boardroom to Bedroom, learn how about why communication between the sheets is as important as it is in professional settings.

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message 8: by Diana

May 14, 2015 10:11PM

Being self-aware leads to a deeper knowing, and ultimately, to self-realization which in turn results in a sense of wholeness and quite possibly, is the key to happiness. Checkout my BrainSpeak blogpost to learn Six Essential Self-Awareness Strategies.

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message 7: by Diana (last edited Apr 23, 2015 11:59AM)

Apr 23, 2015 11:58AM

Spiritual seekers have the ability to change themselves and the world around them. Learn about how following the path of self-discovery can transform your life in my latest Psychology Today article, Spiritual Seekers: The Backstory.

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message 6: by Diana

Apr 07, 2015 06:33PM

Ever wonder why psychologists have favorite poets and poets have favorite psychologists? Checkout my latest Psychology Today article, Love Affair Between Psychology and Poetry, and learn why!

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message 5: by Diana

Mar 30, 2015 11:48AM

Checkout my latest article on Psychology Today, Love, Longing, and Lust: The Pursuit of Happiness.

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message 4: by Diana

Mar 30, 2015 11:44AM

Learn How A French Beach Can Change Your Life by reading my latest article on Fab After Fifty!

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message 3: by Diana

Mar 16, 2015 10:27PM

Checkout my lasted Psychology Today article called Empowered By Love: Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity.