10 Reasons Why Telling Your Story Matters
Did you know that writing for only 20 minutes a day can rewire your brain and promote healing? People who write about their challenges (and we all have them) report improved memory, less depression and anxiety, fewer trips to the doctor, reduced ruminations, increased productivity, and more happiness.
Writing allows you to pause and intentionally focus on the significant things that matter most to you. You step back, pay attention, and sort through your experience. By translating your thoughts and feelings into language and putting a pen to paper, you set yourself up to discover the meaning and gifts inherent in your struggles.
Writing fifteen minutes a day can boost your confidence and motivation, too. In one study new employees who took 15 minutes to write and reflect at the end of the work day performed 22.8% percent better than those who didn’t. The researcher’s explanation? When people have the opportunity to write and reflect, they feel more confident that they can achieve things. As a result, they put more effort into what they’re doing.
These are just a few of the many reasons why reflecting on your experiences and telling your story matters. It’s also why I recently created a step-by step journal for young moms and dads who are in the throes of deep grief. I want them to have ways to tell their story that promote healing and prevent prolonged unresolved grief. Sound strategies based on Scripture and brain science.
I’m excited to share with you that we are officially launching the Empty Arms Journal: A 21-Day Guide for Healing After Pregnancy Loss on Friday, October 14th. National Pregnancy Loss Awareness Day is Saturday, October 15th.
1 million expectant moms lose a baby every year in America.
1 of 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage.
2 million moms, 7000 a day, have a stillborn baby every year around the globe.
How Can We Prevent Prolonged Unresolved Suffering?
Up to 59% of those who lose a baby get stuck in prolonged, complicated grief. TIME magazine recently featured the heartbreaking statistics: 47% of men and women who had experienced a miscarriage said they felt guilty, and 41% said they felt they had done something wrong. 41% percent reported feeling alone and 28% felt ashamed.
Will you help me break the “don’t talk about it” rule that perpetuates the suffering of those who have lost a baby?
10-15 minutes of your time can help us connect parents in pain with a message of God’s healing love. I’d be honored if you’d team with us.
To thank you for your time and compassion, I’ll send you a complimentary gift of the Empty Arms Journal: A 21-Day Guide For Healing After Pregnancy Loss. Simply follow the 1,2,3 steps I cover next, and email me via the contact page at pamvredevelt.com. Copy and paste your personalized amazon book review or social media posts and your book will be emailed to you.
Here’s the 1, 2, 3 of what happens next:
#1. Launch Day Friday, Oct. 14th Social Media Posts
7 ‘copy and paste’ posts for social media supporting the launch are provided for you at the end of the blog. Start posting Friday morning, October 14th, and post once a day (or more if you prefer) through Sunday night October 16th. You can do this whenever it fits into your routine. I invite you to share a piece of your own story (as much as or as little as you want) along with these book launch posts. Your story has great potential to bring hope to those who are suffering in silence.
#2. Launch Day – On Friday Oct. 14th – When you purchase the Empty Arms Journal: A 21-Day Guide for Healing After Pregnancy Loss at Amazon.com the book’s rank increases. As the rank increases, Amazon starts promoting the book. It becomes more visible when someone searches for Pregnancy loss, Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Infant death, which enables us to reach more grieving families. Launch price is discounted to $14.95. You can purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
#3. Launch Day – When you write a book review October 14th on Amazon you move both Amazon and Google rankings higher. Amazon promotes the book more, and more young parents become aware of the healing journal. You can review the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
Thank you for helping us reach into the shadows with a lifeline to those who are suffering alone. Your voice and telling your story matters.
With deep appreciation for who you are,
Pam
‘COPY AND PASTE’ POSTS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA – Starts Friday October 14
TODAY! Get Pam Vredevelt’s new book on how to embrace your pain and #heal your heart after #pregnancy loss. https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
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“Empty Arms Journal” is an easy-to-use GUIDE that shows you step-by-step how to embrace your pain and heal your heart after a pregnancy loss. The 21-Day Plan promotes emotional healing and protects you from getting stuck in prolonged or complicated grief. https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
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New book on #HEALING AFTER MISCARRIAGE & LOSS OF A BABY. Get the Empty Arms Journal: A 21-Day Guide For Healing After Pregnancy Loss. Start the healing process today: https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
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This book is literally a lifeline to #parents suffering in silence after a #pregnancy loss.
https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
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New book on HEALING AFTER #MISCARRIAGE, #STILLBIRTH, and #PREGNANCY LOSS. EMPTY ARMS JOURNAL. Get the 21-Day step-by-step guided healing journal to successfully move forward through grief into brighter days. https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
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The Empty Arms Journal: A 21-Day Guide For Healing After Pregnancy Loss. Pam Vredevelt’s experiential healing journal is a gentle guide that shows you how to embrace your pain and heal your heart.https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
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Learn how to embrace your loss with God and heal your heart after #pregnancy loss https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Arms-Journal-Healing-Pregnancy/dp/0997687606
