What Can Happen When You Share Your Writing With a Therapist

By Rachel Weinhaus 

When I started therapy in 2019, my therapist asked what I did for a living. I dreaded the question. It would require a lengthy explanation of why I was not a real writer but rather a walking litany of rejection.  

I took a deep breath and said, “I’m sort of a writer.”  

I knew that even if I’d answered without hesitation or qualification—“I’m a writer”—I’d still have to endure the following:  

“What kind of writing do you do?”  

“Screenwriting.”  

“Wow. H...