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John F Evans Ed.D

About

John F.Evans, MAT, MA, Ed.D is a writing clinician and integrative health coach who works with groups, individuals, and health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, educators, personal coaches, and alternative health care practitioners, teaching them how to use writing for better physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Evans is founder and executive director of Wellness & Writing Connections, LLC and provides individual, group, and institutional life course guidance programs. Recently, (2014) Evans co-authored Expressive Writing:Words that Heal with James Pennebaker. His book (2010), Wellness & Writing Connections: Writing for Better Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health, is a collection of essays from the Wellness & Writing Connections Conference Series.


Books by John F Evans Ed.D
Recent Posts
Writing about Life's Challenges and Trauma
“Some researchers believe that by writing and then editing our own stories, we can change our perceptions of ourselves and identify obstacles that stand in the way of better health.”
Hardwiring Happiness through Writing
Everyday stories we write about ourselves can help change our brains in ways that reinforce happiness, balance, confidence, love, joy, and peace. When we write down our stories, we reinforce positive narrative patterns in the brain to override the brain's habits of negative thinking.
Legacy Writing

"Legacy can be a cherished gift to family and loved ones, and healing for the writers themselves." —Andrew Weil, MD

"Legacy can be a cherished gift to family and loved ones, and healing for the writers themselves." —Andrew Weil, MD

Distance Writing

A significant contribution to the science of writing-to-heal comes from individuals and professionals if they engage in reflective practices, carefully documenting their processes and results.

A significant contribution to the science of writing-to-heal comes from individuals and professionals if they engage in reflective practices, carefully documenting their processes and results.

Expressive Writing

Expressive writing is turbulent and unpredictable, and that is OK. Expressive writing is not so much what happened as how you feel about what happened or is happening.

Expressive writing is turbulent and unpredictable, and that is OK. Expressive writing is not so much what happened as how you feel about what happened or is happening.

Can I Write Myself Well?

Writing for better mental, physical, and spiritual health.

Writing for better mental, physical, and spiritual health.