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Index
Dedication
Introduction
7 reasons why writing is great for your health
I. The Unhealthy Writer
1.1 Stress, anxiety, burnout
1.2 Back, neck and shoulder pain
1.3 A personal journey to a pain-free back
1.4 Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
1.5 Writing with chronic pain
1.6 Sedentary life and inactivity
1.7 Sleep problems and insomnia
1.8 Eye strain, headaches and migraine
1.9 A personal story of headache and migraine
1.10 Loneliness and isolation
1.11 Weight gain or weight loss
1.12 A letter to sugar
1.13 Digestive issues and IBS
1.14 A personal journey through IBS with FODMAP
1.15 Mood and mental health
1.16 Riding the waves: Writing with depression and anxiety
1.17 Delirium: Thoughts on mental health and suicide
1.18 Alcohol: The good, the bad and the ugly
1.19 Coffee and caffeine
1.20 Supplements, substances and nootropics
II. The Healthy Writer
2.1 Improve your work space
2.2 Sort out your sleep
2.3 Sort out your diet
2.4 From fat to fit
2.5 Sort out your back
2.6 Lessons learned about writing from yoga
2.7 How to use dictation for a healthier writing life
2.8 The active writer mindset
2.9 Strategies for the sofa-bound
2.10 The active writer: Three golden rules
2.11 The running writer: Three rookie errors
2.12 Lessons learned about writing from walking 100km
2.13 Find a community
2.14 Build well-being with mindfulness
2.15 Develop healthy habits for the long term
Conclusion: Your turn. Choose life.
Thank you. Need more help?
Appendix 1: Bibliography
Appendix 2: Selected academic studies
About Joanna Penn
Other Books by Joanna Penn
About Euan Lawson
Acknowledgments
Copyright
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