During her keynote address at our She Recovers conference in Miami, Ashley Judd introduced us to the healing practice of nondominant handwriting, something that she learned about while undergoing treatment for codependency. Since then, I and quite a few of our community members have tried it out.
The technique was designed by art therapist Lucia Capacchione, and its efficacy has been proven by her longitudinal research. Evidence shows that writing with our nondominant hand helps relieve stress and anxiety.
This can be a gateway to access our inner child's voice, can help us to process relationship and other issues, and can even alleviate some physical pain. It's a simple enough process.
You start out thinking about an issue that is causing you stress, then you write it down as a question using your dominant hand. Then you switch the pen or pencil to your nondominant hand and write down a response to your earlier question.
Are you willing to try it? Writing with our nondominant hand can unblock suppressed emotions and invite new ideas and solutions.