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Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
January 24, 2026 1 a.m.

Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, writing allows you to, at once, name your pain and create distance from it.