Ask the Author: Beverly Engel
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Beverly Engel
Just write. Don't overthink it and certainly don't expect perfection. Quiet that critical inner voice that compares your writing with other people's. Your writing will be different from anyone else's--it is your unique voice that is so valuable.
Beverly Engel
I've learned through the years to stop pushing myself to write when I don't feel inspired. Instead I use my time re-reading what I've already written and doing some editing. I've learned to trust that my creative juices will return, especially if I don't try to push through any writer's block but instead just trust that it is there for a reason. Often times it isn't really a "writer's block" at all but a need to rest from writing or a need to assimilate what I've already written.
Beverly Engel
I get an idea that I would like to research or pursue. As I progress with my research on a particular subject I get more and more ideas and a general theme will begin to emerge. Often I am inspired by my clients who present to me not only their problems but their personal solutions. I am deeply grateful to my clients, past and present who continually inspire me.
Beverly Engel
I have a new book coming out in December--Escaping Emotional Abuse--so I am not currently working on a book.
Beverly Engel
I love sharing my ideas with others. When I was in high school I loved to write compositions and loved doing research--so I've always been more attracted to writing non-fiction. My writing is an extension of my being a therapist but even if I wasn't therapist I would be interested in psychology and the human condition.
Beverly Engel
I've been noticing for the past several years that most of my clients who had been or were currently being emotionally abused suffered from debilitating shame due to the abuse itself and from childhoods where they were deeply shamed. I realized the connection between emotional abuse and shame has not received enough attention.
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