Dr. Pennebaker has demonstrated that expressing emotions appears to protect the body against damaging internal stresses and seems to have long-term health benefits. - Daniel Goleman, PhD, The New York Times
This book is the very best that scientific psychology has to offer. Pennebaker has made remarkable discoveries that show how disclosing our deepest secrets can make us well....This work throws open new doors of understanding and offers new hope for gaining control of our lives. - Daniel M. Wegner, PhD, author of White Bears and Other Unwanted Thoughts
Intelligent and provocative. - Kirkus Reviews
Some of the most important findings published in psychology in the past decade. This work, if followed, would change the lives of millions of people. - Robert Ornstein, PhD, coauthor of Healthy Pleasures