Writing the Wrongs

Transform pain and powerlessness into peace, purpose, and possibility with this powerful guided journal.

Writing the Wrongs is a crucial resource that adeptly combines scientific rigor with compassionate insight. It offers those experiencing moral injury a structured yet personal path to healing and understanding. DeMarco's innovative use of writing as therapy provides the tools necessary for individuals to reclaim their narrative and begin the journey to recovery.

Writing the Wrongs is an intelligent and well-thought-out guide to going inside and journaling both one's pain and one's release. Anyone who takes the time to engage with the book and do the work will find help for their suffering.

This is no mere journal—it's an embodied journey of reckoning and reconnection, making us feel held in our darkest moments. Whether you're a trauma survivor, health care worker, veteran, or struggling with a crisis of conscience, Writing the Wrongs will be a treasured companion and a beacon of hope for transforming moral anguish into post-traumatic growth. Weaving cutting-edge neuroscience with ancient wisdom, DeMarco's groundbreaking approach is medicine for our times.

Michele DeMarco, PhD, is an award-winning writer, and a therapist, clinical ethicist, and trauma researcher specializing in moral injury. She is author of the Psychology Today blog, Soul Console, and one of Medium's Top Writers for Mental Health and Health, respectively. Her writing has appeared in national and international publications, including The New York Times, POLITICO, The Boston Globe, The Daily News, Psychology Today, The War Horse, and Medium, among others. She's been featured as a trauma and spirituality expert for MindBodyGreen, The Daily News, Integrative Practitioner, Lifehacker, Bloomberg/WNBP Radio, and Partners HealthCare. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area