Ilene Dillons Full Power Living Explores Healing Power of Expressing Emotions with James Pennebaker.

Professor James Pennebaker reveals his discoveries about what happens to human beings (emotionally and chemically) when they express emotions. Pennebaker appears on Internet Radio's Full Power Living, 9 a.m. PST on World Talk Radio.

(PRWEB) February 19, 2005 -- If you have ever taken a trip and found yourself telling all" to the person seated next to you on the plane or train, confessed to a transgression you thought youd never tell anyone about, or discovered your depression has lifted after you talked with a neighbor while walking your dog, you might be interested in what James Pennebaker, Ph.D., has to say about why these things happen, and why they make most people feel good. With a tongue-in-cheek wit, academic Pennebaker tells what he has learned about what happens, even chemically, when we express emotions.

James W. Pennebaker is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his Ph.D. in 1977. He has been on the faculty at the University of Virginia, Southern Methodist University, and, since 1997, The University of Texas. He and his students are exploring the links between traumatic experiences and physical and mental health. His studies find that physician use, medical costs, and alcohol use can be reduced and work performance increased by simple writing and/or talking exercises. His most recent research focuses on the nature of language and emotion in the real world. Author or editor of 8 books and over 200 articles, Pennebaker has received numerous awards and honors.

Full Power Living is dedicated to awakening the world to the power and creative potential of human emotion, the step beyond" developing your Emotional Quotient. Host Ilene Dillon has practiced for 33 years as a psychotherapist and is author of several books. Check the list at www.EmotionalPro.com, where you can also get information about Continuing Education credit for California MFTs and LCSWs listening to this show.) A 20 year professional member of The National Speakers Association, Ilene is in high demand for her lectures and programs on Anger Mastery, Conscious Parenting and Emotional Literacy.

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James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., appears on Full Power Living, aired on World Talk Radio on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 9 a.m. Pacific, discussing his book Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions.

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