Nationality American Name Diana Raab | Genre Memoir, poetry Role Author | |
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Occupation M emorial, Poet, Essayist, Blogger and Educator Books Reginas Closet, Lust: Poems, Your High risk Pregnancy, Getting Pregnant & Staying P, Dear Anais: My Life in Po | ||
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Diana Raab, Ph.D. is a memorial, poet, essayist, blogger and educator and holds workshop in writing for healing and transformation. She holds a Ph.D. In Psychology with a concentration in Transpersonal Psychology, and a research focus on the healing and transformative powers of memoir writing.
Contents
- Diana raab on cu usc breast cancer writing for healing part 1 of 2
- How to be a Writer with Diana Raab
- Early life and education
- Career
- Awards
- References
How to be a Writer with Diana Raab
Early life and education
Diana Raab was born in Brooklyn, New York of two immigrant parents. She received her B.S. from Cortland State University in Health Administration with a minor in Journalism. She received her R.N. degree from Vanier College in Quebec, Canada and took her licensure in French. In 2003, she earned her MFA in Writing from Spalding University\s Low Residency program in Kentucky. She has a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University (Formerly The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) in Palo Alto. Her research involved the transformative and healing aspects of memoir writing.
Raab resides in southern California.
Career
Raab has been writing since the age of 10 when her mother gave her a journal to help her cope with her grandmother\s suicide in her childhood home. Since then she has used writing as a way of healing and transformation, such as when encountering a tumultuous adolescence, three high-risk pregnancies and two bouts with cancer. She practiced cardiovascular nursing and was Director of Nursing in a chronic care hospital. She was a medical journalist for 25 years while raising her three children.
In 2001, she returned to school for her MFA in Writing, and continued her passion for writing memoir and poetry. She frequently lectures and facilitates workshops in memoir, poetry, and writing for healing and transformation. She also has been a regular guest on radio shows and serves on a number of literary boards.
She is a regular blogger for Psychology Today, The Huffington Post (Huff50) and Brain Speak.
Diana Raab is the author of six books and editor of two anthologies. Her work has appeared in over 600 journals and anthologies including The Washington Post, The Writer, Writer\s Journal, Rattle, The Boiler Room Journal, The Louisville Review, Rosebud, Litchfield Review, Prairie Wolf Press, Citron Review, Snail Mail Review , New Mirage, The Tonopah Review, Palo Alto Review, The Rambler, Red River Review, Alehouse, Poetica, Oracle and Chest.
Awards
Healing With Words
Writers and Their Notebooks
Dear Anais: My Life in Poems for You
Regina\s Closet: Finding My Grandmother\s Secret Journal
Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant: Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High Risk Pregnancy