Does meditative creative writing foster empathy? The impact of a mindfulness meditation and creative writing intervention on empathy: a mixed methods study
Journal of Poetry Therapy October 23, 2026 Gülcan Garip, Salamis Aysegul Sentug-Tugyan
Creative writing and mindfulness meditation have separately been found to enhance empathy. This study investigates the impact of an intensive half-day intervention that combined creative writing and mindfulness meditation to evaluate changes in self-reported empathy. Fourteen participants (11 female, 3 male), ages from 21 to 47 (x = 27 [SD = 7.82]) living in Cyprus, took part in the...