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    byAnne-Charlotte Triplet & Alexandre Humeau

    Writing Your Memoirs: What Science Says About the Benefits for Health, Memory and Future Generations

    Science proves the benefits of writing your memoirs: memory improvement (18,000 participants), depression reduction (Pennebaker, −50% medical visits), fighting isolation and intergenerational transmission (Emory studies). Everything you need to know.

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