Introduction: how writing changed our lives -- The journey from stress to well-being -- Stress: your hidden threat -- Writing: your passport to health and well-being -- Write away your stress: four easy steps -- Your story: tell it! -- Your future: picture it! -- Your plan: action script it! -- Your life: get well, be well -- The art of living: case studies -- Career quandry -- Single parent juggle -- Too sweet to handle : managing diabetes -- Grief, death, dying and living -- Stay well: the write to be well lifestyle -- Build your habit with intention -- Make it work for you! -- Bibliography -- Index.