Writing Can be Therapeutic | Deb Warnat | TEDxBirmingham

Have you ever thought of the complex interactions it takes between your brain, hand, and eyes to write something? In this innovative talk and demonstration, calligrapher Deb Warnat makes the case of why we should keep teaching handwriting to today's youth.

Deb Warnat strives to bring beautiful writing of the past into the modern era.

An artist and calligraphy teacher, Deb combines her love of watercolor and calligraphy. Her calligraphy work is seen in Nashville, New York and Los Angeles celebrity circles, as well as in Birmingham and throughout Alabama.

[ICONIQPsychology]

Writing has so many benefits for your mental health. It's one of the best ways of clearing your head! <3

[maryriley]

I can remember what I write by hand much better than what I type into the computer. I have recently purchased a fountain pen. Writing with it is a joy and more beautiful than a line of type. Thank you for your talk.

[neilspector]

In toughest and most emotionally taxing moments of my life. I discovered that just writing quotes with a beautiful fountain pen on nice paper recenters me.

[ruthpark]

Beautifully expressed! I love your calligraphy ❤️ Thank you for sharing and encouraging others to continue handwriting. I was so disappointed when I heard they had taken it out of the school curriculum. I think it is such an important skill. I'm glad you found it to be your therapy. You do it so beautifully😊

[arapaimagold]

Calligraphy is well known in ancient China as a form of meditation.
And at this modern day I've found how high schoolers has lower grade than what it used to be before the day they bring laptop and tablet to class.

[videogamephilosophersaurim]

There needs to be more discussion about using writing for mental health. Especially given the mental health crisis in the US where there are millions of undiagnosed mental health problems and barely a fraction of the providers needed.

[bartholomeweshiwani]

Thank you I wish my phone had an calligraphy app just for me to show you that I mean it. be blessed

[aegystierone]

At the ending, I thought she's going to write...'Thank yall'