Diana Raab is an American author, poet, lecturer, educator and inspirational speaker.[1]
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Born | Brooklyn, New York |
Occupation | Author, Poet, Blogger, Speaker |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Cortland State University Spalding University Sofia University (California) |
Genre | Memoir, poetry, nonfiction |
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Raab was born in Brooklyn, New York of two immigrant parents.[2] She received her B.S. from Cortland State University[3] in Health Administration with a minor in Journalism. She received her R.N. degree from Vanier College in Quebec,[3] Canada and took her licensure in French. In 2003, she earned her MFA in Writing[4] from Spalding University's low residency program in Kentucky. Raab was a medical journalist for 25 years.[5] She has a Ph.D. in Psychology with a concentration in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University[6] (Formerly The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) in Palo Alto. Her research [6] involved the transformative and healing aspects of memoir writing.
Raab received her Ph.D. in Psychology with a concentration in Transpersonal Psychology. Her dissertation/thesis abstract, Creative transcendence: Memoir writing for transformation and empowerment. This narrative inquiry examined the transformative and empowering dynamics of writing a memoir in connection with transcendent and pivotal experiences, particularly the experience of a certain loss, and the relationship between Maslow's theory of metamotivation (of self-actualized individuals) B-(being) creativity and D-(deficiency) creativity, and the writing of a memoir.[6]
Raab lectures and facilitates workshops in memoir, poetry, and writing for healing and transformation.[7]
She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today,[7] Thrive Global.,[8] PsychCentral,[9] and Wisdom Daily.[10]
Her work has appeared in journals and anthologies includingThe Writer, Yoga Journal,[11] Mind Body Green,[12] Well Being Journal, Rattle, Black Fox Literary Review, New York Spirit,[13] and The Washington Post.[14]