Diana Raab

Diana Raab

Diana Raab.
Born Brooklyn, New York
Occupation Author, Poet, Educator, Ph.D. in Psychology with a concentration in Transpersonal Psychology
Nationality American
Genre Memoir, poetry, blogger
Website
www.dianaraab.com

Diana Raab is an American author, poet, lecturer, educator and inspirational speaker.[1]

Early life and education

Diana Raab was born in Brooklyn, New York of two immigrant parents. She received her B.S. from Cortland State University in Health Administration with a minor in Journalism. She received her R.N. degree from Vanier College in Quebec, Canada and took her licensure in French. In 2003, she earned her MFA in Writing from Spalding University's Low Residency program in Kentucky. She has a Ph.D. in Psychology with a concentration in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University (Formerly The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) in Palo Alto. Her research involved the transformative and healing aspects of memoir writing.

Raab resides in southern California.

Career

Raab has been writing since the age of 10 when her mother gave her a journal to help her cope with her grandmother's suicide in her childhood home. Since then she has used writing as a way of healing and transformation, such as when encountering a tumultuous adolescence, three high-risk pregnancies and two bouts with cancer. She practiced cardiovascular nursing and was Director of Nursing in a chronic care hospital. She was a medical journalist for 25 years while raising her three children.[2]

In 2001, she returned to school for her MFA in Writing, and continued her passion for writing memoir and poetry. She frequently lectures and facilitates workshops in memoir, poetry, and writing for healing and transformation.[3] She also has been a regular guest on radio shows and serves on a number of literary boards.[4]

She is a regular blogger for Psychology Today, The Huffington Post (Huff50) and Brain Speak.

Diana Raab is the author of six books and editor of two anthologies. Her work has appeared in over 600 journals and anthologies including The Washington Post,[5] The Writer, Writer's Journal, Rattle,[6] The Boiler Room Journal,[7] The Louisville Review, Rosebud, Litchfield Review, Prairie Wolf Press, Citron Review, Snail Mail Review , New Mirage, The Tonopah Review, Palo Alto Review, The Rambler, Red River Review, Alehouse, Poetica, Oracle and Chest.

Awards

Healing With Words

Writers and Their Notebooks

Dear Anaïs: My Life in Poems for You

Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal

Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant: Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High Risk Pregnancy

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Diana M. Raab" The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Diana M. Raab" Reader Views. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Diana Raab" UCLA Extension. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ "W@R With Diana Raab About Her Book, The Guilt Gene" September 18, 2010 CBS Boston. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Books" July 13, 2012 The Washington Post. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  6. ↑ "THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS" August 9, 2012 Rattle. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Raab" The Boiler Room Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Adult – Leisure, Parenting, How-To" 2011 Mom's Choice Awards. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Eric Hoffer Book Award Winners" The Eric Hoffer Award. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Winners and Finalists of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Indie Book Awards. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Benjamin Franklin Awards" Independent Book Publishers Association. Retrieved October 23, 2012.

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