When Writing Feels Hard: Science-Based Strategies for Managing Emotions in 2e Writers

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2025-2026 Writing Series Part 3

Writing can evoke strong emotions, especially for 2e students. Anxiety, frustration, overwhelm, and dread can significantly impact our writing process, making effective emotion regulation crucial for achieving writing success.

This talk will take a science-based approach to understanding and coping with writing-related emotions. We'll walk through three core strategies to help manage tricky emotions when writing and discuss ways for parents and teachers to implement them. We'll also cover practical tips geared toward specific 2e profiles (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc.)

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Co-Founder of WAG Tutoring, Lucy recently graduated from Stanford University with a major in psychology and a minor in Russian. She’s been tutoring for over five years, working with students from elementary school through college in diverse subject areas, including general writing, reading comprehension, math, college essays, and English as a second language. Lucy also has substantial experience coaching students with learning differences/disabilities, including autism, ADHD, and dysgraphia. In her free time, Lucy likes to work on her own writing, rollerblade, read, and run around with her dog. wagtutoring.com