L’Ecriture qui guérit
With Nayla Chidiac and Soraya Amrani
◇ 13 November › 13 November 2025
Can writing exert a healing influence on psychological trauma? Nayla Chidiac, Doctor in Psychopathology and Clinical Psychologist, has explored the complex relationship between writing and war. In conversation with Soraya Amrani, she shares a reflection on literature that does far more than entertain — it teaches us how to think, guiding us towards transformation. What is a writer’s relationship to the act of writing? How does writing shed light on the painful times that each of us may endure?
“We all need stories, narratives, words to give form to the formlessness of war. Seeking to understand how this irrepressible need to write in times of conflict can become a path to salvation — that is the very essence of this book.” – Nayla Chidiac
Actor Salim Djaferi will read excerpts from texts during the conversation.
Nayla Chidiac holds a PhD in Psychopathology and is a Clinical Psychologist. She founded therapeutic writing workshops at Hôpital Sainte-Anne in Paris. Author of the professional reference work Ateliers d’écriture thérapeutique (Elsevier-Masson), she is a specialist in trauma and therapeutic writing, a trainer, and an External Mental Health Specialist (EMHS) for the United Nations, as well as a former expert to the Paris Court of Justice. She is also the author of The Healing Power of Writing: The Healing Power of Words (Odile Jacob) and of five collections of poetry.
Soraya Amrani is a journalist. She has worked for RTBF Television, notably as a contributor to the programmes Au quotidien and 50 degrés nord (Arte Belgique), as well as for RTBF Radio.
Trained at the ESACT in Liège, Salim Djaferi is an actor, writer and stage director. His work explores and deepens the question of French colonisation in Algeria, revealing the intimate connections between family narratives and History, the violence of war and displacement, language and History. His forthcoming creation, Bâtir, will be presented at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in May 2026.
Les Midis poésie offer unique opportunities to explore the themes that run through contemporary literature, approached from fresh and unexpected angles — through talks, conversations, and readings-performances held at midday. They also encompass aperitifs, afternoon gatherings, evening events, publications, writing workshops, and a Poetry Book Collection, available for consultation on request.
