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Learn from real people, just like you, how therapeutic journaling can benefit your life. Within these personal stories you’ll find journaling tips, tricks, inspiration and ideas that help you structure your journaling practice—and discover the true value journaling can bring to your life.

Find the inspiration to keep going and the motivation to make journaling work for you and your hectic schedule. Learn about these everyday people who made the decision to put pen to paper and how it transformed their lives!

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Therapeutic Writing: Just the Cure for the Sunday Night Blues

Mari L. McCarthy

You’ve had a wonderful weekend. Dinner with friends. Downtime with family. A little productivity and a little relaxation. And then Sunday afternoon arrives. All of a sudden, you have a looming sense of dread that Monday is just a few hours away. You start running through your to-do list in your head. What do you have to do this week at work? What tasks did you leave unfinished on Friday? What events are coming up on the calendar?

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Expressive Writing: Turn Regrets Into Relief

Mari L. McCarthy

Have you ever made a big mistake with irreversible, negative consequences? If so, you’re not alone.

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Journaling: Remaining A While Inside The Stillness

Mari L. McCarthy

By Eleanor Gamarsh

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‘21 Days Organize Your Self Journaling Challenge’ Begins March 1st

Mari L. McCarthy

Creative Approach to a More Organized Life

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Journaling Challenge: Transform Your Everyday Self Back into Your Authentic Life

Mari L. McCarthy

By Holly Levison

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Therapeutic Writing: Digging For Gold

Mari L. McCarthy

I’ve been journaling for a few years now, and it occurred to me that therapeutic writing is a lot like archaeological excavation-we go digging around in the soil of our souls, discarding the useless,...

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Return of a Lapsed Journaler: My 27 Days Journaling Challenge Experience

Mari L. McCarthy

I recently returned to journaling. Many years ago I used to journal a lot, but fell away from it for reasons I don’t remember. At the end of last year, I was drawn back to regular journaling, and...

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My 27 Days of Journal Writing: A New Way To Value My Self

Mari L. McCarthy

My Journaling Experience ......a way of coping? A way to heal? A way of communicating? For what? The Pain. The Grief. Of my best friend...my support system...my mother who got sick suddenly in May of...

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