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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!

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Self Growth, Creative Journaling

Speed Journaling: Get Your Self Unstuck Write Away

Mari L. McCarthy

Remember the days before tape recorders and MP3 players and streaming radio when we still listened to music on real, honest-to-goodness record players? Slide the shiny black disc out of its sleeve, place it on the turntable, lift up the needle and hear that satisfying crackle as the song started up and music filled the room. It’s a beautiful experience, start to finish, but sometimes a small scratch on the record’s surface would cause it to catch and skip, playing the same piece of the song over and over.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling

How Journaling Helped Me Get From Surviving to Thriving

Mari L. McCarthy

By Hannah Braime What does your journal mean to you? To me, my journal is a gateway to my authentic self. As I explain in my book, The Ultimate Guide to Journaling, I know that without...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Self Growth

Writing Therapy Exercise: Make a Life Timeline

Mari L. McCarthy

Your life’s story is continuously unfolding, and each major event, decision, relationship, success and misstep has an influence on which direction it takes. Do you ever have moments where you look...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling

Journal Writing: Stop Multitasking and Start Focusing

Mari L. McCarthy

There was a time when being a good multitasker was a quality to brag about. Hey, look, I can make dinner, send an email, edit this report and help the kids with their homework all at once! But then,...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

How a Morning Pages Practice Invites More Stillness Into our Lives

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Blog Post by Tanya Levy

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Health

Gratitude Journaling for the Health of It

Mari L. McCarthy

“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone,” says the classic Joni Mitchell song. This sentiment couldn’t be more true than when you apply it to your physical health.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Self Growth

Journal Prompts to Get You to Finally Appreciate Praise

Mari L. McCarthy

It’s an unfortunate truth that when you receive compliments from others, you tend to brush them off modestly, yet when you receive criticism from others, you are likely to dwell on it for hours (or...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling

The Art of Journaling or Picture This!

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Blog Post by Steph Jordan

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Journal Prompts to Confront Your Phobias

Mari L. McCarthy

Fear is a part of daily life. You have small day-to-day anxieties, from driving in a hectic city during commute traffic to making a cold call to a potential client at work. You also have major...