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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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Morning Pages: There's No Such Thing As Coincidence

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Blog Post by Maggie Jeffery

Sometimes it’s those little mistakes in life that open doorways for us. This happened some years ago when by I pulled two books from the shelf by mistake instead of just the one I wanted. The other book was ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julia Cameron.

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: What Does It Mean to Do Your Best?

Mari L. McCarthy

A friend made me so happy with a statement that truly opened my eyes.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Health

Creating a Memory Personal Journal for Pregnancy

Mari L. McCarthy

Pregnancy is a great time to keep a journal for personal reflection, both to document the joys of this exciting time in your life but also to work through any doubts or other anxiety you may be...

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Make Journal Writing Therapy Your New Wake Up Call

Mari L. McCarthy

The way you begin your morning can make or break your day. If you sleep through your alarm, wake up late and rush to work without breakfast, you will probably feel frazzled, hurried and out of sorts...

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Journal Writing Therapy Playing Word Association

Mari L. McCarthy

Sometimes it is difficult to find the right words to describe a stressful, emotional or volatile period in your life. You may have days where you sit down with your personal journal, wanting to...

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

Journaling to Improve College Writing Skills: Mastering the Personal Essay

Mari L. McCarthy

If you're a college student, there will likely be multiple occasions when you'll have to plan and write a personal essay. Whether it's a test or an assignment, a personal essay is something that...

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

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling Paradise

Mari L. McCarthy

If you’re in business, you’ve probably heard the lectures about how you must have a business plan. And when you create your plan, you start by articulating goals, where you want to be a year or...

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College Heartbreak: Benefits of Journaling Your Way Through the Blues

Mari L. McCarthy

When you're in the midst of a college breakup, everything can seem absolutely tragic. I personally remember going through my first college breakup thinking that I wouldn't survive the intense...

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Take Yourself on a Journaling Field Trip

Mari L. McCarthy

When you were younger, field trip day at school was a cause for celebration. What kid didn’t love taking a break from everyday work, escaping the four walls of the classroom and learning in a...

Morning Pages: There's No Such Thing As Coincidence-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 11, 2012

Morning Pages: There's No Such Thing As Coincidence

Guest Blog Post by Maggie Jeffery Sometimes it’s those little mistakes in life that open doorways for us. This happened some years ago when by I...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: What Does It Mean to Do Your Best?-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 10, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: What Does It Mean to Do Your Best?

A friend made me so happy with a statement that truly opened my eyes.

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Creating a Memory Personal Journal for Pregnancy-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 9, 2012

Creating a Memory Personal Journal for Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a great time to keep a journal for personal reflection, both to document the joys of this exciting time in your life but also to work...

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Make Journal Writing Therapy Your New Wake Up Call-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 8, 2012

Make Journal Writing Therapy Your New Wake Up Call

The way you begin your morning can make or break your day. If you sleep through your alarm, wake up late and rush to work without breakfast, you...

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Journal Writing Therapy Playing Word Association-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 6, 2012

Journal Writing Therapy Playing Word Association

Sometimes it is difficult to find the right words to describe a stressful, emotional or volatile period in your life. You may have days where you...

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Journaling to Improve College Writing Skills: Mastering the Personal Essay-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 4, 2012

Journaling to Improve College Writing Skills: Mastering the Personal Essay

If you're a college student, there will likely be multiple occasions when you'll have to plan and write a personal essay. Whether it's a test or an...

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