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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Writer Wellness & Five Things For Your Writing

The idea for my book and workshop Writer Wellness: A Writer’s Path to Health and Creativity (Headline Books, Inc., 2020) came to me when some of my critique partners asked how they could be my clones. They wanted to shadow me for a week to see what I did every day that led to my prolific publishing (over 500 articles and counting,) life as a homeschooling mom, and part-time hatha yoga teacher. Up to that point, I hadn’t done any self-examination of my processes, but when they asked, I stepped back and watched myself for a month while documenting my doings and beings in a journal. This article is a peek into what I learned.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How to Journal Your Way to Achieving Any Goal You Set For Yourself

Journaling is a great way to deal with stress, negative thoughts, and feelings. However, your journal can also be a powerful tool in the quest to achieving your goals. Many people use journaling to...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Audio Journaling Can Help You Counteract Anxiety or Worry Spirals In The Moment

Whether you’ve kept a written journal before or never journaled in your life, audio journaling is a brain hacking tool that can save you from a worry spiral. 

There are times when we recognize...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Journaling As A Tool For Memory

When I was asked to share my journaling efforts for Create Write Now, I was brought up short as I do not journal on a regular basis. But I do know the health benefits for those who are hoping to sort...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys, Journaling for Men

How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?

Each person has a unique personality. Yes! That part of you that nobody knows, not even you. Do you see those habits that you simply brush off as ordinary? Or those truths buried deep inside you that...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts

I’m in the camp of people who love quotations, especially author quotes. When the blank page paralyzes me, I turn to my hefty collection of inspirational quotes and read until one strikes a chord....

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Journaling Eased My Anxiety

My anxiety crippled me, without me knowing it. All along I thought I was just a sensitive,overly stressed person who took things too close to their hearts and never thought I'd beendiagnosed with...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys, Journaling for Men

The 4 C’s to Journaling

I currently have nearly 230,000 words in my journal. 

Much of my journal focuses on the loss of my face. As a teenager, I suffered second- and third- degree burns to my face and arms due to an...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health

These days, scrolling through your social media feed or any news site is enough to make you want to pack up your belongings and head for some remote location far, far away. With the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Writer Wellness & Five Things For Your Writing-featured
Joy E. Held
October 1, 2020

Writer Wellness & Five Things For Your Writing

Writer Wellness & Five Things For Your Writing
The idea for my book and workshop Writer Wellness: A Writer’s Path to Health and Creativity (Headline Books, Inc., 2020) came to me when some of my...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How to Journal Your Way to Achieving Any Goal You Set For Yourself-featured
Lisa Michaels
September 28, 2020

How to Journal Your Way to Achieving Any Goal You Set For Yourself

How to Journal Your Way to Achieving Any Goal You Set For Yourself
Journaling is a great way to deal with stress, negative thoughts, and feelings. However, your journal can also be a powerful tool in the quest to...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How Audio Journaling Can Help You Counteract Anxiety or Worry Spirals In The Moment-featured
Lamia Pardo
September 24, 2020

How Audio Journaling Can Help You Counteract Anxiety or Worry Spirals In The Moment

How Audio Journaling Can Help You Counteract Anxiety or Worry Spirals In The Moment
Whether you’ve kept a written journal before or never journaled in your life, audio journaling is a brain hacking tool that can save you from a worry...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Journaling As A Tool For Memory-featured
Carole Bumpus
September 17, 2020

Journaling As A Tool For Memory

Journaling As A Tool For Memory
When I was asked to share my journaling efforts for Create Write Now, I was brought up short as I do not journal on a regular basis. But I do know...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?-featured
Randolph Ray
September 16, 2020

How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?

How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?
Each person has a unique personality. Yes! That part of you that nobody knows, not even you. Do you see those habits that you simply brush off as...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts-featured
Nita Sweeney
September 11, 2020

6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts

6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts
I’m in the camp of people who love quotations, especially author quotes. When the blank page paralyzes me, I turn to my hefty collection of...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How Journaling Eased My Anxiety-featured
Amanda Hobart
September 3, 2020

How Journaling Eased My Anxiety

How Journaling Eased My Anxiety
My anxiety crippled me, without me knowing it. All along I thought I was just a sensitive,overly stressed person who took things too close to their...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
The 4 C’s to Journaling-featured
Samuel Moore-Sobel
August 31, 2020

The 4 C’s to Journaling

The 4 C’s to Journaling
I currently have nearly 230,000 words in my journal. Much of my journal focuses on the loss of my face. As a teenager, I suffered second- and third-...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health-featured
Frankie Wallace
August 27, 2020

How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health

How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health
These days, scrolling through your social media feed or any news site is enough to make you want to pack up your belongings and head for some remote...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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