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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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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Journaling Helped Me Manifest a Life I Love.

I first got asked to start journaling at different personal growth seminars I went to.  Facing my fears, crying over past trauma, pushing through fears… easy… journaling was the WORST THING EVER.  It was a supreme level of vulnerability that I didn’t let myself go to until I decided to change my life.

It took me a very long time to get into journaling.  I inherently had so much resistance to it for all the reasons journaling is so good for you.

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

The Therapy Journal: A Novel

A psychotherapist, Becky Hoffman, has her own untold history of severe childhood trauma. Lathsamy, Becky's client, as a child was enslaved for three years by a sex trafficking ring in Thailand. An... Read More

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

The Healing Power of Journaling

I have been journaling since I was a child. I used to have this really pretty journal when I was a about 10 years old, which was pink and purple and had sparkles all over it. The most important thing... Read More

Mari's Journaling Power Blog

Moving Beyond Writer’s Block

CreateWriteNow is pleased to host Mary Maurice and her captivating new book, Bertrum Lee, as part of her WOW-WomenOnWriting Blog Tour.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog

3 Tips for Creating a Fulfilling Writing Practice

As a writing teacher for the past twenty years, I sometimes marvel at the delightful ways I’ve seen my students grow and gain confidence as writers—of all ages (I’ve taught from middle-school-aged...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Health

How to Use Writing as a Tool to Become Mindful

When you talk about mindfulness, the first activities that pop to mind are usually yoga or meditation.  Rarely will writing be a primary thought.  However, it’s staggering how much research and how... Read More

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Finding Balance Through Journaling

I started journaling regularly in my early teens. For me it was a chance to express what I had difficulty saying out loud - voice my questions about life, friendships, hopes and concerns one... Read More

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Three Obstacles to Journal Writing

Journals and God-inspired dreams go together. And journals also go together with self-discovery, self-expression, self-care, healing and personal transformation. I am a BIG advocate and believer in... Read More

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Courageous Journaling

Originally I began journaling as proof of my writing ambitions. I was a young teen—maybe younger. Marbled composition books, diaries with locks, and beautifully bound journals were cluttered with... Read More
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How Journaling Helped Me Manifest a Life I Love.-featured
Cheryl Sutherland
November 28, 2017

How Journaling Helped Me Manifest a Life I Love.

How Journaling Helped Me Manifest a Life I Love.
I first got asked to start journaling at different personal growth seminars I went to. Facing my fears, crying over past trauma, pushing through...
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The Therapy Journal: A Novel-featured
Steven Wineman
November 21, 2017

The Therapy Journal: A Novel

The Therapy Journal: A Novel
A psychotherapist, Becky Hoffman, has her own untold history of severe childhood trauma. Lathsamy, Becky's client, as a child was enslaved for three...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
The Healing Power of Journaling-featured
Britta Eckhardt-Potter
November 16, 2017

The Healing Power of Journaling

The Healing Power of Journaling
I have been journaling since I was a child. I used to have this really pretty journal when I was a about 10 years old, which was pink and purple and...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Moving Beyond Writer’s Block-featured
Mary Maurice
November 14, 2017

Moving Beyond Writer’s Block

Moving Beyond Writer’s Block
CreateWriteNow is pleased to host Mary Maurice and her captivating new book, Bertrum Lee, as part of her WOW-WomenOnWriting Blog Tour.
Read More Details Click to view blog post
3 Tips for Creating a Fulfilling Writing Practice-featured
Melanie Faith
November 9, 2017

3 Tips for Creating a Fulfilling Writing Practice

3 Tips for Creating a Fulfilling Writing Practice
As a writing teacher for the past twenty years, I sometimes marvel at the delightful ways I’ve seen my students grow and gain confidence as...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How to Use Writing as a Tool to Become Mindful-featured
Mary Walton
October 31, 2017

How to Use Writing as a Tool to Become Mindful

How to Use Writing as a Tool to Become Mindful
When you talk about mindfulness, the first activities that pop to mind are usually yoga or meditation. Rarely will writing be a primary thought....
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Finding Balance Through Journaling-featured
Dima Dupéré
October 25, 2017

Finding Balance Through Journaling

Finding Balance Through Journaling
I started journaling regularly in my early teens. For me it was a chance to express what I had difficulty saying out loud - voice my questions about...
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Three Obstacles to Journal Writing-featured
Tara C. Pray
October 17, 2017

Three Obstacles to Journal Writing

Three Obstacles to Journal Writing
Journals and God-inspired dreams go together. And journals also go together with self-discovery, self-expression, self-care, healing and personal...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Courageous Journaling-featured
Antoinette Truglio Martin
October 9, 2017

Courageous Journaling

Courageous Journaling
Originally I began journaling as proof of my writing ambitions. I was a young teen—maybe younger. Marbled composition books, diaries with locks, and...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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