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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

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, worthless junk, and looking for treasure; pearls of wisdom that will change our lives.

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Decluttering My Life: My Journaling Challenge Success Story

Mary Wimbley

Putting a routine on paper is easy. I can whip up a perfect routine in just a couple of minutes. Just don’t ask me to put that perfect routine into action. Once I attempt that, the routine fizzles...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

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...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

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...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Creating Resumes Is Like Creating Memorable Characters

Mari L. McCarthy

By Jennifer-Lynn Keniston

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Getting More Out Of Your Journaling Practice

Mari L. McCarthy

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

New Journaling Challenge: Find Your True Self in 23 Days Or Less

Mari L. McCarthy

CreateWriteNow’s 23 Days Self Discovery Journaling Challenge was a joy to use! The simple daily themes for self-reflection provided helpful writing prompts as well as practical information and...

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

A Privacy Violation

Mari L. McCarthy

By Tara C. Pray

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The Journey to Loving Who I Am

Mari L. McCarthy

By Destiny Allison

Therapeutic Writing: Digging For Gold-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

February 10, 2016

Therapeutic Writing: Digging For Gold

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...

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Decluttering My Life: My Journaling Challenge Success Story-featured

Mary Wimbley

February 9, 2016

Decluttering My Life: My Journaling Challenge Success Story

Putting a routine on paper is easy. I can whip up a perfect routine in just a couple of minutes. Just don’t ask me to put that perfect routine into...

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

Mari L. McCarthy

February 3, 2016

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

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...

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

Mari L. McCarthy

February 2, 2016

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

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...

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How Creating Resumes Is Like Creating Memorable Characters-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

January 27, 2016

How Creating Resumes Is Like Creating Memorable Characters

By Jennifer-Lynn Keniston

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Getting More Out Of Your Journaling Practice-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

January 26, 2016

Getting More Out Of Your Journaling Practice

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New Journaling Challenge: Find Your True Self in 23 Days Or Less-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

January 23, 2016

New Journaling Challenge: Find Your True Self in 23 Days Or Less

CreateWriteNow’s 23 Days Self Discovery Journaling Challenge was a joy to use! The simple daily themes for self-reflection provided helpful writing...

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