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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

’21 Days Declutter Your Life Journaling Challenge’ Returns August 1st

Mari L. McCarthy

Program Delivers Ideas, Inspiration for Taking Charge of Clutter

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

Journal Writing: A Teenager's Totally Safe Space

Mari L. McCarthy

How do you feel looking back on your teenage years- was adolescence a confident and happy time for you, or did you find growing up a painful experience?

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

Journo: The World's Most Sophisticated Journal Ever

Mari L. McCarthy

It started with a three-month European backpacking adventure with my brother and best friend.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

5 Journal Prompts to Explore Your Family History

Mari L. McCarthy

Every family has its own set of stories, traditions and values that make it unique. Your family shapes the way you view the world and the way you see yourself.

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

Journal Writing: Remedy for Approval Addiction

Mari L. McCarthy

Do you suffer from approval addiction?

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Seek…Surrender…Succeed…Journaling Produces Results

Mari L. McCarthy

As an adolescent, it helped me in seeking to uncover my place in the world.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Health

10 Quick Journaling Power Prompts to Calm Your Mind

Mari L. McCarthy

When worries and anxious thoughts creep into your mind, they are hard to sweep away again. One small concern leads to a larger one and then another and another… and soon, you are surrounded by...

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

My Greatest Benefits of Journal Writing: A Short List

Mari L. McCarthy

This post celebrates my friend @Dawn Herring's 5th anniversary of #JournalChat Live. Thank you Dawn, of refreshwithdawnherring.blogspot.com for guiding and encouraging us to #WriteON!

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Letting Go of "Should" With Journal Writing

Mari L. McCarthy

Mari L. McCarthy

July 14, 2015

’21 Days Declutter Your Life Journaling Challenge’ Returns August 1st

Program Delivers Ideas, Inspiration for Taking Charge of Clutter

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Journal Writing: A Teenager's Totally Safe Space-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

July 14, 2015

Journal Writing: A Teenager's Totally Safe Space

How do you feel looking back on your teenage years- was adolescence a confident and happy time for you, or did you find growing up a painful...

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Journo: The World's Most Sophisticated Journal Ever-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

July 9, 2015

Journo: The World's Most Sophisticated Journal Ever

It started with a three-month European backpacking adventure with my brother and best friend.

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5 Journal Prompts to Explore Your Family History-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

July 7, 2015

5 Journal Prompts to Explore Your Family History

Every family has its own set of stories, traditions and values that make it unique. Your family shapes the way you view the world and the way you see...

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Journal Writing: Remedy for Approval Addiction-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

June 23, 2015

Journal Writing: Remedy for Approval Addiction

Do you suffer from approval addiction?

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Seek…Surrender…Succeed…Journaling Produces Results-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

June 16, 2015

Seek…Surrender…Succeed…Journaling Produces Results

As an adolescent, it helped me in seeking to uncover my place in the world.

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10 Quick Journaling Power Prompts to Calm Your Mind-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

June 9, 2015

10 Quick Journaling Power Prompts to Calm Your Mind

When worries and anxious thoughts creep into your mind, they are hard to sweep away again. One small concern leads to a larger one and then another...

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