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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 Journeys

The Challenge… Peace of Mind and Body: 27 Days of Journaling to Health & Happiness

Mari L. McCarthy

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

3 Reasons Why Writing in a Journal is Good for Your Mental Health

Mari L. McCarthy

Whether you are now entering a rehab program or you have just completed one, many rehab centers will suggest that you begin to journal your emotions and your experiences. Two items as simple as a pen...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog

Journal Writing: What Will People Think If They Read This After I Am Gone?

Mari L. McCarthy

By Ava Louise

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

Journal Writing: Self-Therapy For The Self-Conscious

Lyn Alderson

If you had the kind of best friend that always tried to support you, always tried to meet your needs, and had your best interests at heart, how would you treat that Best Bud?

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

Not Just A Pretty Face: Writing Self-Therapy For The Self-Conscious

Mari L. McCarthy

If you had the kind of best friend that always tried to support you, always tried to meet your needs, and had your best interests at heart, how would you treat that Best Bud?

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

Writing Therapy to Heal: Finding Strength in Forgiveness

Mari L. McCarthy

We have all had times in our lives when the people we care about have disappointed, hurt or betrayed us. If you think back on some of these instances – whether they happened a week ago or a decade...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

My Journaling: The One Thing That Helps Sustain Me

Mari L. McCarthy

My journals have always been the place where I could be the most free with my thoughts, feelings and ideas.

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

Journaling Journeys: Capturing Family Vacation Memories

Mari L. McCarthy

By Audry Fryer

Mari's Journaling Power Blog

Creating an Inner Pantheon of Wise Advisers

Mari L. McCarthy

The first album I ever bought was “Crimson and Clover” (1969) by Tommy James and the Shondells. I remember being upset when the record got scratched. That gave new meaning to the lyric “crimson and...