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

Journal Power: Feeling Helpless

One thing’s for sure: anyone who keeps an upbeat outlook in the face of all the bad news these days has to be superhuman. 

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling, Health

Eating Disorder Recovery: Changing Your Thoughts through Journaling

Journaling can be a great tool to help you change your thoughts in eating disorder recovery. Do you catch yourself thinking things like, “I’m ugly," “I’ll never recover," or “I don’t deserve better...

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

Journal Power: What Do You Want?

It’s kind of counter-intuitive, but sometimes one of the hardest questions to answer is, “What do I want?” 

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Write It Off! Take The Weight Control Journaling Challenge

If you are like many people, your weight is a sensitive topic. If you feel that you are carrying around extra pounds, seeing the numbers on the scale in the bathroom or trying on new clothes at a...

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

Therapeutic Journaling

by  Julia Asel Thomas 
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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling

Dream Journaling Puts Your Dream Fairy Back to Work For You

Do you have vivid dreams? Or more than one dream a night? Do you sometimes wake up confused because your dream felt so real? Or do you get frustrated because you remember fragments and feelings from...

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

Journal Power: Creating Peace

9/11. Twelve years ago that horrific event occurred and yet it appears that we are still clueless about the Middle East and how to achieve global peace. Why can’t we learn that we need to wage peace...

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

My Journal Writing: I Need To Vent And I Need It To Be Okay

I kept a diary as a child and I loved it. One day I excitedly reported to my mom that I’d filled 6 whole pages and was still going! I was so proud that I had so much to write about.

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

Journaling Power: Build Self Confidence

People often build self-confidence by learning a new skill, or by hanging out with others who make them feel good about themselves, or by spending time in a place that nurtures their sense of...

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Mari L. McCarthy
September 25, 2013

Journal Power: Feeling Helpless

Journal Power: Feeling Helpless
One thing’s for sure: anyone who keeps an upbeat outlook in the face of all the bad news these days has to be superhuman.
Mari L. McCarthy
September 19, 2013

Eating Disorder Recovery: Changing Your Thoughts through Journaling

Eating Disorder Recovery: Changing Your Thoughts through Journaling
Journaling can be a great tool to help you change your thoughts in eating disorder recovery. Do you catch yourself thinking things like, “I’m ugly,"...
Mari L. McCarthy
September 18, 2013

Journal Power: What Do You Want?

Journal Power: What Do You Want?
It’s kind of counter-intuitive, but sometimes one of the hardest questions to answer is, “What do I want?”
Mari L. McCarthy
September 17, 2013

Write It Off! Take The Weight Control Journaling Challenge

Write It Off! Take The Weight Control Journaling Challenge
If you are like many people, your weight is a sensitive topic. If you feel that you are carrying around extra pounds, seeing the numbers on the...
Mari L. McCarthy
September 13, 2013

Dream Journaling Puts Your Dream Fairy Back to Work For You

Dream Journaling Puts Your Dream Fairy Back to Work For You
Do you have vivid dreams? Or more than one dream a night? Do you sometimes wake up confused because your dream felt so real? Or do you get...
Mari L. McCarthy
September 11, 2013

Journal Power: Creating Peace

Journal Power: Creating Peace
9/11. Twelve years ago that horrific event occurred and yet it appears that we are still clueless about the Middle East and how to achieve global...
Christina Keach
September 10, 2013

My Journal Writing: I Need To Vent And I Need It To Be Okay

My Journal Writing: I Need To Vent And I Need It To Be Okay
I kept a diary as a child and I loved it. One day I excitedly reported to my mom that I’d filled 6 whole pages and was still going! I was so proud...
Mari L. McCarthy
September 4, 2013

Journaling Power: Build Self Confidence

Journaling Power: Build Self Confidence
People often build self-confidence by learning a new skill, or by hanging out with others who make them feel good about themselves, or by spending...

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