Mari's Journaling Power Blog | CreateWriteNow

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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Six More Journaling Techniques to Deepen Your Journaling Practice

Tara C. Pray

As a lifelong journal writer with stacks of journals to prove it my favorite technique to use in my practice is free writing. I love this approach to journaling because it’s unrestrictive. I’m able to follow my thoughts wherever they lead me and to go as deep as I desire on the blank page. I’ve also explored other techniques that are as equally as powerful and have helped to enrich my writing.

In a previous blog post, I wrote about four techniques to deepen your journal practice. I'd like to share six additional ones to add to your journaling toolbox.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Top 5 Stress Reliever Tea Recipes to Try

Alexandra Doherty

Stress is a typical reaction to our inability to deal with certain situations and demands. Work, financial obligations, relationships, and other conditions may generate stress, but anything that...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Creating an Abundance Mindset for 2022

Claire Silverberg

As the new year approaches, we’re all looking for opportunities to improve ourselves. The past couple of years have been difficult for everyone, so it’s really time to think about your personal...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

6 Scientifically Proven Natural Ways to Boost Your Mood

Rebecca Grey

Pressure from work and obligations from family has a way of sapping one's energy, making one feel blue. Financial situations can be limiting at times, but research suggests that increased income is...

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Transitioning to Assisted Living - What You Should Do

Sharon Wagner

Moving to a foreign place can be very hard when you have lived in a certain place for years. The transition is harder on senior loved ones who are moving to assisted living since they will live with...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How to Find the Perfect Partner via Writing

Kelly Richardson

Looking to manifest love and clinch the perfect fairytale partner? We all are. Finding a partner that ticks all your boxes isn't exactly the easiest thing to do.

You've probably tried several...

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How Writing Practice Can Train Your Willpower

Anna Medina

Many people present willpower as a skill. Others interpret it as a character trait that is either present or absent. Despite the skeptical statements of others, there are some working to develop it....

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Book Review—Mindset Medicine by Mari L. McCarthy

Billie Wade

Now Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookBaby Bookshop, Google Books

What if you had a superpower that could cut through the noise of negative social messages? What if said superpower was...

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How Mindset Medicine Gave Me Transformative Insights That I Never Expected

Kara McDuffee

Now Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookBaby Bookshop, Google Books

I’ve written a blog about self-awareness and vulnerability for over two years. Before that, I’ve spent the better part of my...

Six More Journaling Techniques to Deepen Your Journaling Practice-featured

Tara C. Pray

December 31, 2021

Six More Journaling Techniques to Deepen Your Journaling Practice

As a lifelong journal writer with stacks of journals to prove it my favorite technique to use in my practice is free writing. I love this approach to...

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Top 5 Stress Reliever Tea Recipes to Try-featured

Alexandra Doherty

December 24, 2021

Top 5 Stress Reliever Tea Recipes to Try

Stress is a typical reaction to our inability to deal with certain situations and demands. Work, financial obligations, relationships, and other...

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Creating an Abundance Mindset for 2022-featured

Claire Silverberg

December 21, 2021

Creating an Abundance Mindset for 2022

As the new year approaches, we’re all looking for opportunities to improve ourselves. The past couple of years have been difficult for everyone, so...

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6 Scientifically Proven Natural Ways to Boost Your Mood-featured

Rebecca Grey

December 17, 2021

6 Scientifically Proven Natural Ways to Boost Your Mood

Pressure from work and obligations from family has a way of sapping one's energy, making one feel blue. Financial situations can be limiting at...

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Transitioning to Assisted Living - What You Should Do-featured

Sharon Wagner

December 14, 2021

Transitioning to Assisted Living - What You Should Do

Moving to a foreign place can be very hard when you have lived in a certain place for years. The transition is harder on senior loved ones who are...

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How to Find the Perfect Partner via Writing-featured

Kelly Richardson

December 10, 2021

How to Find the Perfect Partner via Writing

Looking to manifest love and clinch the perfect fairytale partner? We all are. Finding a partner that ticks all your boxes isn't exactly the easiest...

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How Writing Practice Can Train Your Willpower-featured

Anna Medina

December 8, 2021

How Writing Practice Can Train Your Willpower

Many people present willpower as a skill. Others interpret it as a character trait that is either present or absent. Despite the skeptical statements...

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