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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Getting it Write: How My Memoir Became a Real Book

Mari L. McCarthy

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The Advantages of the First Novel

Mari L. McCarthy

by Elizabeth Maria Naranjo

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Journal Power: Harmony at Home

Mari L. McCarthy

I’m sure many of you use journaling to keep an even keel when it comes to relationships in your household, with your family members or other housemates who probably know more about you than anyone...

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

The Provocation of Journal Writing

Mari L. McCarthy

by Jan Marquart LCSW CAS Author

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How to Write a Good Journal Entry

Yvonne Wells

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Journal Power: Letting Go of Insecurities

Mari L. McCarthy

We’ve talked a lot about fear in this blog. How you can use journal writing to gain control over it. At the request of a reader and fellow journal writer, today I’m approaching a cousin of fear:...

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

Journal Power: Unloading Stuff

Mari L. McCarthy

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

Journal Power: 7 Steps to Build Courage

Mari L. McCarthy

What an old-fashioned word courage is! We think of it in relation to our troops overseas, but don’t often apply it to ourselves in everyday life. Yet it’s one of the most revered virtues a person...

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

Journal Power: Is Your Life Romantic Enough?

Mari L. McCarthy

I’m a little bit surprised that none of these Journal Power posts so far has focused on approaches to journaling and romance. I’m an over-the-top romantic person and proud of it!