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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 Therapy, Creative Journaling

Dream Journaling Puts Your Dream Fairy Back to Work For You

Mari L. McCarthy

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 your dream but not enough to piece it together?

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

Journal Power: Creating Peace

Mari L. McCarthy

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...

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

Christina Keach

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.

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

Start Journaling for Success

Mari L. McCarthy

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

Just Checking: Are You Making Time for Your Reflective Writing?

Mari L. McCarthy

Do you ever complain about how there’s not enough time in the day? In today’s world, most of us lead such busy lives that it can seem impossible to set aside even a few minutes to pause, unplug and...

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

Keeping a Journal vs Keeping a Blog?

Mari L. McCarthy

Technology gives you many different ways to express yourself on any given day. You can post a Facebook or Twitter update, jot down notes in a smartphone journaling app or publish your thoughts in a...

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

What Do You Call a Group of Journal-Writers?

Mari L. McCarthy

by Nathan Ohren

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

Transforming Fear Through the Power of Journaling

Mari L. McCarthy

In my current practice as a therapist and coach, I use journaling as a way to help my clients “re-story” their lives and move beyond fear and limiting beliefs. However, my interest in story goes...

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

How to Keep a Travel Journal with Your Partner

Mari L. McCarthy

Aren’t experiences often better when they’re shared with someone special? If you are in a serious relationship, traveling together can be a meaningful way to grow, learn and explore together.

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Mari L. McCarthy

September 13, 2013

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...

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Mari L. McCarthy

September 11, 2013

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...

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Christina Keach

September 10, 2013

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...

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Mari L. McCarthy

August 28, 2013

Start Journaling for Success

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Just Checking: Are You Making Time for Your Reflective Writing?-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

August 20, 2013

Just Checking: Are You Making Time for Your Reflective Writing?

Do you ever complain about how there’s not enough time in the day? In today’s world, most of us lead such busy lives that it can seem impossible to...

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