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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!

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Art Journaling for a Confidence Boost

Mari L. McCarthy

Some days you just don’t feel your best. Maybe you had a tough conversation with someone you care about, or you are feeling discouraged about looking for a new job. Whatever it is that’s getting you down, your personal journal is here to lift your spirits. Use this art journaling activity to relax, refocus and reflect on the positive.

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Keeping a Work Diary: The Motivational Power of Reflection

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest blog post by Walter Chen, CEO of iDoneThis, the easiest way to keep a work diary.The idea of work is inextricable from output. Work is something you produce, you make, you do. Many of us fall...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Do You Feel Helpless Sometimes?

Mari L. McCarthy

Of course, there are an increasing number of things that we are actually helpless to do anything about. Climate change, wars, even politics seem beyond anyone's control.

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Mari's Personal Journal: Optimal Health with Ambidextrous Morning Pages

Mari L. McCarthy

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Boost Your Self-Confidence

Mari L. McCarthy

Success with self-improvement efforts depends a lot on self-confidence. If you don't believe in yourself, it's nearly impossible to move forward.

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4 Journaling Prompts for a Super Summertime

Mari L. McCarthy

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The Power of Journaling with Pictures

LuAnn Schindler

Guest Blog Post by LuAnn Schindler

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Mari's Personal Journal: Optimal Health With 30 Day Challenges

Mari L. McCarthy

I awakened with the birds today; I feel that I am back in my body clock zone after a couple of days of being up waaay ahead of my birdsongs wakeup call. Got my showering and exercising down to 35...

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Journaling Drill to the Core

Mari L. McCarthy

Find an object, or a view, or anything you can keep in your line of vision for a long while. Locate something that is beautiful or exciting or otherwise not-neutral to you.