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Reflective Journaling: What's the Best & Worst Advice You've Gotten?

There are certain pieces of advice that stick with you over the years, some because they are full of wisdom and others because they are… well, full of something a little less helpful.  

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

Winter Nature Journaling: It's a Breeze

Getting in touch with the natural world is important no matter where you are located or what the season. It may be summer in the southern hemisphere, but winter is in full swing here in the north....

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Therapeutic Writing Brings Joy to the World

They’re back! Those holly jolly (maybe not) holidays with all sorts of feelings, stresses, emotions and more stresses that we’ve been holding on to and sucking in and stuffing way, way, way down....

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Get Health and Happiness in 27 Days of Journaling!

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Make a Journaling Stress Reduction List for Santa!

Wait, you may be thinking, it’s too early to be worrying about the holidays! It’s not even Halloween yet, so how can we think about Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year’s?  

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Embrace Your Fall with Nature Journaling

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Song Shuffle Journal Therapy

After a long, relaxing holiday weekend, it can be a little painful to head back to the fast pace of work and the real world. Take 30 minutes tonight to regroup with some journal therapy and your...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Inner Healing: Get Out of Your Own Way and Get to the Page

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

Journaling Tips #51: Music and Lyrics

Lyrics make great journaling jumpstarters. Begin a journal writing session with a line from Billy Joel’s ‘The Longest Time’: "I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall and…"

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Reflective Journaling: What's the Best & Worst Advice You've Gotten?-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
February 15, 2011

Reflective Journaling: What's the Best & Worst Advice You've Gotten?

Reflective Journaling: What's the Best & Worst Advice You've Gotten?
There are certain pieces of advice that stick with you over the years, some because they are full of wisdom and others because they are… well, full...
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Winter Nature Journaling: It's a Breeze-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
December 21, 2010

Winter Nature Journaling: It's a Breeze

Winter Nature Journaling: It's a Breeze
Getting in touch with the natural world is important no matter where you are located or what the season. It may be summer in the southern...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Therapeutic Writing Brings Joy to the World-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
December 2, 2010

Therapeutic Writing Brings Joy to the World

Therapeutic Writing Brings Joy to the World
They’re back! Those holly jolly (maybe not) holidays with all sorts of feelings, stresses, emotions and more stresses that we’ve been holding on to...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Get Health and Happiness in 27 Days of Journaling!-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
October 27, 2010

Get Health and Happiness in 27 Days of Journaling!

Get Health and Happiness in 27 Days of Journaling!
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Make a Journaling Stress Reduction List for Santa!-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
October 21, 2010

Make a Journaling Stress Reduction List for Santa!

Make a Journaling Stress Reduction List for Santa!
Wait, you may be thinking, it’s too early to be worrying about the holidays! It’s not even Halloween yet, so how can we think about Thanksgiving,...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Embrace Your Fall with Nature Journaling-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
September 15, 2010

Embrace Your Fall with Nature Journaling

Embrace Your Fall with Nature Journaling
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Song Shuffle Journal Therapy-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
September 9, 2010

Song Shuffle Journal Therapy

Song Shuffle Journal Therapy
After a long, relaxing holiday weekend, it can be a little painful to head back to the fast pace of work and the real world. Take 30 minutes tonight...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Inner Healing: Get Out of Your Own Way and Get to the Page-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
August 14, 2010

Inner Healing: Get Out of Your Own Way and Get to the Page

Inner Healing: Get Out of Your Own Way and Get to the Page
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Journaling Tips #51: Music and Lyrics -featured
Mari L. McCarthy
August 5, 2010

Journaling Tips #51: Music and Lyrics

Journaling Tips #51: Music and Lyrics
Lyrics make great journaling jumpstarters. Begin a journal writing session with a line from Billy Joel’s ‘The Longest Time’: "I'm that voice you're...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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