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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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Journaling Through Your Injuries

Mari L. McCarthy

An injury -- whether it’s a bad back, a broken finger, a torn ACL or a recurring muscle spasm -- takes a heavy toll on you, both physically and mentally. You may have to cope with sleepless nights because of pain or struggle to do everyday activities because of your body’s limitations. Just as challenging (if not more so) is having to deal with the emotional side of injury -- feelings of frustration, anger, helplessness or dependence.

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling and Inner Peace

Mari L. McCarthy

I wanted to be cheerful and sunny in this post, especially to honor the holidays, but the sad event in Newtown CT last Friday is still front-of-mind and celebration today seems a little premature.

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Journaling Therapy Exercise: Dealing with Disappointment

Mari L. McCarthy

Life doesn’t always go the way you planned it, and learning how to cope with disappointment – from small setbacks to devastating blows – is an essential skill to develop for your emotional health....

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling What You Don’t Know

Mari L. McCarthy

The end of the year is generally busy with holiday preparations on the personal side and planning for next year on the business side. Being organized and efficient is a plus during these weeks. It’s...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Invite Beauty through Your Journal

Mari L. McCarthy

Wednesday is about work and getting things done, I know, but it doesn’t hurt to stop and smell the roses sometimes, even if it is mid-week. Especially because bringing something beautiful back into...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journal to Find Your Peace with Changes

Mari L. McCarthy

There’s a fact of life that’s just the hardest thing to absorb and realize in full. It seems to go against all we’ve been taught.

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Take Yourself on a Date

Mari L. McCarthy

Another great gift that Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way, brought to us – in addition to the wildly popular Morning Pages – was the suggestion that every now and then we take ourselves out...

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How to Learn About Your Most Authentic Goals through Journaling

Mari L. McCarthy

Figuring out what you want to do with your life is daunting. Whether you're 21 or 52, a true path can sometimes be very elusive, especially considering the heavy demands of day-to-day life. But, one...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Use Journaling to Conquer Disappointment

Mari L. McCarthy

When have you ever had to deal with disappointment? It’s something none of us escape. Disappointing moments range from discovering the restaurant you chose for lunch is closed today all the way to...

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Mari L. McCarthy

January 11, 2013

Journaling Through Your Injuries

An injury -- whether it’s a bad back, a broken finger, a torn ACL or a recurring muscle spasm -- takes a heavy toll on you, both physically and...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling and Inner Peace-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

December 19, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling and Inner Peace

I wanted to be cheerful and sunny in this post, especially to honor the holidays, but the sad event in Newtown CT last Friday is still front-of-mind...

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