New York Times Article:
Why Talk Therapy is on the Wane and Writing Workshops are on the Rise!
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Does the thought of Journaling intimidate you? Here are some small starting options. Read 7 easy Journaling Tips and G-J's breakthrough comments.
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Journal Writing interests the medical profession, finally.
***Journal Writing: A Prescription for Good Health.
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Journaling Tips from a Fellow Journaler:
I have been stuck on doing all kinds of things but writing. I have made all kinds of excuses why not so I started to ask myself why I do this and the answers surprised me. I said I do this to create a safe and loving space for myself and when I stop writing I lose sight of who I am and my ability to work through simple things become difficult. Journal Writing is the one place I can look at all parts of myself and allow whatever I need to say be okay. So I have started to write again and I start by asking questions of myself to stay engaged in the process. What a difference journaling makes even if all I do is pick it up and just say good morning, close my eyes and I am off.
~ Ruth Glatt, Facebook Journal Winner September.
Read and Subscribe to the Journal Writing Transforms You Blog. There are many articles on how to jumpstart a journaling practice plus journal prompts and exercises.
Try a Timed Writing Journal Entry: Set aside 10 minutes for yourself, put your pen on the page and write, write, write until time is up. Learn more about This Ten Minute Missive.
Personal Journaling Stories: Journalers share stories from their Journaling Journeys
Journaling Resources: Here you'll find links to articles, newsletters, videos and other information to help you along on your journaling journey!
How to Journal to Heal Your Life! Learn how you can use journaling to improve your health, address every day issues and more...
Journal-Writing Secrets 8 Ways to use Journaling to Defeat Writer's Block.
Journal Prompts Ideas to inspire your daily pen-to-page journaling practice!
Is the Pen Mightier Than the Pill?
Please take out a pad of paper and a pen. Make that two pens, in case one runs dry. Find a place where you can have 20 minutes of privacy. Ready? Here's your assignment. Write about the most stressful event of your life. Continue writing until the 20 minutes are up. Tomorrow, do the same thing. You may write about the same topic or change topics. The important thing is to keep writing. If you need to fill time, repeat a previous topic, but don't stop early. Do the same thing the next day, three days in all.
Why are we suddenly giving our readers homework? What we just described is the exact exercise doctors used in a landmark mind-body health study that was published last spring in the Journal of the American Medical Association.