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

Men: The Advantage of Understanding Your Personal Identity

Men have perhaps never been so unsure of themselves as they are today. Definitions of what it means to be a man have been turned upside-down. The #MeToo movement has made even decent, respectful men nervous about their interactions with women. There’s a growing number of willing and happy stay-at-home dads threatening the ancient norm of men as the primary breadwinner and more households in which the wife earns more than the husband.

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

An Almost Foolproof Way to Get in Touch with Your Emotions for a More Productive Life

For most men, the phrase “getting in touch with your emotions” is an eyeball-rolling cliché that conjures up images of a weepy girly-man sobbing over some imagined slight. In reality, having real...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

How to Develop Great Relationships that Enrich Your Life

We humans are a social species. For the most part, we crave relationships with others. This is both an emotional and physical need, evolved over millennia to help protect and nurture our vulnerable...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

Smart Ways to Shake Off Elements in Your Life That Hold You Back

We’ve all heard the phrase, “you are what you eat,” but have you realized that you become what you think? It’s true. The power of thought – positive and negative – is remarkable.

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

How to Ensure That the Most Important Things in Your Life Get the Most Attention

Being frazzled every day can seem like a standard-operating procedure for many of us as we get pulled in different directions by family, friends, co-workers, and the myriad obligations that seem to...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

How to Keep Low-Value Activities from Ruining Your Life

When it comes to prioritizing time, most men will admit they’re the worst. Between what they want to do and what they need to do, men often find that time gets away from them and they wind up not...

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

3 Smart Steps to Build Your Self-Esteem and a Positive Outlook

Human beings are fragile creatures. Despite the outward appearances some might project, we are all susceptible to the slings and arrows of insults, belittlement, and just plain cruelty. As children,...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Health

6 Tried and True Methods to Get Control of Your Health

Every day we are bombarded with health-related articles and news stories – the latest diet trends; what we should and shouldn’t be eating and drinking; how, when, and where to exercise; warning signs...

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

5 Elements That Make Up a Healthy & Happy Marriage You Can’t Live Without

Every marriage has challenges. The key is how both parties work through them and work toward common goals. This requires not focusing on yourself, but instead focusing on the two of you as a unit,...

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Mari L. McCarthy
May 23, 2019

Men: The Advantage of Understanding Your Personal Identity

Men: The Advantage of Understanding Your Personal Identity
Men have perhaps never been so unsure of themselves as they are today. Definitions of what it means to be a man have been turned upside-down. The...
Mari L. McCarthy
May 16, 2019

An Almost Foolproof Way to Get in Touch with Your Emotions for a More Productive Life

An Almost Foolproof Way to Get in Touch with Your Emotions for a More Productive Life
For most men, the phrase “getting in touch with your emotions” is an eyeball-rolling cliché that conjures up images of a weepy girly-man sobbing over...
Mari L. McCarthy
May 9, 2019

How to Develop Great Relationships that Enrich Your Life

How to Develop Great Relationships that Enrich Your Life
We humans are a social species. For the most part, we crave relationships with others. This is both an emotional and physical need, evolved over...
Mari L. McCarthy
May 2, 2019

Smart Ways to Shake Off Elements in Your Life That Hold You Back

Smart Ways to Shake Off Elements in Your Life That Hold You Back
We’ve all heard the phrase, “you are what you eat,” but have you realized that you become what you think? It’s true. The power of thought – positive...
Mari L. McCarthy
April 25, 2019

How to Ensure That the Most Important Things in Your Life Get the Most Attention

How to Ensure That the Most Important Things in Your Life Get the Most Attention
Being frazzled every day can seem like a standard-operating procedure for many of us as we get pulled in different directions by family, friends,...
Mari L. McCarthy
April 18, 2019

How to Keep Low-Value Activities from Ruining Your Life

How to Keep Low-Value Activities from Ruining Your Life
When it comes to prioritizing time, most men will admit they’re the worst. Between what they want to do and what they need to do, men often find that...
Mari L. McCarthy
April 11, 2019

3 Smart Steps to Build Your Self-Esteem and a Positive Outlook

3 Smart Steps to Build Your Self-Esteem and a Positive Outlook
Human beings are fragile creatures. Despite the outward appearances some might project, we are all susceptible to the slings and arrows of insults,...
Mari L. McCarthy
April 4, 2019

6 Tried and True Methods to Get Control of Your Health

6 Tried and True Methods to Get Control of Your Health
Every day we are bombarded with health-related articles and news stories – the latest diet trends; what we should and shouldn’t be eating and...
Mari L. McCarthy
March 28, 2019

5 Elements That Make Up a Healthy & Happy Marriage You Can’t Live Without

5 Elements That Make Up a Healthy & Happy Marriage You Can’t Live Without
Every marriage has challenges. The key is how both parties work through them and work toward common goals. This requires not focusing on yourself,...

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