Mari's Journaling Power Blog | CreateWriteNow

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!

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

Take the 7 Days Self Discovery Journaling Challenge Write Now

Mari L. McCarthy

We've been talking a lot lately about using journaling for Self Discovery. Maybe it's time to stop talking and start doing!

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Journaling: Getting Nitty-Gritty with the Real YOU !

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest blog: Journaling on authenticity© Iris von Brandstatter

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Monday-to-Friday Journal Writing: 5 Days of Fun Prompts

Mari L. McCarthy

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Sweets for the Sweets: 5 Valentine’s Day Journal Prompts

Mari L. McCarthy

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

Consider All The Angles for Journal Writing Discoveries

Mari L. McCarthy

One of the best ways to look at anything is cross-eyed.

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

Creative Writing Therapy: Finding Direction, Figuring Out Fulfillment

Mari L. McCarthy

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Therapeutic Writing Bounces You Back from Failure

Mari L. McCarthy

Whenever you take on a major goal – whether it’s learning a new skill for your job or completing a personal creative project – you’re sure to run into at least a few setbacks or obstacles along the...

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Can Personal Journaling Really Help You Lose Weight?

Mari L. McCarthy

Keeping a personal journal can help you make positive changes in your life and boost your emotional, mental and physical health. A recent study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the...

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

Journal Writing: Take a Look Outside for Inside Answers

Mari L. McCarthy

Journal writing for the main purpose of better knowing and understanding yourself can be a lifelong adventure full of rewards. But some of us, some of the time, find the process slowed by a feeling...