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 | Creative Journaling

Failing Goals: A Reflection on the 30 Day Challenge

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Blog Post by Natasha Morales

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

Journaling Recap: Your 30 Day Challenge

Mari L. McCarthy

At the end of July, I wrote a blog post encouraging everyone in the Create Write Now Journaling for the Health of It ™ community to take on a 30-day challenge -- whether it was trying something new...

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

Journaling Puts Me to Sleep

Mari L. McCarthy

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Journal Writing Prompts: What Makes You Laugh?

Mari L. McCarthy

There is a lot of truth to the old saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Laughing makes you feel good, head to toe, and there is scientific evidence that it has powerful health benefits....

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Inch by Inch, Anything's a Cinch

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Blog Post by Walter Chen

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

101 Reasons to Write a Journal

Mari L. McCarthy

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

4 Tech Tools That Can Make Your Hand Written Journal Better

Mari L. McCarthy

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

Reflective Writing Exercise: Write Your Own Letter of Recommendation

Mari L. McCarthy

Over the years, you have probably requested a few letters of recommendation from employers, teachers, co-workers or friends for jobs, scholarships or school admissions. You may have even written a...

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling, Money Matters

Money on the Mind: 5 Fast Financial Journaling Exercises

Mari L. McCarthy

Money has a way of taking over our thoughts, particularly when times are tough. If you leave your financial fears and stresses to their own devices, they can multiply exponentially in your mind and...