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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 Cures The Common Cold, Flu Bug, Winter Blues...

Mari L. McCarthy

It’s the time of year when everyone seems to be coming down with something: a lingering cold, a flu bug, a case of the winter blues. It’s hard to focus on work, family or any other priorities when your body and mind aren’t in tip-top shape.

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

Journaling: A Fresh Tool for Effective Managers

Mari L. McCarthy

Most new managers today are challenged to find ways to develop their management skills within the companies that promoted them. Fifty-seven percent of new managers learn to be a leader primarily...

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

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...

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

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...

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

Journal Writing About Everyday Heroes

Mari L. McCarthy

Today marks Veterans Day in the United States, an occasion where we honor and thank the men and women who have served in the military. Since it is a day where we reflect on service, duty and...

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

Journal Writing a Just-for-Fun To-Do List

Mari L. McCarthy

Lists, lists, lists – it seems like you have a million of them going all at once. Shopping lists, work priority lists, household to-do lists, lists to keep track of other lists! While lists can keep...

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

Daily Journal Writing for Emotional Clarity

Mari L. McCarthy

I have a hard time processing my feelings. There, I said it. I can’t help it! It is just a fact. The problem with me is that I do not seem to be able to know what I am feeling unless I talk about...

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

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...

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

Journaling Through Your Job Search—Why Every Recent Grad Should Do It

Mari L. McCarthy

Journaling Cures The Common Cold, Flu Bug, Winter Blues...-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

November 16, 2012

Journaling Cures The Common Cold, Flu Bug, Winter Blues...

It’s the time of year when everyone seems to be coming down with something: a lingering cold, a flu bug, a case of the winter blues. It’s hard to...

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Journaling: A Fresh Tool for Effective Managers-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

November 15, 2012

Journaling: A Fresh Tool for Effective Managers

Most new managers today are challenged to find ways to develop their management skills within the companies that promoted them. Fifty-seven percent...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Take Yourself on a Date-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

November 14, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Take Yourself on a Date

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...

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How to Learn About Your Most Authentic Goals through Journaling-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

November 13, 2012

How to Learn About Your Most Authentic Goals through Journaling

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...

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Journal Writing About Everyday Heroes-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

November 12, 2012

Journal Writing About Everyday Heroes

Today marks Veterans Day in the United States, an occasion where we honor and thank the men and women who have served in the military. Since it is a...

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Journal Writing a Just-for-Fun To-Do List-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

November 9, 2012

Journal Writing a Just-for-Fun To-Do List

Lists, lists, lists – it seems like you have a million of them going all at once. Shopping lists, work priority lists, household to-do lists, lists...

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