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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!

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

For Your Personal Journal: Collecting Words of Wisdom

Mari L. McCarthy

Every now and then, you come across a quote or a saying that resonates with you in a poignant way. It could be a line you hear in a song that reminds you of a past heartbreak or a quote you read in a book that makes you laugh out loud.

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

Benefits of Journaling through Job Stress

Mari L. McCarthy

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

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Loosening Fear’s Cold Grip

Mari L. McCarthy

One particularly effective use of journaling is to counter fear.

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

College Majors that Make for Great Journal Entries

Mari L. McCarthy

Obviously, all majors are different when it comes to subject and course content and all majors have at least one thing about them that could be used for great writing, but there are just a few...

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

Journal Writing Kicks All Your Bad Habits

Mari L. McCarthy

You wouldn’t be human unless you had a few secret (or not-so-secret) bad habits up your sleeve. Perhaps your vices are obvious – for example, you are a chronic nail-biter or a stress smoker. Or...

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

Channeling Jealousy into Journaling Therapy

Mari L. McCarthy

“Jealousy is such a direct attack on whatever measure of confidence you’ve been able to muster. But if you continue to write, you are probably going to have to deal with it, because some wonderful,...

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Morning Pages: There's No Such Thing As Coincidence

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Blog Post by Maggie Jeffery

Sometimes it’s those little mistakes in life that open doorways for us. This happened some years ago when by I pulled two books from the shelf by mistake instead of...

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

Wednesday Journaling Writes: What Does It Mean to Do Your Best?

Mari L. McCarthy

A friend made me so happy with a statement that truly opened my eyes.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Health

Creating a Memory Personal Journal for Pregnancy

Mari L. McCarthy

Pregnancy is a great time to keep a journal for personal reflection, both to document the joys of this exciting time in your life but also to work through any doubts or other anxiety you may be...

For Your Personal Journal: Collecting Words of Wisdom-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 22, 2012

For Your Personal Journal: Collecting Words of Wisdom

Every now and then, you come across a quote or a saying that resonates with you in a poignant way. It could be a line you hear in a song that...

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Benefits of Journaling through Job Stress-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 18, 2012

Benefits of Journaling through Job Stress

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Loosening Fear’s Cold Grip-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 17, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Loosening Fear’s Cold Grip

One particularly effective use of journaling is to counter fear.

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College Majors that Make for Great Journal Entries-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 16, 2012

College Majors that Make for Great Journal Entries

Obviously, all majors are different when it comes to subject and course content and all majors have at least one thing about them that could be used...

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Journal Writing Kicks All Your Bad Habits-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 15, 2012

Journal Writing Kicks All Your Bad Habits

You wouldn’t be human unless you had a few secret (or not-so-secret) bad habits up your sleeve. Perhaps your vices are obvious – for example, you...

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Channeling Jealousy into Journaling Therapy-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

October 12, 2012

Channeling Jealousy into Journaling Therapy

“Jealousy is such a direct attack on whatever measure of confidence you’ve been able to muster. But if you continue to write, you are probably going...

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