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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Spring 2019: Becoming a Journal Gardener

After enduring Winter's overly-long stay here in this corner of the world, there is giddy rejoicing at April's much anticipated arrival with abundant sunshine at last and the stirring of new life. It is true that winter months provide extra writing time for devoted journalers with their short days and cold keeping us mostly indoors. Now, for those of us with green thumbs as well as ink-stained fingers, Spring's lengthening, warming days are stirring our Inner Gardener, conjuring visions of sprouting seedlings, perennials poking up greenery in our flower beds, and plans for the new gardening season. This year I've become mindful of the sweet parallels between journaling and gardening, two pursuits which feed my Soul. 

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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's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

My Spiritual Sunrise

I have been journaling, studying journaling, and teaching journaling for twenty-five years. I’ve written morning pages a la Julia Cameron for twenty years. Here’s what I’ve learned. There are about...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling, Health

Does Your Family Appreciate the Job of Being a Mother? How to Get a Break

If you’re a mom, chances are pretty good that you’re experiencing some level of stress on a regular basis – even daily. And that’s not surprising, considering that according to a recent study 70...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog

Book Review: Journaling Power. How to Create the Happy, Healthy Life You Want to Live

by Mari L. McCarthyCreateWriteNow,reviewed by Maria Okorn

Individuals seeking a therapeutic and transformative method for healing and growth should look no further than the very tool that lies at...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

10 Steps to Organizing Your Living Space for a Happy and Healthy Home Life

While this may not seem obvious to some people, organizing your home and office can actually improve your happiness, health, and outlook on life. The key is a little insight and discipline.

Let’s...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How I journaled through fear to write my book

In my writing workshops and online courses, we do a lot of fear-busting. And I teach my magic technique learned from my songwriting days. This gets you back in a balanced state of mind, writing...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Health

How Important is it to Manage Stress when Interacting with the Medical Establishment?

It should come as no surprise that most people don’t like to go see the doctor. Physicians often refer to this natural aversion as “white coat syndrome” – an all-too-human reaction to seeing medical...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys, Journaling for Men

A New Tool for Therapeutic Journaling: Nested Meditations

In late summer of 2017, two days before our daughter was to be married, I found myself in a four-hour meeting with my siblings deciding whether we should let my mother’s doctors proceed with...
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Carol Ohmart-Behan
April 1, 2019

Spring 2019: Becoming a Journal Gardener

Spring 2019: Becoming a Journal Gardener
After enduring Winter's overly-long stay here in this corner of the world, there is giddy rejoicing at April's much anticipated arrival with abundant...
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,...
Renee Howard Cassese
March 25, 2019

My Spiritual Sunrise

My Spiritual Sunrise
I have been journaling, studying journaling, and teaching journaling for twenty-five years. I’ve written morning pages a la Julia Cameron for twenty...
Mari L. McCarthy
March 21, 2019

Does Your Family Appreciate the Job of Being a Mother? How to Get a Break

Does Your Family Appreciate the Job of Being a Mother? How to Get a Break
If you’re a mom, chances are pretty good that you’re experiencing some level of stress on a regular basis – even daily. And that’s not surprising,...
Mari L. McCarthy
March 18, 2019

Book Review: Journaling Power. How to Create the Happy, Healthy Life You Want to Live

Book Review: Journaling Power. How to Create the Happy, Healthy Life You Want to Live
by Mari L. McCarthy–CreateWriteNow,reviewed by Maria Okorn Individuals seeking a therapeutic and transformative method for healing and growth...
Mari L. McCarthy
March 14, 2019

10 Steps to Organizing Your Living Space for a Happy and Healthy Home Life

10 Steps to Organizing Your Living Space for a Happy and Healthy Home Life
While this may not seem obvious to some people, organizing your home and office can actually improve your happiness, health, and outlook on life. The...
Greta Solomon
March 11, 2019

How I journaled through fear to write my book

How I journaled through fear to write my book
In my writing workshops and online courses, we do a lot of fear-busting. And I teach my magic technique learned from my songwriting days. This gets...
Mari L. McCarthy
March 7, 2019

How Important is it to Manage Stress when Interacting with the Medical Establishment?

How Important is it to Manage Stress when Interacting with the Medical Establishment?
It should come as no surprise that most people don’t like to go see the doctor. Physicians often refer to this natural aversion as “white coat...
Kevin Anderson
March 4, 2019

A New Tool for Therapeutic Journaling: Nested Meditations

A New Tool for Therapeutic Journaling: Nested Meditations
In late summer of 2017, two days before our daughter was to be married, I found myself in a four-hour meeting with my siblings deciding whether we...

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