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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 chemotherapy for her recently-diagnosed cancer. (She had dementia and could not make the decision for herself.) My mind was sending me messages like “WEDDING + DEATH = OVERLOAD!” But I kept doing my best to be present to the process of my family dealing with Mom’s dying even as I wished I could be 100% focused on the wedding preparations.
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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Health

Unlocking the Secrets to Managing the Devastating Impact of a Major Health Crisis

There are few things in life as destabilizing and emotionally crippling as a major health crisis. Often, in a split second, your life is turned upside down by an auto accident, an unexpected medical...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How I Discovered The Power of Journaling

Why should you take time from your busy day to journal? Because stories rise up out of journaling, and even if they don’t, your story matters. No one can tell your story but you.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Health

Ways to Manage Health Issues Through Natural, Organic, and Mind Methods

There is no question that we live in a “Pharmaceutical Society.” By that I mean we tend to view everything through the lens of “this can be cured with some kind of pill.” New and more powerful drugs...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

The Way Journaling Has Changed My College Life

I remember well my college days. Fast-paced lifestyle, numerous plans and goals, and constant emotional confusion could simply sum up my essence during those years. Most of the time I just felt lost...

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

Detox Your Relationships This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is a holiday focused on romantic relationships, but it can also be an opportunity for you to take stock of all the significant relationships in your life.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Journaling Through Life’s Transitions

The best thing about the future  is that it comes one day at a time.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

How to Declutter Your Life

Clutter is one of those unavoidable things in life that we all face. Clutter, in all its forms, can creep up on you. One day everything seems easy and life is simple. The next, there’s all sorts of...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Discovering Courage Through Journal Writing

Ever since I was a little girl, my journal has been my closest companion. In those early golden years of childhood, it was a place to draw, describe my day, and try my hand at poetry. Later it would...

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A New Tool for Therapeutic Journaling: Nested Meditations-featured
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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Unlocking the Secrets to Managing the Devastating Impact of a Major Health Crisis-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
February 28, 2019

Unlocking the Secrets to Managing the Devastating Impact of a Major Health Crisis

Unlocking the Secrets to Managing the Devastating Impact of a Major Health Crisis
There are few things in life as destabilizing and emotionally crippling as a major health crisis. Often, in a split second, your life is turned...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How I Discovered The Power of Journaling-featured
B. Lynn Goodwin
February 25, 2019

How I Discovered The Power of Journaling

How I Discovered The Power of Journaling
Why should you take time from your busy day to journal? Because stories rise up out of journaling, and even if they don’t, your story matters. No one...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Ways to Manage Health Issues Through Natural, Organic, and Mind Methods-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
February 21, 2019

Ways to Manage Health Issues Through Natural, Organic, and Mind Methods

Ways to Manage Health Issues Through Natural, Organic, and Mind Methods
There is no question that we live in a “Pharmaceutical Society.” By that I mean we tend to view everything through the lens of “this can be cured...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
The Way Journaling Has Changed My College Life-featured
Daniela McVicker
February 18, 2019

The Way Journaling Has Changed My College Life

The Way Journaling Has Changed My College Life
I remember well my college days. Fast-paced lifestyle, numerous plans and goals, and constant emotional confusion could simply sum up my essence...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Detox Your Relationships This Valentine’s Day-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
February 13, 2019

Detox Your Relationships This Valentine’s Day

Detox Your Relationships This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a holiday focused on romantic relationships, but it can also be an opportunity for you to take stock of all the significant...
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Journaling Through Life’s Transitions-featured
Kay Butzin
February 12, 2019

Journaling Through Life’s Transitions

Journaling Through Life’s Transitions
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
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How to Declutter Your Life-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
February 7, 2019

How to Declutter Your Life

How to Declutter Your Life
Clutter is one of those unavoidable things in life that we all face. Clutter, in all its forms, can creep up on you. One day everything seems easy...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Discovering Courage Through Journal Writing-featured
Debbie DiPietro
February 5, 2019

Discovering Courage Through Journal Writing

Discovering Courage Through Journal Writing
Ever since I was a little girl, my journal has been my closest companion. In those early golden years of childhood, it was a place to draw, describe...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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