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!

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How to Cope with Anxiety: 7 Strategies for Combatting Anxious Thoughts

Sam Brown

As unpleasant as it may be, anxiety is a relatively unavoidable aspect of everyday life. While everyone experiences anxiety differently and from different places, the feeling of sweaty palms and a rapid heartbeat is all too familiar.

While we can’t rid ourselves of anxiety completely, there are coping strategies for anxiety that we can put into action to quell its effects and ensure it doesn’t consume us completely. Here are seven of the best strategies to fight back when anxiety begins to overwhelm you.

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Positivity Journals: Journaling Your Way To A Happier Life

Frankie Wallace

When was the last time you intentionally practiced positive thinking? If you’re in a rut, it’s probably been a while since you wrote your own affirmations or took time to think about the things...

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4 Financial Tips For Adults

Bash Sarmiento

Learning and creating sustainable financial habits is not easy, even if you’re a full-grown adult. There are a lot of things you’ll have to consider and more will come as time goes by, making...

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Tools for Writing Your First Book

Connie L. Nelson

I moved to Santa Fe, NM when I retired in 2018. The first new friends I made in New Mexico were retired teachers and writers. They invited me to join the New Mexico Book Association (NMBA) when I...

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7 Ways Journaling Helps Overcome Stress

Jessica Majewski

Do you struggle with stress? Are you always feeling overwhelmed? Does it seem like everything around you is falling apart?

Journaling helps me overcome stress because it allows me to reflect on how...

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How to Make Feeling and Looking Your Best Look Easy

Katie Conroy

It's not always easy to look and feel our best these days because we constantly have ideas of what perfection should be that are often complicated, if not impossible, to attain. So, if looking and...

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7 Joyful Activities To Help You Meditate

Ingrid Fetell Lee

This article originally appeared on ideas.ted.com and is part of a larger series which is found here

I don’t meditate.

It’s a simple fact that often feels like a confession. After all, meditation is...

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Starting a Side Hustle? Find Balance Through Self-Care

Katie Conroy

Having a life purpose is an important part of your addiction recovery journey, and starting a side hustle can be a great way to maintain your sobriety while getting your career back on track. But...

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