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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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Self Matters: Your Identity: Be Who You Are

Billie Wade

All people are made up of many different selves—offspring, sibling, employee, friend, significant other, pet owner, cousin, neighbor, you get the picture. How you interact with the people in each of your relationships springs from your personal identity in each one. So, what is personal identity? What does personal identity do? Can personal identity be lost or stolen? What if I don’t know what my self-identity is? Can I develop a new self-identity?

Life Matters Blog | Health Matters, Life Matters

Health Matters: Create a Healthy Lifestyle with Journaling

Stacy Fisher

Creating a healthy lifestyle requires a clear vision and a clear strategy. Without a clear vision you won’t know where you’re headed, and without a clear strategy you won’t know how to get there.

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Life Matters Blog | Life Matters, Men Matters

Men Matters: From Couch Potato To Half Marathon Runner Thanks To Journaling

Stephen Van Vugt

This is CreateWriteNow's newest Life Matters Column: Men Matters by Steve Van Vugt who's going to share his Journaling Power Journey and get all the guys in our lives Journaling For The Health Of...

Life Matters Blog | Money Matters, Life Matters

Money Matters - Do You Need a Money Checkup?

Michelle Cornish

I recently caught myself having a pity party for my lack of funds and realized my attitude was only making the situation worse. It was to the point where I found myself saying things like, “What’s...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters

Self-Awareness: How Our Bodies Affect Our Choices in a Powerful Way (And How We Can Harness This Power)

Kara McDuffee

My friend's lack of awareness around her body's choices almost destroyed our relationship - and her life.

At the beginning of the pandemic, my friend lost her job. The lack of stability fueled her...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters

Self Matters: Tamp Down Your Judgment, Ramp Up Your Life

Billie Wade

Life requires us to make myriad comparisons, and decisions based on them, every day. Most of these judgments help us live our lives with some modicum of comfort, satisfaction, and autonomy. They...

Life Matters Blog | Health Matters, Life Matters

Health Matters: Journaling Your Weight Loss Journey

Stacy Fisher

Nearly half of all US adults attempt to lose weight every year, but only a small percentage are successful. The weight loss journey is often long and frustrating, and that’s because there are many...

Life Matters Blog | Money Matters, Life Matters

Money Matters: Why is Money an Emotionally Charged Topic?

Michelle Cornish

Today’s post is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I find it interesting that, like many taboo topics, discussions about money can get heated rather quickly. The topic of money can...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters

Self-Awareness: How You Can Use Uncertainty as a Life-Changing Tool

Kara McDuffee

Self-awareness is our ability to identify our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It’s all about understanding who we are and how we fit in the world. As such, it’s one of the most important...

Self Matters: Your Identity: Be Who You Are

Health Matters: Create a Healthy Lifestyle with Journaling

Men Matters: From Couch Potato To Half Marathon Runner Thanks To Journaling

Money Matters - Do You Need a Money Checkup?

Self-Awareness: How Our Bodies Affect Our Choices in a Powerful Way (And How We Can Harness This Power)

Self Matters: Tamp Down Your Judgment, Ramp Up Your Life

Health Matters: Journaling Your Weight Loss Journey

Money Matters: Why is Money an Emotionally Charged Topic?

Self-Awareness: How You Can Use Uncertainty as a Life-Changing Tool

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