--- title: Mari's Life Matters Blog | CreateWriteNow | Stacy Fisher (3) description: Discover how Journaling For The Health Of It® helps you with your Money, Health, and Self Matters in our monthly problem-solving columns. (3) --- [Skip to content](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/author/stacy-fisher/page/3#main-content) Close ** Click to close 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! Have a problem getting back into or staying with your Journaling Power Practice? CreateWriteNow provides 300+ unique, soul-searching journaling power prompts here that will inspire your Muse and jumpstart your word flow. Life Matters Blog | [Health Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/health-matters), [Life Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/life-matters) ## [Health Matters: Food Journaling for Better Health](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-food-journaling-for-better-health) [Stacy Fisher](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/author/stacy-fisher) Most people know that healthy eating is a basic tenet of good health. If you don’t nourish your body well, it isn’t going to perform well. But when life gets busy, it’s easy to fall off track. Even with the best of intentions, healthy eating can fall to the bottom of your to-do list. One way to keep tabs on your eating habits is to keep a food journal.  ## What is a Food Journal? Food journals are storytellers. They give you vital information about how you’re nourishing your body, and show you where potential gaps may exist.  Similar to [symptom journals](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-how-to-create-a-symptom-journal), food journals help you recognize patterns, so you can make better decisions when it comes to your health. [Read More](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-food-journaling-for-better-health) Life Matters Blog | [Health Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/health-matters), [Life Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/life-matters) ## [Health Matters: Calming Self-Care Strategies for Your Journaling Practice](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-calming-self-care-strategies-for-your-journaling-practice) [Stacy Fisher](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/author/stacy-fisher) I love the stillness of the early morning hours. It’s quiet. It’s unhurried. And it gives me a chance to check in with myself within the pages of my journal before my to-do list commands my full... [Read More](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-calming-self-care-strategies-for-your-journaling-practice) Life Matters Blog | [Health Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/health-matters), [Life Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/life-matters) ## [Health Matters: Journaling for New Beginnings](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-journaling-for-new-beginnings) [Stacy Fisher](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/author/stacy-fisher) A few years ago, I embarked on a solo, cross-country adventure. The trip came on the heels of the end my marriage, at a time when I felt completely directionless and broken. My new beginning involved... 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[Read More Details Click to view blog post ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-calming-self-care-strategies-for-your-journaling-practice) [![Health Matters: Journaling for New Beginnings-featured](https://www.createwritenow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MattersThurmbPurple-2.jpg?length=400&name=MattersThurmbPurple-2.jpg) ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-journaling-for-new-beginnings) Health Matters AND Life Matters Stacy Fisher #### [Health Matters: Journaling for New Beginnings Health Matters: Journaling for New Beginnings](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-journaling-for-new-beginnings) A few years ago, I embarked on a solo, cross-country adventure. The trip came on the heels of the end my marriage, at a time when I felt completely... 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[Read More Details Click to view blog post ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-journaling-as-a-healthy-outlet-for-intense-emotions) [![Health Matters: How Gratitude Journaling Can Improve Your Health-featured](https://www.createwritenow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MattersThurmbPurple.jpg?length=400&name=MattersThurmbPurple.jpg) ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-how-gtatitude-journaling-can-improve-your-health) Health Matters AND Life Matters Stacy Fisher #### [Health Matters: How Gratitude Journaling Can Improve Your Health Health Matters: How Gratitude Journaling Can Improve Your Health](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-how-gtatitude-journaling-can-improve-your-health) The first gratitude journal I ever owned was bright orange with gold dandelions on the front. I was eager to crack it open and formally begin my... 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