--- title: Mari's Life Matters Blog | CreateWriteNow (10) description: Discover how Journaling For The Health Of It® helps you with your Money, Health, and Self Matters in our monthly problem-solving columns. (10) --- [Skip to content](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/page/10#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 | [Life Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/life-matters), [Men Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/men-matters) ## [Men Matters: From Couch Potato To Half Marathon Runner Thanks To Journaling](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/men-matters-from-couch-potato-to-half-marathon-runner-thanks-to-journaling) [Stephen Van Vugt](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/author/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 It®. We welcome your ideas and suggestions for future columns! 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[Read More](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-diabetes-self-management-how-journaling-can-help-0) Life Matters Blog | [Money Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/money-matters), [Life Matters](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/tag/life-matters) ## [Money Matters: Why is Money an Emotionally Charged Topic?](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/money-matters-why-is-money-an-emotionally-charged-topic) [Michelle Cornish](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/author/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 be... 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[Read More](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-diabetes-self-management-how-journaling-can-help) # Life Challenges Blog [![Men Matters: From Couch Potato To Half Marathon Runner Thanks To Journaling-featured](https://www.createwritenow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Men%20Matters.jpg?length=400&name=Men%20Matters.jpg) ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/men-matters-from-couch-potato-to-half-marathon-runner-thanks-to-journaling) Life Matters AND Men Matters Stephen Van Vugt #### [Men Matters: From Couch Potato To Half Marathon Runner Thanks To Journaling Men Matters: From Couch Potato To Half Marathon Runner Thanks To Journaling](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/men-matters-from-couch-potato-to-half-marathon-runner-thanks-to-journaling) 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... 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[Read More Details Click to view blog post ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/financial-freedom-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)-featured](https://www.createwritenow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg?length=400&name=SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg) ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-awareness-how-our-bodies-affect-our-choices-in-a-powerful-way) Self Matters AND Life Matters Kara McDuffee #### [Self-Awareness: How Our Bodies Affect Our Choices in a Powerful Way (And How We Can Harness This Power) Self-Awareness: How Our Bodies Affect Our Choices in a Powerful Way (And How We Can Harness This Power)](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-awareness-how-our-bodies-affect-our-choices-in-a-powerful-way) 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... [Read More Details Click to view blog post ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-awareness-how-our-bodies-affect-our-choices-in-a-powerful-way) [![Self Matters: Tamp Down Your Judgment, Ramp Up Your Life-featured](https://www.createwritenow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg?length=400&name=SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg) ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-matters-tamp-down-your-judgement-ramp-up-your-life) Self Matters AND Life Matters Billie Wade #### [Self Matters: Tamp Down Your Judgment, Ramp Up Your Life Self Matters: Tamp Down Your Judgment, Ramp Up Your Life](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-matters-tamp-down-your-judgement-ramp-up-your-life) 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... [Read More Details Click to view blog post ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-matters-tamp-down-your-judgement-ramp-up-your-life) [![Health Matters: Journaling Your Weight Loss Journey-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-diabetes-self-management-how-journaling-can-help-0) Health Matters AND Life Matters Stacy Fisher #### [Health Matters: Journaling Your Weight Loss Journey Health Matters: Journaling Your Weight Loss Journey](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/health-matters-diabetes-self-management-how-journaling-can-help-0) 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... 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[Read More Details Click to view blog post ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/money-matters-why-is-money-an-emotionally-charged-topic) [![Self-Awareness: How You Can Use Uncertainty as a Life-Changing Tool-featured](https://www.createwritenow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg?length=400&name=SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg) ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-awareness-how-you-can-use-uncertainty-as-a-life-changing-tool) Self Matters AND Life Matters Kara McDuffee #### [Self-Awareness: How You Can Use Uncertainty as a Life-Changing Tool Self-Awareness: How You Can Use Uncertainty as a Life-Changing Tool](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-awareness-how-you-can-use-uncertainty-as-a-life-changing-tool) 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.... [Read More Details Click to view blog post ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-awareness-how-you-can-use-uncertainty-as-a-life-changing-tool) [![Self Matters: How Setting Boundaries Can Lead to Your Greatest Freedom-featured](https://www.createwritenow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg?length=400&name=SelfMattersThurmb-2.jpg) ](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-matters-how-setting-boundaries-can-lead-to-yopur-greatest-freedom) Self Matters AND Life Matters Billie Wade #### [Self Matters: How Setting Boundaries Can Lead to Your Greatest Freedom Self Matters: How Setting Boundaries Can Lead to Your Greatest Freedom](https://www.createwritenow.com/life-matters-blog/self-matters-how-setting-boundaries-can-lead-to-yopur-greatest-freedom) I believed for many years that if I were “nice” to other people and pleased them enough, they would like me and be “nice” to me, even love me. The... 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