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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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Financial Freedom Matters: Can You Still Be Prosperous Without the Cash?

Michelle Cornish

Spoiler: Yes, of course you can!

Let’s dig into this. If you have heard anything about manifesting your dream life, you know that getting into the energy of how you’ll feel once you have whatever it is you are dreaming of is super important. This is how it’s possible to feel prosperous even before you have the money to back that feeling up. There’s more to it than that though.

What does it truly mean to be prosperous?

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters

Self-Awareness: ABC's of Changing your Inner Dialogue

Kara McDuffee

How can your ABCs skyrocket your self-confidence and success?

Have you ever beat yourself up over something you said? Or perhaps got extra critical of yourself because something turned out...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters

Self Matters: Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress

Billie Wade

The five-week mega-holiday begins with Christmas in July sales. However, the winter holiday season officially kicks into high gear with Thanksgiving Day in November. This time of year evokes as much...

Life Matters Blog | Health Matters, Life Matters

Health Matters: What to Include in a Food Journal

Frankie Wallace

Journaling has many purposes and many benefits. If you’re trying to be more mindful of your eating habits, starting a food journal is one of the best ways to keep track of things. It can hold you...

Life Matters Blog | Health Matters, Life Matters

Health Matters: Mood Journaling for Your Health

Stacy Fisher

Your mood influences your health.

In fact, it probably plays a much bigger role than you realize.

Research shows that a bad mood can damage your heart, interfere with sleep, and increase your risk...

Life Matters Blog | Money Matters, Life Matters, Financial Freedom Matters

Financial Freedom Matters: How Can We Use the Snowball Effect in Personal Finance?

Michelle Cornish

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it is getting to be that time of year where it won’t be long before that flaky white stuff starts to fall. In my household, we always seem to announce the first...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters

Self-Awareness: When Is The Scarcity Mindset Pulling You From Happiness?

Kara McDuffee

Have you ever felt like you’re not enough of something? Or perhaps, that you don’t have enough of something?

I’ll answer for you: you have. I know because it’s not merely a universal feeling we all...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters

Self Matters: Chase Away Stress with the Joy of Acceptance

Billie Wade

Acceptance is the challenge of the day. While life always has an element of uncertainty, the unknown now seems amplified both in terms of quantity and duration in everyday life. We have adjusted,...

Life Matters Blog | Health Matters, Life Matters

Health Matters: Body Positivity Journaling

Stacy Fisher

There’s no doubt about it: journaling is good for your health.

Journaling is a deeply therapeutic and healing exercise, especially during life’s more challenging moments. Mari L. McCarthy’s book, ...

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Money Matters AND Life Matters AND Financial Freedom Matters

Michelle Cornish

Financial Freedom Matters: Can You Still Be Prosperous Without the Cash?

Spoiler: Yes, of course you can! Let’s dig into this. If you have heard anything about manifesting your dream life, you know that getting into the...

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Self Matters AND Life Matters

Kara McDuffee

Self-Awareness: ABC's of Changing your Inner Dialogue

How can your ABCs skyrocket your self-confidence and success? Have you ever beat yourself up over something you said? Or perhaps got extra critical...

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Self Matters AND Life Matters

Billie Wade

Self Matters: Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress

The five-week mega-holiday begins with Christmas in July sales. However, the winter holiday season officially kicks into high gear with Thanksgiving...

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Health Matters AND Life Matters

Frankie Wallace

Health Matters: What to Include in a Food Journal

Journaling has many purposes and many benefits. If you’re trying to be more mindful of your eating habits, starting a food journal is one of the best...

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Health Matters: Mood Journaling for Your Health-featured

Health Matters AND Life Matters

Stacy Fisher

Health Matters: Mood Journaling for Your Health

Your mood influences your health. In fact, it probably plays a much bigger role than you realize. Research shows that a bad mood can damage your...

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Financial Freedom Matters: How Can We Use the Snowball Effect in Personal Finance?-featured

Money Matters AND Life Matters AND Financial Freedom Matters

Michelle Cornish

Financial Freedom Matters: How Can We Use the Snowball Effect in Personal Finance?

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it is getting to be that time of year where it won’t be long before that flaky white stuff starts to fall. In my...

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Self-Awareness: When Is The Scarcity Mindset Pulling You From Happiness?-featured

Self Matters AND Life Matters

Kara McDuffee

Self-Awareness: When Is The Scarcity Mindset Pulling You From Happiness?

Have you ever felt like you’re not enough of something? Or perhaps, that you don’t have enough of something? I’ll answer for you: you have. I know...

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Self Matters: Chase Away Stress with the Joy of Acceptance-featured

Self Matters AND Life Matters

Billie Wade

Self Matters: Chase Away Stress with the Joy of Acceptance

Acceptance is the challenge of the day. While life always has an element of uncertainty, the unknown now seems amplified both in terms of quantity...

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Health Matters: Body Positivity Journaling-featured

Health Matters AND Life Matters

Stacy Fisher

Health Matters: Body Positivity Journaling

There’s no doubt about it: journaling is good for your health. Journaling is a deeply therapeutic and healing exercise, especially during life’s more...

Read More Details

Financial Freedom Matters: Can You Still Be Prosperous Without the Cash?

Self-Awareness: ABC's of Changing your Inner Dialogue

How can your ABCs skyrocket your self-confidence and success?

Self Matters: Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress

Health Matters: What to Include in a Food Journal

Health Matters: Mood Journaling for Your Health

Financial Freedom Matters: How Can We Use the Snowball Effect in Personal Finance?

Self-Awareness: When Is The Scarcity Mindset Pulling You From Happiness?

Self Matters: Chase Away Stress with the Joy of Acceptance

Health Matters: Body Positivity Journaling

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Financial Freedom Matters: Can You Still Be Prosperous Without the Cash?

Self-Awareness: ABC's of Changing your Inner Dialogue

Self Matters: Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress

Health Matters: What to Include in a Food Journal

Health Matters: Mood Journaling for Your Health

Financial Freedom Matters: How Can We Use the Snowball Effect in Personal Finance?

Self-Awareness: When Is The Scarcity Mindset Pulling You From Happiness?

Self Matters: Chase Away Stress with the Joy of Acceptance

Health Matters: Body Positivity Journaling

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