Benefits of Journaling Archives

There are many well researched benefits of journal writing. Learn about the healing and transformational benefits of expressive writing in the following articles. Write and be well!

Finding Your Voice Through Journal Writing

IAJW Member Spotlight Interview with Richard Bliss Richard Bliss is a dedicated member of our IAJW community. He lives in the United States in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The following is a recent interview with him... Why did you join the IAJW? In my busy life I felt that journal writing, something I was ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-10-30T15:39:16-07:00October 30th, 2021|Benefits of Journaling, IAJW Community & News, Journaling for Men|

KATU TV Interview – How Journaling Can Help You Live Well

Check out my recent interview with KATU TV from Portland, Oregon on their AM Northwest show where we talk about the benefits of journaling! Reduce stress, boost happiness and care for yourself with journaling. Listen here to our interview together. Simply click on the video! Feel welcome to add a comment below - you ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2022-09-15T15:48:13-07:00August 4th, 2021|Benefits of Journaling|

Journaling in the Third Person – Create the Good things You Desire!

Journaling in the Third Person How writing about ourselves like a character in a story of our own making helps us believe and create the good things we desire. By Lara Zielin, Guest Author ** For years, as a published author of romance and young-adult fiction, I was always asking, “What do my characters want? What ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T10:52:26-07:00November 18th, 2020|Benefits of Journaling|

How to Overcome Common Journaling & Creative Challenges

How to Journal for Creative Mojo By Catharine Bramkamp Lose your creative mojo? Hunting around for the next big thing? Journaling is a great aid in facilitating the creative process. Here are a few journaling methods that will get you from mired to inspired! Challenge: You have run out of ideas Solution: Journal about how you’ve ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T10:55:05-07:00July 28th, 2020|Benefits of Journaling|

Pen in Hand by Denise Simmons

Why I write, is to be with you Listening deeply, in true Why I write, connecting heart Loving presence, self-care part Why I write, unravelling from within Tangled threads, fibres unpinned Why I write, just to walk in hand With self, through inner land Why I write, to hear my soul Divine whispers immensely whole ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:40:49-07:00July 14th, 2019|Benefits of Journaling, Journal Examples|

Can journaling help a boy feel better about his life?

I journal every single day, as do most of my clients and many of the people close to me. As a business owner, journaling gives me an outlet to release my frustrations, brainstorm solutions and set myself up for success. A friend of mine has been journaling since she was 12 years old. Recently, her ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:14:33-07:00June 13th, 2018|Benefits of Journaling|

Ten Benefits of a (High Quality) Online Journal Class by Ruth Folit

Do you ever feel reluctant to write in your journal? Do you get stuck writing a series of entries going over the same ground and not making headway? All journal writers--novice, intermittent, and dedicated--hit a wall sometimes. The solution: take a journal class. It's a refreshing, uplifting, motivating experience, if done well. Here are ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:27:37-07:00June 8th, 2017|Benefits of Journaling|

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