Creative Journaling Archives

Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Journaling and Labyrinths

By Susan Borkin I hate to begin an article with a food reference, but here it is. I really like chocolate. Yum! I really like peanut butter. Yum! Eating both together is Double Yum! I don’t know about you, but that’s how I feel when I put together two of my passions---Double yum, double ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-01-12T15:34:13-08:00January 11th, 2023|Creative Journaling|

The 4 Psychological Obstacles to Writing Memoir

About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributors to The Great Book of Journaling This series of guest blog posts on various topics related to journaling, was created for a series called “Journaling for Men” that appears on the Good Men Project blog. It is designed to help everyone, and especially men who may ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:54-07:00December 15th, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, How to Journal, Journal Prompts, Journal Templates, Journaling for Health & Wellness, Journaling for Men|

Mindfulness and Journaling

About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributors to The Great Book of Journaling This series of guest blog posts on various topics related to journaling, was created for a series called “Journaling for Men” that appears on the Good Men Project blog. It is designed to help everyone, and especially men who may ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:55-07:00December 15th, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

9 Ways to Get Unstuck Through Journaling

About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributors to The Great Book of Journaling This series of guest blog posts on various topics related to journaling, was created for a series called “Journaling for Men” that appears on the Good Men Project blog. It is designed to help everyone, and especially men who may ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:56-07:00November 14th, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, How to Journal, Journal Prompts, Journal Templates, Journaling for Health & Wellness, Journaling for Men|

Leave a Legacy Through Journaling

About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributors to The Great Book of Journaling This series of guest blog posts on various topics related to journaling, was created for a series called “Journaling for Men” that appears on the Good Men Project blog. It is designed to help everyone, and especially men who may ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:59-07:00October 31st, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, Memoir & Life Writing|

Life is here, and I have been away

Written by Lucia Capacchione, PhD, ATR, REAT "The journey of a woman in her early forties who transforms her life from near suicide to one of much-admired service to young children." Dan Bessie, a dear friend of mine, asked me to write a forward to a ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:53:00-07:00October 24th, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

Handwritten Diaries VS Digital Diaries

by Paula Vene Smith Article originally appeared on The Conversation. Handwritten diaries may feel old fashioned, but they offer insights that digital diaries just can’t match The first time I taught a college course called “The London Diary” for young Americans studying abroad back in 2002, each student ended up with a tangible ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:53:01-07:00October 12th, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, How to Journal|

3 Healing Questions to Answer in Your Journal

About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributors to The Great Book of Journaling This series of guest blog posts on various topics related to journaling, was created for a series called “Journaling for Men” that appears on the Good Men Project blog. It is designed to help everyone, and especially men who may ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:53:05-07:00October 3rd, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, How to Journal, Journal Prompts|

The Great Book of Journaling Review

Review by Mary Ann Moore - The Great Book of Journaling This review first appeared at MaryAnnMoore.ca Eric Maisel who has written over 50 books on writing, creativity and such topics as establishing your own daily practice, and Lynda Monk, writer and director of the International Association for Journal Writing (IAJW), have gathered an ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:53:06-07:00September 26th, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Creative Journaling, Journaling Books & Reviews|

The Stradivarius in the Spruce: Writing Heals

By Joan Leof This article first appeared in Spirituality Health. Let writing be your liberator. There may just be a violin trapped within you, just waiting to emerge. “I observe them, I touch them, sometimes I even hug them. Look carefully and they’ll tell you their life story, their trauma, their joys, everything ...” ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:53:07-07:00September 21st, 2022|Creative Journaling, Journaling for Health & Wellness, Memoir & Life Writing|