Group Journal Writing Archives

While journal writing is typically a solitary act it can also be done in groups. Journal writing groups offer inspiration, support, compassion and connection. Group journal writing can be done in classes, workshops, coaching programs, within counselling, schools, and for team building within workplaces. Group journaling offers many benefits!

The Power of Quiet Journaling Together

The Quiet Power of Writing Together: Why Community Journaling Matters There's a moment that happens in every Journal Lounge session - right after the prompt is read, right before the first pen touches paper. A kind of collective inhale. And then, quiet. Not empty quiet. Full quiet. A group of people gathered together, all ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2026-08-16T09:52:41-07:00August 16th, 2026|Group Journal Writing|

A Journaling Community Can Change Your Life

Meet Lyn Smith, IAJW Member from Tasmania, Australia Lyn Smith is one of the original members in the IAJW and has been part of our global journaling community for over 7 years. Lyn regularly participates in our monthly member events including our Writing Alone Together Circles and our inspiring ZoomChat Guest Interviews. Lyn has ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2024-05-26T05:23:27-07:00May 15th, 2024|Group Journal Writing|

How to Facilitate Trauma-Informed Journaling by Nicolle Nattrass

Written by Nicolle Nattrass How to Facilitate Trauma-Informed Journaling Overview of the purpose of this article ... Journaling is a tool for life, an incredibly powerful and valuable therapeutic tool. One of the many gifts of learning how to facilitate trauma-informed journaling is the satisfaction of ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:45-07:00February 2nd, 2023|Ask Our Journal Coach, Group Journal Writing, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

4 Steps To Creating A Journal Writing Group

About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributing Authors to The Great Book of Journaling: How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose 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 ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2023-09-07T11:52:49-07:00January 23rd, 2023|Group Journal Writing, Journaling for Men|

Writing Alone Together: A Practice of Creative and Compassionate Witness by Ahava Shira

“When we write we tell the stories of our lives—the dark and light, the struggles and successes, the hopes and fears, the aches and pleasures. We write to learn about ourselves, to enlarge our understanding of ourselves and one another.” Cutler, Monk & Shira, 2014 ~ How can a practice as solitary as journal writing ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:39:10-07:00January 3rd, 2020|Group Journal Writing|

The Experience of a Journal Writing Group by Jess Chua

The Experience of a Journal Writing Group Journaling is something I’ve done since I was a young teenager. It was only in mid-2019, however, that I started searching online rather intentionally for a like-minded community to join. As some of my interests (like niche socio-politics) fall within a highly charged territory, I instinctively gravitated towards ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:10:28-07:00June 26th, 2019|Group Journal Writing|

Why Join a Journal Group? By Joan Leof

WHY JOIN A JOURNAL GROUP? Our “Write to Heal” group has eight members ranging in age from late 50s to late 70s. Most have met weekly for almost eight years. Currently, all are women, but we have had men from time to time. People joined as seasoned journalers or new explorers of using therapeutic writing ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:10:56-07:00March 8th, 2019|Group Journal Writing|