How to Journal

If you want ideas, tips and suggestions on how to journal and how to get the most out of your journal writing, you are in the right place!

How to Journal: The Complete Guide to Starting Your Journaling Practice

I have been journaling my entire adult life, and started writing my thoughts and feelings when I was a young girl. Even though my starting point with journaling was decades ago,in my role as Director of the International Association for Journal Writing, I support people to start and deepen their journaling practices every single day! ... Read More >>

2025-04-25T11:00:33-07:00April 25th, 2025|How to Journal, Journal Prompts|

How to Journal Consistently 

Do you want to create the journaling habit?  This is part of our How to Journal series of articles. Journaling, like any other worthwhile habit, has many benefits. With the New Year soon before us, many people want to start, and hope to sustain, healthy habits, including journaling. Journaling is a practice that has ... Read More >>

2024-05-22T12:55:24-07:00December 28th, 2023|How to Journal|

Your Creative Self-Expression: Free Writing vs Structured Journal Writing 

Free writing and structured writing are two different approaches to journaling, each with its own benefits and purposes. I use both free writing and structured writing within my journaling practice because both forms of journaling help me gain new insights and find different ways to express myself and increase self-awareness along the way. About ... Read More >>

2023-07-10T17:13:46-07:00July 10th, 2023|How to Journal|

Leading with Love: Keep a Reflection Journal to Become a Better Leader, Faster by Toni Pristo

Written by Toni M. Pristo, Ph.D. Leading with Love: Keep a Reflection Journal to Become a Better Leader, Faster Short on time? Here are Key Snippets from Toni's several decades of experience as an organizational psychologist in leadership and organization development. Why is journaling important for ... Read More >>

2023-09-07T11:52:51-07:00January 12th, 2023|Benefits of Journaling, How to Journal|

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 >>

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 >>

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