Journaling for Health & Wellness Archives

Journal writing can improve your emotional, physical, mental and spiritual health. Learn more about writing for wellness, resilience and personal growth. Journaling can be used for self-care, healing grief, reducing stress, coping with cancer, healing trauma, finding comfort during Covid and more!

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 >>

Kya Dalton2022-09-22T13:18:40-07:00September 21st, 2022|Creative Journaling, Journaling for Health & Wellness, Memoir & Life Writing|

10 Beautiful Summer Journaling Prompts to Connect to Your Inner Wisdom!

By Emma-Louise Elsey, Founder of FierceKindness.com This article first appeared on Emma Louise's Fierce Kindness blog. You have great wisdom, but are you listening? When did you last feel a deep self-connection, truly pay attention to you and make space to hear what you have to say? Because whether you like it or not, you’re on ... Read More >>

Kya Dalton2022-08-10T18:55:45-07:00August 1st, 2022|Creative Journaling, Journal Prompts, Journaling for Health & Wellness, Nature Journaling|

Combining Guided Meditation & Journaling for Increased Mindfulness

Meditation Musings by Peter Allan I’ve been meditating a lot about meditation. I think it’s fair to share that for the last number of years my meditation practice is tied to the 1st cup of morning coffee (see photo). My ritual begins by lifting the lid of the large Bialetti ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2022-07-12T13:29:26-07:00July 12th, 2022|Creative Journaling, Journal Examples, Journal Prompts, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

Not Waiting by Martha Bonnie

This is a great example of creative journal writing! Not Waiting by Martha Bonnie Martha Bonnie is an IAJW Member and she recently wrote and read this powerful piece called Not Waiting. I was deeply touched by her writing, this video and her reaching out to share it with me. I asked her permission ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2022-06-02T14:15:56-07:00June 1st, 2022|Journal Examples, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

How Journaling Helps You Practice Mindfulness

How Your Journal Is Already Teaching You Mindfulness By Beth Jacobs, PhD Here is some good news: if you are engaged in any kind of journaling practice, even if you’ve just tried to journal one time, you are developing mindfulness skills. Journaling is an automatic tool of mindfulness. Like with any tool, from a pencil ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2022-05-27T08:54:51-07:00May 11th, 2022|How to Journal, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

How Journaling Helped Me Be More Calm, Mindful And Resilient

How Journaling Helped Me Be More Calm, Mindful And Resilient An Interview by Heidi Sander with Paula Vene Smith "Write about the person you were and the person you are now. What would your past self think about what you’ve become, and how do you now understand your past self?" Paula Vene Smith *Originally appeared in an ... Read More >>

Kya Dalton2022-03-28T09:10:55-07:00March 22nd, 2022|Benefits of Journaling, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

Pandemic Journaling for Resilience

The Pandemic Journaling Project You may have heard of "The Pandemic Journaling Project", it has been circulating in the media, including within social media communities. This is a fascinating project! You can read more about it in this recent article in the New York Times . The article reads... ‘Right Now Feels So Long and Without ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T10:49:46-07:00April 4th, 2021|Journaling for Health & Wellness|

Creative Journaling for Self Care

Journaling for Self-Care by Nicolle Nattrass, IAJW.org Journal Council Expert There are many reasons we can choose to journal. Perhaps we are trying to gain clarity, solve a problem, or nourish our creative self-expression. Many people journal to improve their health and well-being. This where journaling for self care, replenishment, healing and renewal ... Read More >>

Duncan Elsey2022-05-05T16:20:43-07:00December 12th, 2020|Creative Journaling, Journaling for Health & Wellness|

Journaling to Befriend Anxiety Techniques

By Emma-Louise Elsey Are you looking for ways you can journal to help reduce anxiety? Below I share the 3 journaling techniques that have most helped me with anxiety - for you to try. I don't use the second one very often any more - where I let loose with my feelings - but it ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-02T15:28:05-07:00November 24th, 2020|Journaling for Health & Wellness|

Writing to Map Your Spiritual Journey

People who know me hear me talk of Turkey a lot and observe me searching out Turkish shops, cafes and the like. It sounds as if I travelled to Turkey earlier this year. I have talked about going back to Turkey, specifically Istanbul, but I was actually first there in the spring of 1998. That’s ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-02T15:11:50-07:00August 27th, 2020|Journaling for Health & Wellness|

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