Your Complete Guide to Getting Started with Journaling Do you want to learn how to journal, but are unsure where to start? Or you want to know what to write in a journal? Maybe you've heard of creative journaling and are curious what it is? Perhaps you're a writer and want to journal to ... Read More >>
Journaling is a storytelling practice. Journal writing is also a self-inquiry practice, a reflective practice, a meaning making practice. Writing about our inner lives and outer worlds helps us make sense of our experiences, helps us heal, and helps us grow. Journal writing is a way of noticing and acknowledging the mystery, wonder, complexity ... Read More >>
About the Authors of Affirmations for Self Love: Eric Maisel has inspired many with his 50 + books in the world. I believe the first book I read of Eric’s was Fearless Creating and I’ve appreciated many more since. Eric is a retired family therapist and active creativity coach who is a member of ... Read More >>
Congratulations to Amy Muscoplat who is our IAJW Member of the Month for April 2024! A message from Lynda Monk, Director, IAJW.org Amy is being honoured as our IAJW Member of the Month because her presence in our journaling community is positively felt by myself and others. Amy truly takes ... Read More >>
4 Easy Ways to Journal for Female Entrepreneurs Written by Carol Brennan During the pandemic, I felt an anxious knot in my stomach. Perhaps you know the feeling. I had so much to do but didn’t know how to get started. I run a journal coaching business. And if you work for yourself, you’ll ... Read More >>
Journaling & Rug Hooking Article by Gwen Dixon Photos provided by featured rug hookers. Lately, the concept of journaling and rug hooking has captured my interest. With the dedication and inspiration to explore further, I discover myself not only jotting down experiences and thoughts but also delving into the intricate art of rug hooking. ... Read More >>
Do you want to create the journaling habit in 2024? 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 ... Read More >>
During our recent IAJW Member event, in our Writing Alone Together Circle, our theme was Growing Gratitude. I find that during these complex times we are living in, it is so important to have practices that can ground and support us to maintain our optimism, well-being and hope. For me, two of these practices ... Read More >>
What I’m Doing At 39 To Avoid Regret At 79 In 160 days I turn 40 years old, but who's counting? I had no idea what an impact that number would have on me this year. It's inspired a lot of brave, bold actions that have really surprised me (a few of which I'm ... Read More >>
What does it mean to "write from the body"? When we ‘write from the body’, we write from the bodily home we inhabit in this life. We might write from a black body, a queer body, a white or mixed race body, a dying body, a non-binary body, an able-bodied body, an immunocompromised body, ... Read More >>
Journaling is a Place of Refuge I have always considered journaling as a place of refuge. I have never heard anyone else describe journaling in this particular way until participating in Mark Matousek's memoir writing program last week at Hollyhock. He said this exact thing, "Journaling has always been my place of refuge." He ... Read More >>