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What is Writing Therapy?
What do you do? Recently, I was sitting beside someone on an airplane (I travel a lot to facilitate workshops, speak at events, etc.) and she asked me, "what do... Read More >>
Pen in Hand by Denise Simmons
Why I write, is to be with you Listening deeply, in true Why I write, connecting heart Loving presence, self-care part Why I write, unravelling from within Tangled threads, fibres... Read More >>
Who am I now – crisis or opportunity in transition? by Meryl Cook
This blog post is for you if you are in transition. Perhaps you are retiring from a long career, leaving a job you loved, a job that defined you. Perhaps... Read More >>
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... Read More >>
Making Room for the Muse – A Poem by Carolyn Koehnline
Making Room for the Muse We need not be afraid. A thousand gifts will flood the void when we loosen our grip and let our hands fall open. Too easily... Read More >>
6 Ways to Keep Your Journal Writing Fresh – Audio Interview
Whether you are a new journal writer or have been journaling for decades, it is helpful to keep your journal writing fresh! Why? Because it keeps you engaged with your... Read More >>
Autonomous Heart: A Journal Entry by Tim Sullivan
Tim Sullivan was recently featured in our IAJW Spotlight Interview. He shared how he engages a specific inquiry process and then engages with journal writing to explore new insights and... Read More >>
A Journal Exercise Using the Steppingstones of Our Lives by Merle R. Saferstein
In Ira Progroff’s book, At a Journal Workshop, he introduces steppingstones, which are landmark events in one’s lifetime. They are milestones or pivotal moments—those events which come to mind when... Read More >>
Words by Denise Simmons
Words Words created, used, shaped into form Expressions born Single, duo, trioʼs and more Language shopping store Fantasy of words, spoken, written, Sometimes signed Created master pieces, words, riddles, rhymes,... Read More >>
Two Mothers Remembered by Joann Snow Duncanson
Two Mothers Remembered by Joann Snow Duncanson I had two Mothers - two Mothers I claim Two different people, yet with the same name. Two separate women, diverse by design,... Read More >>