Kathleen Adams, LPC, PTR is a psychotherapist best known for her pioneering work in bringing journal therapy to the expressive arts therapies pantheon. She created her first journal workshop, now known as Journal to the Self (then, Write On!), during the first semester of her graduate education. From that moment, she knew the intersection between ... Read More >>
Nicolle Nattrass’s professional expertise is a result of her distinct and unique careers in Counselling, Theatre, Writing and Teaching. She is a Certified Addiction Counsellor CAC II and BFA graduate from University of Victoria in Theatre. Nicolle is proud to be part of the IAJW Journal Council with the International Association for Journaling Writing. She ... Read More >>
Sandra Marinella, MA and MEd, is an award-winning writing teacher and author from Chandler, Arizona. She has taught thousands of students and presented hundreds of writing workshops to educators, clinicians, and writers. Her articles have appeared in The English Journal, The Arizona English Bulletin, Seventeen, Well Being Journal, The Mindful Word, and Psychology Today’s blog. ... Read More >>
Mark Matousek is the author of two acclaimed memoirs, Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story (an international bestseller) and The Boy He Left Behind: A Man's Search For His Lost Father, When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living, Ethical Wisdom: The Search for a Moral Life, and Mother of the Unseen World. ... Read More >>
Susan Borkin, PhD is a licensed psychotherapist and speaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1978 she has specialized in the therapeutic use of journaling. A true pioneer, she was working in the field of writing therapy, before such a field even existed, and long before the word “journaling” became an internet buzzword. ... Read More >>
My love for journaling and expressive writing is entwined with my passion for helping people with transitions. After many years of writing and coaching, I completed applied poetry facilitation training in 2004 and received my certification in journal facilitation through The Therapeutic Writing Institute (founded by Kathleen Adams), where I was one of its first ... Read More >>
Jackee has been an advocate and champion of journal writing for over thirty years. From her early origins of journal writing as a young woman, her journal writing has developed into a practice that supports her emotional, creative and psychological well-being. Jackee incorporates writing for well-being in her personal life as well as in her ... Read More >>
John Evans left this physical world on December 29th, 2022 after a long and courageous journey with cancer. He will be greatly missed in our journaling and expressive writing community. His legacy and work will live on through his books and teachings. John F. Evans, MAT, MA, Ed.D was a writing clinician and integrative health coach ... Read More >>
Ruth Folit is the founder and former director of the International Association for Journal Writing (www.IAJW.org) where she brought together journal experts and journal writers from around the world to deepen, enliven, and enrich their lives through journaling. Ruth is also the designer and producer of LifeJournal software (www.lifejournal.com), which she created in 1999 after ... Read More >>
Meryl Cook is an author, speaker, creativity workshop leader, and contemporary rug hooking artist in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She launched her hugely popular book One Loop at a Time, a story of rug hooking, healing and creativity in January 2017, selling over 800 copies in the first 8 months. Her second book One Loop at ... Read More >>