Melancholic Alchemy By Stephanie Needham It's not so much what makes my heart sing, It's more about the warm glow I long to feel as the spark inside me blooms. I am a woman too often burdened with heavy, this may be the melancholic star I was born under- family of origin sent me ... Read More >>
How to Use Journaling to Open to Greater Possibilities for Your Life by Eric Teplitz The rapid rate of change in our world can be disorienting and anxiety-producing. Moreover, we are always changing, as well. Our bodies change, our health can change (for the better or worse), our desires and priorities change, our relationships change ... Read More >>
A note from Lynda Monk, Director, IAJW.org As a journal writer, you are engaging in creative self-expression that can support your heart work and well-being. We are living in challenging and changing times. This is being felt at both the individual and collective levels in society. We need Hope. Encouragement. Inspiration. Optimism. We need to ... Read More >>
By Lynda Monk Recently I was folding some laundry and found two mismatched socks. I went on the hunt for the missing socks. I looked back in the dryer to make sure they weren't there. I rummaged through all the clean laundry to see if I just missed them. I went to my sock drawer ... Read More >>
Journaling as Stress Relief for Men Who Care By Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC We often don’t talk about men as caregivers. The focus is often on women as caregivers, and indeed, women are caregivers, often at higher rates in both the personal and professional realms. However, men care too! Many men are stay-at-home fathers, ... Read More >>