What Is Journal Coaching? A Guide to Writing as a Powerful Helping Tool Have you heard of journal coaching and wondered what it actually is? You're not alone. It's one of those terms that sounds intriguing but rarely gets explained in plain language. Is it therapy? Is it life coaching? Is it journaling with an ... Read More >>
"When you write about a memory you begin to remember more fragments of your life; when you read it to others you remember even more." ~ Patty Dann I facilitated our Writing Alone Together Circle today, which is one of our monthly IAJW member events. I often pick a theme or a topic ... Read More >>
Why do you or why might you keep a journal? There are many reasons you might keep a journal. Perhaps you are interested in personal growth, gaining new self-awareness, making a life decision, finding greater clarity, or want to improve your health with journaling. It can be so helpful to know "why" you want ... Read More >>
Written by Debby Urken How to Make Journaling Part of Your Life A new year is here! Have you been looking at the empty journals on your shelves, thinking about setting a resolution or intention to journal more regularly in the new year? Each year, IAJW receives many questions about ... Read More >>
by Paula Vene Smith Article originally appeared on The Conversation. Handwritten diaries may feel old fashioned, but they offer insights that digital diaries just can’t match The first time I taught a college course called “The London Diary” for young Americans studying abroad back in 2002, each student ended up with a tangible ... Read More >>
This month, our IAJW Member Spotlight Interview is with Angela Clay who is from the United States. Angela, who also goes by Angie, has a bright energy and her presence can be felt through even an email exchange. Her positive energy and sense of humour can be felt in her member spotlight interview that ... 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 Message from Lynda Monk, Director, IAJW I recently had the privilege of meeting, for the first time in person, Ruth Folit, Founder of the IAJW, as well as Sheila Bender, one of our Journal Council members. I was thinking about how our shared passion for journal writing is the catalyst for us meeting one ... Read More >>
One of the reasons I love the IAJW is that it is a place to make connections and be inspired through our shared love and interest in the transformational power of journal writing. I am meeting incredible people from different parts of the world through our IAJW membership community and I have decided to start ... Read More >>