What do polygraph tests, physical illness, and your journal have in common? They can all be improved by expressive writing. Let me explain. Sometime in the 80’s, a psychologist named...
Think of the voice-activated password journals of Y2K or the cheap little diary locks from Claire’s. People have always gone out of their way to keep their journals private. It’s...
When it comes to therapy, I’ve tried it all: CBT, ACT, DBT, EMDR, you name it. There is plenty of stuff out there about these types of therapy. But I...
You asked, I listened. This week, I am going to talk about one of the best parts of librarianship, bibliotherapy. One of the biggest pro’s of journaling is that you...
So now that we established that you don’t need to journal every day, I wanted to check in. How does that make you feel? For some, it’s an absolute relief....
Timeline Journaling is exactly what it sounds like. You take your journal, draw a line through the center, and pinpoint your life events chronologically. It is an excellent way...
There are a lot of journaling roadblocks. These are things that completely get in the way of consistent and expressive writing. In short? They’re the worst. Everyone struggles with journal...
Last year, I saw a YouTube creator post about the benefits of having a Journal Jar. I’ve long since lost the video, but the idea stuck with me. What is...