No one was more surprised than poet Maggie Smith that writing herself a daily pep talk during the unraveling of her 18-year marriage actually helped her feel better. Those little missives, ...

Henriette Anne Klauser puts a lot of stock in writing. She’s president of Writing Resources (www.henrietteklauser.com), a 28-year-old Edmonds seminar and consulting organization that has taken her ...

Journaling has turned into a performance: how I’m breaking out of aesthetic expectations and reclaiming writing for me.

Among traders and portfolio managers, those who make their livings from anticipating developments in financial markets, perhaps no psychological tool is more common than the journal. Keeping a journal ...

Mothers raising a child with autism can manage stress through emotional disclosure in journal writing, an occupational therapy professor reports. These mothers can get burned out because if there is ...

Learning how to keep a daily gratitude journal can be a cathartic way to practice self-care and increase your overall happiness. This simple mindfulness practice is a great way to gain deeper ...

Charley Kempthorne wakes each morning before sunrise, pours a cup of black coffee, opens his computer and writes in a private journal that he began in 1964. These days, he logs between 1,000 and 3,000 ...

Kathleen (Kay) Adams LPC is a psychotherapist and clinical journal therapist in Denver, Colorado. Since 1985, she has pioneered the use of writing as a tool in therapy, personal growth, human ...