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Latest Episodes
Q&A: “How Can I Avoid Journaling Burnout?”
Mari Adkins from Journaling Journey asks, "What do you do when you're burned-out from journal-writing, and how do you get going again?" - After some personal discussion about project management, and some Wings Life Coaching from my co-host Jayde Gilmo...
The Pen Pal Therapist
Daughter of two bookworms, Jenna Mayhew cofounded an international counseling clinic called Write As Rain. She treats clients all over the world, using evidence-based methods of written word therapy. In other words,
Q&A: “What Makes Journaling So Powerful?”
We've heard the 101 reasons to keep a journal, and all the benefits of journal-writing: mental clarity, emotional balance, even physical healing. Today's question addresses HOW journaling can provide all these benefits. -
Write Your Way from Manager to Leader
Did you know that journal-writing can be used to further your career and develop valuable leadership skills? - In this episode, meet Gina Rae Hendrickson, a friend and colleague whose company, Genius Leadership Tools,
Q&A: “How Can We Use Journaling for Healing After Community Tragedy?”
The traumatic student shooting in Columbine, Colorado (April 1999). Racial tragedies such as those in Charleston, South Carolina (2015) and Ferguson, Missouri (2014). The Los Angeles race riots of 1992. The World Trade Center collapse of 9/11.
Journaling Promotes a Voice of Authenticity
JournalTalk has offered me the pleasure of interviewing some interesting people. People who have developed a habit of asking themselves tough questions, listening to the voice(s) within, and staying present to the answers that unfold.
Q&A: “What are the Rules of Journaling?”
In the first session of every journal-writing workshop I teach, we spend a little time sharing (and debunking!) the myths and rumors we've all heard about "the rules" of proper journal-keeping. So when I saw this question online,
For Those With Absolutely NO TIME To Keep a Journal…
Journal-writing can't get any easier than this. - Checking in with your feelings -- being aware of what’s alive inside you -- is the Ground Zero for living a life of passion, clarity and purpose. In this episode, I interview Jim Kleiber,
Q&A: “How Can Journaling Be Used As Meditation?”
Mapping the inner journey. Mindful reflection. Developing awareness. Sharpening perception. These are some of the ways people refer to their writing practice. Is it true that journal-writing can be used as a kind of meditation? -
The Soul of Success
Recovering from pneumonia was precisely the reminder I needed to breathe deeply, and move forward on my most important projects in a steady, self-compassionate pace. - Before then, I had been burning the candle at both ends,