The Great Book of Journaling: How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose
Promote Healing, Ignite Creativity, and Discover Writing Tips from Two Journaling Experts
"This book is a beautiful quilt, each chapter written by one of the wisest voices in the journaling world, on every aspect of journal writing imaginable.” —Ruth Folit, founder and past director of the International Association for Journal Writing
#1 Best Seller in Writing Skills, Writing Guides, and Nonfiction Writing Reference
The Next-Generation Book on Journaling Techniques
Learn from the best. The Great Book of Journaling equips you with practical and effective journaling techniques, advances your writing skills, and enhances self-esteem. Written by esteemed psychotherapist Eric Maisel and journaling expert Lynda Monk, Director of the International Association for Journal Writing, this book guides you on a path of healing, creativity, and self-discovery.
Discover the therapeutic magic of journal writing. Experience the transformative power of journaling. By engaging in daily meditations and personal writing, you can tap into your innate creativity and nurture self-love.
Packed full of valuable journal writing knowhow. We’ve rounded up 40 of the top journal experts in the world to explain exactly what journal writing can do for you! The Great Book of Journaling is full of practical tips, evidence-based research, and rich anecdotes from their coaching, teaching, therapy work with journal writers, and personal journal writing.
Inside find:
- Innovative journaling techniques to boost your creativity and writing skills
- Therapeutic writing methods to foster healing and high self-esteem
- Daily meditation practices for cultivating self-love and wellness
- Expert advice from 40 leading journaling professionals for deepening your personal writing
If you have read Mindfulness Journal, The Self-Discovery Journal, or No Worries, you will love The Great Book of Journaling. Also, don’t miss Eric Maisel’s Redesign Your Mind and The Power of Daily Practice.
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Book details
- Edited by
- Eric Maisel, PhD, Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC
- Imprint
- Conari Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Language Arts & Disciplines › Writing › Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs)
Self-Help › Meditations
Self-Help › Personal Growth › Happiness - Topics
- creative writing · self-discovery · mental wellness · writing prompts · personal growth · healing through writing · self-esteem
- ISBN-13
- 9781642508543
About the author
ERIC MAISEL, PhD, is a retired family therapist, active creativity coach, and developer of the philosophy of life known as kirism, and the author of more than 50 books. His recent books include Redesign Your Mind, The Great Book of Journaling and Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists and Clients.
Maisel writes the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog for Psychology Today, which has received 3 million views, and three weekly blogs for The Good Men Project, including "Redesign Your Mind" and "Kirism Today." He is widely regarded as America’s foremost creativity coach.
When he’s not writing, Maisel trains creativity coaches, leads workshops for writers online and in locations including London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Dublin, Rome and Prague, and provides keynotes for organizations including the American Mental Health Counselors Association.
Eric lives in Walnut Creek, California, with his wife.