Using writing as a means to release pent-up emotions can be incredibly powerful. Whether you’re overwhelmed with stress, anger, or confusion, putting thoughts on paper or screen offers a safe outlet. Once you’ve poured out your feelings, you can clos...

A vision board is a visual representation of your goals and dreams. It is a collage of images, words, and affirmations that you put together to create a physical manifestation of your desired future. Vision boards can be used for any area of your lif...

When you consider what to journal about, understand that there are endless possibilities of things to write about. But the point of journaling is to help you with an issue you’re having.Journaling effectively enables you to process your thoughts and ...

Journaling can serve as a valuable instrument for self-development and be effective for personal growth. The act of jotting down your innermost thoughts and emotions can lead to profound insights into your character and life. It also offers a means t...

Boxes. So many boxes. They're stacked high in my closet, overflowing with notebooks. These aren't just any notebooks, though. They're my journals, filled with all the jumbled thoughts and feelings from different eras in my life, foster care, immigrat...

Foster care can be a whirlwind. New places, new faces, new routines – it's a lot to take in, even years later and I keep going back to journaling to help me process it all. There are so many ways to do it, from classic pen and paper to fancy apps o...

Growing up in foster care often left me feeling like a puzzle with missing pieces. Didn't matter what home I lived in a part of me was always unsettled. Creative expression can become a haven, a way to piece together the fragments of your identi...