Creative Journal Writing: The Art and Heart of Reflection - Softcover

Dowrick, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585426865 ISBN 13: 9781585426867

Publisher: Tarcher, 2009

Synopsis

From the #1 creativity publisher in the country comes our latest creativity bestseller, Creative Journal Writing, the ultimate book for those who are looking to use this powerful tool to heal, expand, and transform their lives.

In this exceptionally positive and encouraging book, Dr Stephanie Dowrick frees the journal writer she believes is in virtually everyone, showing through stories and highly engaging examples that a genuine sense of possibility can be revived on every page.

Creative journal writing goes way beyond just recording events on paper. Without needing any rigid formula to gain success, it is the companion that supports but does not judge. It can be a place of unparalleled discovery and a creative playground where the everyday rules no longer count. Proven benefits of journal writing include reduced stress and anxiety, increased self-awareness, sharpened mental skills, genuine psychological insight, creative inspiration and motivation, strengthened ability to cope during difficult times, and overall physical and emotional well-being.

Combining a rich choice of ideas with wonderful stories, quotes, and her refreshingly intimate thoughts gained through a lifetime of professional and creative writing, Dowrick's insights and confidence in the process make journal writing irresistible. She also makes your own experiences and life far more enchanting. Included in Creative Journal Writing are:

True stories of how people have used journal writing to transform their lives;

· inspirational instructions, guidelines, and quotes;
· key principles, practical suggestions, and helpful hints;
· 125 starter topics, designed to help even the most reluctant journal writer;
· more than forty powerful exercises;
· and much more!

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Stephanie Dowrick is the author of a number of much-loved, life-changing books. They include Intimacy and Solitude, Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love, Choosing Happiness, Creative Journal Writing, Everyday Kindness, and her spiritual study of visionary poet Rainer Maria Rilke, In the Company of Rilke. A trained psychotherapist and a spiritual leader and teacher, her award-winning writing is not only highly praised, it is also unusually accessible and supportive, uniting contemporary psychological wisdom with an effortlessly inclusive spiritual vision.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tarcher
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585426865
• ISBN 13: 9781585426867
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272