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Journal to the Self
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115 of 118 people found the following review helpful
By joy
Format:Paperback
"Journal to the Self" is a wonderful smorgasbord of ideas for personal journal writing and for writing in general. Taking proven journaling techniques from a myriad of resources and condensing them into a single tome, Kathleen Adams effectively gives her readers the opportunity to explore different facets of journal writing.
Whether you have fifteen minutes or five hours, Kathleen Adams has an approach for you. From "Topics du Jour" to Dr. Ira Progroff's Steppingstones, both veteran journal keepers looking for clever methods of journaling and novices trying to find interesting ways to get going will find this book invaluable. Even if you aren't a journal keeper now, this book has a wealth of information to jumpstart your writing and will convince you to start journaling!
As a veteran journal keeper, I have enjoyed a better understanding of myself and found a greater depth of writing outside of my journal using the different prompts and exercises in this book. Although the perspective is written primarily from a self-help journal "therapy" point of view, I highly recommend it as an excellent, "must have" resource for any writer's personal library.
100 of 103 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
That is what the author calls her journal, the 79-cent therapist. Nowdays, when even those tiny 3x2 memo notebooks cost nearly a full dollar, and when a regular notepad will go for almost three, calculate the cost of therapy: the price of this book + shipping + some paper & pencil = ...? Compare to $150 per hour at the local shrink.
This book helped me overcome the misery of a sad breakup. I was in college. After the heart-break, I spent my free hours between classes hiding in a library cubicle, crying. Then I found the book by mistake at the local bookstore, and added a journaling time to the crying and hiding. Using just a few of the techniques in the book, it only took me a couple of months to get over the guy who broke my heart. My self esteem improved. I recommend this book as a Self-Help tool. I am into writing anyway, but I'm sure that the tricks will work even if you're only a beginner or can't even spell well.
Sometimes you feel like you can't tell anyone what's going on. When no one else will listen, paper will. Paper can handle even the craziest thoughts. I recommend this book to you.
This book helped me overcome the misery of a sad breakup. I was in college. After the heart-break, I spent my free hours between classes hiding in a library cubicle, crying. Then I found the book by mistake at the local bookstore, and added a journaling time to the crying and hiding. Using just a few of the techniques in the book, it only took me a couple of months to get over the guy who broke my heart. My self esteem improved. I recommend this book as a Self-Help tool. I am into writing anyway, but I'm sure that the tricks will work even if you're only a beginner or can't even spell well.
Sometimes you feel like you can't tell anyone what's going on. When no one else will listen, paper will. Paper can handle even the craziest thoughts. I recommend this book to you.
55 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Some people seem to have the natural ability to spill their thoughts onto paper without feeling self-conscious. Others, like me, need a little direction when putting pen to paper, and this is where JOURNAL TO THE SELF comes in.
The book presents many ways to express yourself in a journal including: character sketches, captured moments, dialogue, lists, unsent letters, and stream of consciousness among others. Using these methods, you will work through problems and gain greater self-awareness as well as purge yourself of any problems in your life that you feel you can't talk to anyone about.
For those who think they can't fit journaling into their day, all of the exercises in the book can be done in as little as 15 minutes a day or expanded into writing sessions as long as you need them to be.
Journaling is truly one of the best and least expensive ways to get to know yourself better, and maybe solve a few problems in the process.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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A Revival
I remember having a diary in my middle- to early high school years and thoroughly enjoying writing in it and occasionally reviewing/appreciating how I captured my life's events... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Minda
4.0 out of 5 stars
Probably One of the Best Journal Resources
Journaling is something that I do enjoy, but often struggle to do. It takes time. It takes dedication and patience. It takes pen and paper! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Elizabeth Scala
4.0 out of 5 stars
Journey to the self
This book was instrumental in getting myself using a journal with drawings and sketches as well as words and I love it.
Published 5 months ago by Wilma
5.0 out of 5 stars
Breathing new life into my journal writing
I've kept a journal since the 5th grade (I'm 26), and this book has given journal writing a whole new spark for me. Read more
Published on April 11, 2011 by Jessi
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very simple, straightforward - EASY. Not good.
If you're simply interested in learning to write a journal as something to do (and nothing more), this appears to be an exceptionally 'easy read'. Read more
Published on January 23, 2011 by Sandy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book with lots of ideas for different ways to journal.
This book gave me lots of new ideas for journal writing. The thing that helped me the most was the idea that there are no rules at all for journaling. Read more
Published on November 22, 2010 by Cynthia Waldecker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great resource
As a holistic psychotherapist who regularly recommends journaling to people, I have found many of these techniques useful as a way to bypass the conscious mind and get right to the... Read more
Published on November 12, 2010 by Nicole S. Urdang
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I was looking for.
I prefer prompted journals, and this journal mainly gives ideas for how to make a journal and what to use it for. Read more
Published on November 1, 2010 by sledgirlmt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exploring your deep self
It was interesting to me when I first scanned through this book how many similar ideas I had over the years and had applied on my own. Read more
Published on June 28, 2010 by Rolian
5.0 out of 5 stars
approachable!
Journaling always seemed like a great idea to me, and then after 3 months of self pitying sludge and several pages of "I don't know what to write in here" it was all too dull, and... Read more
Published on May 18, 2010 by W. Cluff
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- The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition by Alice Miller on page 212, page 213, and Back Matter
- Writing the Natural Way by Gabriele Lusser Rico on page 84, page 88, and Back Matter
- One to One: Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing by Christina Baldwin on page 30, page 41, and Back Matter
- Writing the Natural Way by Gabriele Lusser Rico on page 84, page 88, and Back Matter
- The New Diary by Tristine Rainer on page 28, page 188, and Back Matter
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- Writing Cures: An Introductory Handbook of Writing in Counselling and Therapy by Gillie Bolton on page 15, page 73, and page 83
- Creating Connections Between Nursing Care And The Creative Arts Therapies: Expanding The Concept Of Holistic Care by Carole-Lynne Le Navenec on page 206, page 207, and page 224
- Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making by John Fox in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Voice of Her Own: Women and the Journal Writing Journey by Marlene A. Schiwy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Artist's Quest of Inspiration (Aesthetics Today) by Peggy Hadden on page 143, and Back Matter
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