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Journaling is so much more beyond free writing, and can be a timed 5-10 minute write when time feels strained.
Here are three ways to get started or return to journaling!

"No time to journal!?" 3 ways to journal beyond free writing when you're overwhelmed and exhausted.

Journaling Prompts for collective and personal grief and loss plus updates on upcoming workshops and small group mini-courses- in the latest newsletter over at Journal Your Path on Substack!

Trying to breathe under frozen water. Expressive writing prompts for times of grief, collective and personal.

Honored to be facilitating a virtual workshop for the National Association for Poetry Therapy tomorrow, Jan. 4th, at 2-4 pm ET.

✍🏻 Wanted:Journalers, Writers, Diary Keepers. ✍🏻

Whatever you call it, join our international journaling community.
Make 2026 the year you commit to journaling for more
clarity, creativity, self-awareness and compassion, growth and transformation, plus better health (yes, really!).

Subscribe for newsletters full of prompts and occasional journaling hours.
Annual paid subscribers get - access to all virtual Journaling circles this year (at least 8), a 1:1 with personalized prompts and more ($450+ value).
AND—- annual memberships are 35% off now to celebrate our 1 year anniversary! (Comes out to $52 for a full year of journaling!)

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Subscribe to Journal Your Path Journaling prompts and personal essays, musings on creativity, identity, grief and life from a heart-centered Expressive Writing Facilitator, Writer, Creative Arts Therapist and Singer based in New York City. Connection, authenticity, empathy. Click to read Journal Your Path, by Jennifer Zarin, LCAT...

Happy holidays! In this quick read, find ✍🏻 journaling prompts, info on January workshops and a special holiday sale for the annual paid Journal Your Path membership! Join our international journaling community:). ✍🏻

✍🏻 Journaling for the Holidays, Slowing Down, and We're Turning 1🎉! Multiple Prompt options and January workshop offerings!

PROMPT!

Write about a park excursion, either solo or with friends or family. What made this trip stand out? What do you want to remember from this experience? Include sensory details (see, hear, taste, smell, feel/touch).
For more distance, write in third-person, for less, in first-person.
After your write: Read over what you wrote and write a reflection. This is a chance to step back and be open and curious to any insights or further learning from the experience.
Start with one of the following sentence starters. Fill in all that speak to you today.
As I read this, I feel… Notice where you feel this in your body and how it’s expressed (ex: an open expansion in your throat, a knot in your stomach, etc).
As I read this, I’m aware of…
As I read this, I’m curious about…
As I read this, I’m surprised by…

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Two spots in Live, online Journaling for Wellness! Starts November 19th at 12 pm ET. More here:

Journaling Courses! ✍🏻 Whether you’re a complete beginner/journal-curious, a lifelong journaler or anything in between, you’re welcome here:).

✍🏻Want to take a journaling course this fall? ✍🏻 Zhuzh Up Your Creativity: An Expressive Writing Course for Anxious Creatives, starts soon! For prompts and more info, please see below. Spaces are limited to ensure an engaging and meaningful experience.

Journaling Courses! ✍🏻 Whether you’re a complete beginner/journal-curious, a lifelong journaler or anything in between, you’re welcome here:).

Another Journal Your Path Substack post with multiple journaling prompts!

Mud dives, parenting and the unknown. Journaling prompts on getting back up, caregiving and exploring your pace in life.

More journaling prompts in this week's Journal Your Path newsletter, on Substack. Please check it out, share and come be part of the conversation on Substack:).

We Make Plans and God Laughs! Prompts for tending to our creative selves and life's interruptions.