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Creative Journal Writing: A guided journey of self-expression, personal growth, and supportive reflection
The definitive guide to keeping a journal for personal a perennial favourite fully updated.
Winner of the COVR Award (USA) Best Self-Help Book of the Year
'This gift of a book unlocked parts of me I didn't know existed' -Donna M Cameron
'I have yearned for this insight and this how-to. It's changing everything.' - Susana Lei'ataua
'Nourishment for the soul. Stephanie Dowrick is a marvellous writing mentor ... these lessons helped unlock my writing life' - Juliette O'Brien OAM
Journal writing is an unrivalled way to understand and appreciate your 'one precious life'.
Dr Stephanie Dowrick is an award-winning writer with a unique breadth of psychological insight and creative writing experience. Here she takes journal writing to a new level, sharing the gifts creative journal writing invariably
* Clarity, trust and self-understanding
* A depth of self-encouragement impossible to achieve another way
* Access to both sides of your brain for problem solving
* Inner acceptance and calm
* Creativity across your whole life
* Understanding what motivates and drives you
* Sharper focus
* A chance to heal at your own pace
Through immediately rewarding prompts, Creative Journal Writing works for journal writers of all kinds and stages. As journal writer Oprah Winfrey says, 'Keeping a journal will absolutely change your life in ways you've never imagined.'
'One of 20 best-selling creative writing books of all time.' - Bookauthority.org
'Stephanie Dowrick's writing is like sunshine for the growth of our "wise self" ... Stephanie's words and insights have enriched my life with wisdom, hope, and courage.' - Professor Marie Bismark
'An empowering invitation to undertake the most valuable journey of of the self back to the self through self-navigation, the art of deep listening and the confidence in self-expression.' - Dr Kalvinder Shields
'For those who have yet to delve into the mystery of ordinary everyday life, it will encourage you to pick up the pen or open the computer and get started. The journey awaits.' - Ruth Bonita Beaglehole
'Everyone from raw beginner to seasoned pro will gain so much from this life-affirming gem.' - Murray Waldren
'Both a helpful handbook on how to write in this most personal of forms, as well as a sensitive exploration of the psychological benefits and opportunities that journal-writing offers.' - Joyce Kornblatt
'In an era of inauthenticity, Stephanie Dowrick is a godsend. Her gift is the ability to write in a manner that genuinely enriches and changes lives.' - Nigel Marsh
'With her usual thoroughness and layers of psychological insight, Dowrick has put together a smashingly good set of exercises to help you keep your journal writing fresh and meaningful.
Winner of the COVR Award (USA) Best Self-Help Book of the Year
'This gift of a book unlocked parts of me I didn't know existed' -Donna M Cameron
'I have yearned for this insight and this how-to. It's changing everything.' - Susana Lei'ataua
'Nourishment for the soul. Stephanie Dowrick is a marvellous writing mentor ... these lessons helped unlock my writing life' - Juliette O'Brien OAM
Journal writing is an unrivalled way to understand and appreciate your 'one precious life'.
Dr Stephanie Dowrick is an award-winning writer with a unique breadth of psychological insight and creative writing experience. Here she takes journal writing to a new level, sharing the gifts creative journal writing invariably
* Clarity, trust and self-understanding
* A depth of self-encouragement impossible to achieve another way
* Access to both sides of your brain for problem solving
* Inner acceptance and calm
* Creativity across your whole life
* Understanding what motivates and drives you
* Sharper focus
* A chance to heal at your own pace
Through immediately rewarding prompts, Creative Journal Writing works for journal writers of all kinds and stages. As journal writer Oprah Winfrey says, 'Keeping a journal will absolutely change your life in ways you've never imagined.'
'One of 20 best-selling creative writing books of all time.' - Bookauthority.org
'Stephanie Dowrick's writing is like sunshine for the growth of our "wise self" ... Stephanie's words and insights have enriched my life with wisdom, hope, and courage.' - Professor Marie Bismark
'An empowering invitation to undertake the most valuable journey of of the self back to the self through self-navigation, the art of deep listening and the confidence in self-expression.' - Dr Kalvinder Shields
'For those who have yet to delve into the mystery of ordinary everyday life, it will encourage you to pick up the pen or open the computer and get started. The journey awaits.' - Ruth Bonita Beaglehole
'Everyone from raw beginner to seasoned pro will gain so much from this life-affirming gem.' - Murray Waldren
'Both a helpful handbook on how to write in this most personal of forms, as well as a sensitive exploration of the psychological benefits and opportunities that journal-writing offers.' - Joyce Kornblatt
'In an era of inauthenticity, Stephanie Dowrick is a godsend. Her gift is the ability to write in a manner that genuinely enriches and changes lives.' - Nigel Marsh
'With her usual thoroughness and layers of psychological insight, Dowrick has put together a smashingly good set of exercises to help you keep your journal writing fresh and meaningful.
272 pages, Paperback
Published May 6, 2025
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