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“Keeping a journal will change your life in ways that you’d never imagine." — Oprah Winfrey “Confessional writing has been around at least since the Renaissance, but new research suggests that it’s far more therapeutic than anyone ever knew... Researchers found direct physiological evidence [that writing about your feelings and experiences is good for your physical health]: writing increased the level of disease-fighting lymphocytes circulating in the bloodstream.” — Newsweek, April, 1999 Subscribe to our free Journaling/Expressive Arts
Newsletter What is CREATIVE Journaling?Keeping a Creative Journal is a tool for personal growth using writing and drawing, somewhat like a diary. Dr. Lucia Capacchione's Creative Journaling questions and exercises are intended as a jumping-off point into your own growth and personal style of expression and can help you:
What Forms of Expression do you use?
Creative Journaling is a tool for:
Many journal-keepers report they began their
journals during a crisis or major transition.
These times are usually marked by important
events, such as:
These events are often accompanied by deep feelings such as pain, loss, grieving, confusion, anger, fear, and insecurity. At such times, you are often compelled to do some serious soul-searching. This is when Creative Journal-keeping can be extremely helpful as a means for sorting out your life experiences and feelings which seem overwhelming. As one student put it, "My journal has become my best friend, I can tell it anything." NOTE: The most important thing about journaling is that it MUST be confidential. If it is not, then it won't work. Worrying about what someone thinks or will say about one's journal entries defeats the whole purpose of emotional honesty with oneself. Journaling for mental or physical health is nothing to be trifled with. It is a powerful tool and can unearth lots of emotions. That's why the guidelines in my books are essential about privacy, confidentiality, etc. I cannot stress that enough. My words come from 30 years of experience with this method, which I originated (drawing AND writing in a journal in a structured series of activities designed for personal growth)... Dr. Lucia Capacchione, originator of the Creative Journal Method. The Creative Journal Method has been endorsed by Bernie
Siegel, Joan Borysenko, Gerald Jampolsky, Louise Hay, Charles Whitfield
and Melody Beattie.
Of course, you do not have to be in a major or mini-crisis in order to benefit from journal exploration. For some, it is an essential part of the never ending process of personal growth. It can be a place to express joy, excitement, and creative ideas as well as a place of refuge in the storm. Dr. Lucia Capacchione's pioneering work with "The Creative Journal - The Art of Finding Yourself " has been supported by the following educators:
Recommended Reading: Click here for The Creative Journal Books authored by Dr. Lucia Capacchione Click here to view all Expressive Arts Therapy Books by Dr. Lucia Capacchione What is Art Therapy?
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