In The Way of the Journal, therapist and author Kathleen Adams, M.A. teaches her trademark approach to using reflective writing as a therapeutic process. Adams' ten-step "quick and easy" method was created to provide sexual abuse survivors and dissociative clients with ways to maximize structure, balance, and permission while minimizing overstimulation and overwhelming feeling. Developed while working with dissociative disorders patients at a national treatment center, The Way of the Journal can be used by all survivors, as well as anyone in pain who wishes to gain greater self-understanding. In a well-designed workbook format, The Way of the Journal teaches 10 fundamental journalkeeping skills that are helpful for those in treatment for a variety of emotional difficulties, and that are of particular benefit to people with dissociative diagnoses. Adams begins the workbook with exercises for short, contained journal entries and proceeds to demonstrate looser, open-ended journal writing techniques. All of these exercises can be completed in less than 30 minutes a day over a two-week period, giving the writer a concrete sense of progress and accomplishment. Each section is followed by "So, how was it?," an evaluation of the specific journal technique used, assisting clients and, if desired, their therapists in identifying which techniques will work best for them in ongoing journal therapy. The Way of the Journal finishes with a "Resources" chapter (including a significant list of other books on journal writing), 10 reasons why journal writing is a powerful aid to therapy, and journal therapy interventions for common clinical situations.

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Great Stratgies For Journaling-So Helpful:

I found this book to be so helpful. I am new to Journaling so I get stuck alot. Now I have a lot of different ways to go. I even copied some of the material for later use....

This is the one THEY don't want you to know about.:

You know whom I mean--all those people jumping on the 'journaling' bandwagon. This book is the original and best. Others will pick or choose some of her techniques and exercises (and mmmaaaaaaybe give her credit) but throw in a little Oprah-ism and bam! pull the wool over the eyes of the new journaler. For example, Meyn's shamelessly mercenary _lessons in therapeutic writing_ steals several ideas from this book, and doesn't even bother to change the names--Alphapoems? Come on, my college students try harder... more info

Difficult steps towards inner healing:

Adams' book provides effective tools for people who are working through difficult life experiences, which may include the full gamut from childhood sexual abuse to living with AIDS. This workbook is intended to help the therapist work with the client to access hidden feelings or agendas that might otherwise go unnoticed, thereby accelerating the healing process. Many of the ideas employed in the workbook are modifications of Ira Progoff's journal writing process. Adams offers several creative ideas to help... more info

Hard work made rewarding.:

This workbook offers extensive exercises into the depths of journaling as healing therapy. As the life blood of The Center for Journal Therapy and a national expert as well as trainer in journal work, the author has "been there" and you know it after working with this book. Necessary work whether you are the healer or the healee.

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