Journaling in Tough Times
Led by Lisa Yarger
Sunday, 25 January 2026
14:00 to 17:00
cost: €45*
Photo by thevibrantmachine
Is the news getting you down?
Are you finding it hard to stay optimistic and hopeful?
Journaling can be one resource for coping and self-care.
In this workshop, you’ll practice using a journal to vent, name and face fears,
clear your mind, explore your thinking, notice what's going well, set goals,
explore ways to take good care of yourself, ask questions and discover answers, and more.
No prior journaling experience necessary.
You are welcome to join whether or not you are already journaling.
This workshop will be led in English, but you are welcome to journal in any language.
The writing you do in this workshop is for you.
You will not be asked to share it with the workshop leader or the other participants.
*Reduced rates available for students or in hardship cases.
Lisa Yarger is the author of the award-winning book
Lovie: The Story of a Southern Midwife and an Unlikely Friendship
(University of North Carolina Press).
To register, send an email to Lisa at
store@themunichreadery.com
Feedback from past participants:
"This workshop went beyond my expectations because we went a lot more in-depth than I expected by exploring many different avenues of journaling. I really liked the mix of personal writing and reflection and group discussion, which allowed us to begin exploring our own emotions about different topics without feeling pressured to share with the group.”
"I really liked being able to hear everyone’s experiences with the different tasks and thought that that added to understanding and working with the different prompts."
"I appreciated the variety of prompts/tools that were used and introduced throughout the workshop. The prompts made me realize that you don’t just have to journal when something big has happened but that you can free-write regularly, whether it’s about a particular prompt/question or just whatever flows out of the pen in the moment."
"Part of the learning process with the workshop was that there is no right or wrong with journaling: just write what you feel without censoring it or making it perfect. Breaking down that perfectionist tendency even in a personal journal is something that the workshop really made me want to work on (and sort of forced me to as well)."
"The workshop made me realize that free-writing is a good way to exercise our minds and creativity. It will certainly impact the way I view journaling and its importance."
