Journal Your Path Classes, Counseling and Coaching

03/12/2026

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!

3 ways to journal beyond free writing when you're overwhelmed and exhausted.

02/04/2026

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!

Expressive writing prompts for times of grief, collective and personal.

01/04/2026

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

12/26/2025

✍🏻 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!)

More here:

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...

12/23/2025

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:). ✍🏻

Multiple Prompt options and January workshop offerings!

11/11/2025

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…

Send a message to learn more

11/07/2025

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

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

10/10/2025

✍🏻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.

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

04/08/2025

Another Journal Your Path Substack post with multiple journaling prompts!

Journaling prompts on getting back up, caregiving and exploring your pace in life.

03/04/2025

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:).

Prompts for tending to our creative selves and life's interruptions.