In Sunday’s Washington Post, an article about Shawn Achor, an expert on the connection between happiness and success, has this quote: “[I] encourage people to do meditation, tell students when they’re down to journal about a positive experience.” There’s a lot of research that suggests journaling can have a positive influence on how we cope with stress and difficult situations. My Journal to the Self workshop will teach you 18 different journaling techniques, even one from the business world on how to better manage your time. 

Here’s the link to the article which has a second mention of journaling as well: 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-oprah-endorsed-happiness-guru-and-me/2014/05/30/1d9ad55c-e1bd-11e3-810f-764fe508b82d_story.html