Unlock the Healing Power of Journaling at BPL’s Self-Care Mastermind on Dec. 2
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Unlock the Healing Power of Journaling at BPL’s Self-Care Mastermind on Dec. 2
What: Self-Care Mastermind: Community Edition 2025 – Journaling for Life
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 5:30–6:30 PM
Where: Grand Commons, 1st Floor, Central Library, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203
Details: Led by Christina (C.J.) Wade, licensed massage therapist and certified health coach
Birmingham, Ala.-Journaling is one of the simplest and most effective tools for boosting clarity, lowering stress, and supporting emotional/spiritual well-being. When practiced regularly, writing things down becomes a powerful long-term self-care habit, helping organize thoughts, sharpening focus, and encouraging meaningful reflection.
If you're interested in exploring how journaling can support your overall wellness, join the Birmingham Public Library downtown at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2 for the next session of our Self-Care Mastermind Community Edition 2025 Series: Journaling for Life.
The Self-Care Mastermind Library Resource Guide - Journaling for Life
This pathfinder below was created to help you navigate the resources available at the Birmingham Public Library on the topic of journaling as a self-care practice. It can be used to supplement the information that is presented at The Self-Care Mastermind program held at BPL’s Central location on December 2, 2025.
Using the Birmingham Public Library catalog, you can search for books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, and downloadables, held by all the public libraries in Jefferson County. Use the following subject terms to locate relevant materials on journaling to mindfully process your thoughts and experiences:
Databases can be accessed on computers at all Birmingham Public Library locations during operating hours and from your home or office 24/7 with a valid JCLC library card. The following databases are good sources for magazine and scholarly journal articles on topics related to journaling as a therapeutic practice.
Alt HealthWatch
Provides in-depth coverage of complementary and alternative medicine, offering full text articles from peer-reviewed journals, reports, newsletters, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, and many more.
Libby is an app that you can use to browse the content of hundreds of magazine titles, as well as giving you access to downloadable ebooks and audiobooks. The magazine collection on Libby includes health and wellness titles such as Health, Men’s Health, Prevention, and Women’s Health that contain articles on a variety of self-care topics, including how to create and maintain a journal. Hoopla is a digital library platform that gives you access to audiobooks, ebooks, and movies. A valid JCLC card is all you need to start using Libby and Hoopla.
Internet Websites
The following websites have assembled information from healthcare experts that will help enhance your journaling experience:
WikiHow - Your Guide to Keeping a Neat, Organized Journal
Verywell Mind: I Tried Junk Journaling for a Month -Here's What Happened
Calm.com - 10 Types of Journaling That Can Support Your Well-being
Martha Stewart - How the Scrap-a-Day Journaling Trend Turns Everyday 'Junk' into Art
NPR - How Journaling Can Help You Through Hard Times
Positive Psychology: Writing Therapy: How It Works & How It Helps
Written by Jim Murray, Librarian II - Central Library
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