The Art of Journaling Podcast

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The podcast companion to Jonathan Akin's Art of Journaling program.

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Episodes

Episode 7: Rediscovering Private Life with James Emmi

Topics covered: -Processing is making things real -Words are a technology -How are you anchored in time? -Finding your way back to meaning -The present is all you have to work with -Personal study guides -What is a book of hours?

Jul 02, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6: On Meaning & Time with Donna Matias

Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 4: Journaling Teacher Talks with Rhetorician

What happens when a teacher of journaling and a rhetorician talk about journaling? Topics covered: -Making choices about your thoughts -Setting your thoughts aside then revisiting them -Handwritten journaling vs digital -Taking pride in your past self -Words and your personal technology -A textbook on yourself -Unexamined thoughts -Journaling isn’t cute -Isaac hates Avocado…or does he? -Liars who don’t want to be -Making yourself an ally with truth...

Jun 11, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: Journaling Teacher Talks with Penmanship Teacher

What happens when a teacher of journaling and a teacher of penmanship talk about journaling? Topics covered: -Journals vs diaries -Journaling and therapy -The naive girl and the emo kid -Diaries and scrapbooking -Memoirs -How to keep your torch blazing strong -The relationship between journaling, posture, & handwriting -The mysterious master penman

Jun 05, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: Journaling Teacher Talks with Helicopter Pilot

What happens when a journaling expert and a helicopter pilot talk about journaling? Topics covered: -Finding meaning in life -People who don't like journaling -Words and demons -English class trauma -The limits of conversation -Curating thoughts -How do you use your notes app? -Expanding your jots -Language arts as weapons for the mind -Having something to say -Sheeple and bandwagons

May 29, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: Journaling Teacher Talks with Writer

Two thoughtful friendly people talk about journaling. One is a journaling expert and the other is a writer. Topics covered: -What is journaling? -Some misconceptions about journaling -Deep thought -Journaling and music -Journaling during the lockdown -Soliloquy, conversation, and correspondence

May 23, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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