Affirmations for Self-Love

Family therapist Eric Maisel is the author of 50+ books and America’s foremost creativity coach. His books include Redesign Your Mind; Why Smart People Hurt; and the edited volumes Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists, and Clients (Routledge) and The Great Book of Journaling (Conari), both with Lynda Monk. His successful “blank books with quotes” include Artists Speak (Harper San Francisco, 20,000+ copies sold) and Writers and Artists on Love and Writers and Artists on Devotion (New World Library, 20,000+ copies sold). He writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today, with 3,000,000+ views, and presents webinars, keynotes, and workshops nationally and internationally.  Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC is a Registered Social Worker, a Writing for Wellness Coach, and the Director of the International Association for Journal Writing, IAJW.org. She leads a global creative community especially for journal writers with members from countries around the world.  Lynda is co-editor, with Eric Maisel, of two books, including Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists, and Clients: A Complete Guide to the Benefits of Personal Writing and The Great Book of Journaling: How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose. She is the co-author of Writing Alone Together: Journaling in a Circle of Women for Creativity, Compassion and Connection. She developed Life Source Writing: A 5-Step Journaling Method for Self-Discovery, Self-Care, Wellness and Creativity. Lynda regularly teaches, writes, and speaks on the healing and transformational power of journaling and expressive writing. She is currently writing a memoir called Adopting Love: An Adoptee’s Journey with Finding Her Birth Mother and Losing Both Her Parents to Alzheimer’s. Lynda lives with her family on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada. She has discovered the voice of her own heart's wisdom in the pages of her journal for over 40 years.