Writing for Emotional Balance: A Guided Journal to Help You Manage Overwhelming Emotions

“Writing for Emotional Balance is a great workbook that is well suited for people who need to get a better understanding of their own emotional lives. Jacobs is a smart and compassionate writer who provides a wide array of exercises that can help people to reach and maintain optimal emotional and mental health.” –James W. Pennebaker, professor of psychology as the University of Texas at Austin and author of Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotion and Writing to Heal: A Guided Journal for Recovering from Trauma and Emotional Upheaval

Beth Jacobs, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice. She serves as a contributed services faculty member at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. She has a special interest in journal-assisted therapy and has designed and run workshops for the public. She uses journal-assisted therapy extensively in her practice.