Look at the creative ways we might use words, images and sound to release and heal, and to document the story of our life. This exercise in journal writing conditions participants to use observation and creative writing to document the times in which we live and how we interpret. We will look at how storytellers around the world are using video and print journals to document life in the pandemic while introduced to excerpts from famous (and not-so-famous) diaries throughout history. Students will learn to appreciate the inner journey journal writing offers as a source of mental health and personal expression.