Writing is a tool used by many people for a variety of reasons. It's not uncommon for a person to take thank you notes or send letters to friends or family. Additionally, you can set goals by writing lists of things you want to accomplish. Even the use of diaries and journals to record daily activities has endured through the ages. The earliest journals date from the classical Japanese period known as the Heian. From 794 to 1192, these diaries contained traces of the writer's daily life (Nakanishi, 2004, p.53). Writing in a journal or diary engages some people with “the deepest thoughts and emotions” (Nakanishi, p. 56). One of the most popular diaries, The Diary of Anne Frank, includes the above but also provides insight into Anne's views on current events while espousing her disappointment, heartbreak, and emotional upheaval. Jonathan Lent (2009) identified “various theories (Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, Existential Counseling) that describe journal writing as a therapeutic intervention” (p. 69). Sometimes writing was considered “creative therapy” and grouped with other expressive arts (Oberkirch, 1983, pp. 269-270). Oberkirch says writing is regularly used in therapy, but some of his colleagues did not share this information because it was not considered a legitimate technique. Currently, writing in therapy has evolved to include blogging and is no longer a marginal technique of its past (Nagel & Anthony, 2009). Blogs, sometimes called online journals, are an evolution of journal writing where people can self-publish their feelings. , engage in activism, build community, or share ideas (Tan, 2008). Blogs are published on the World Wide Web using blogging platforms...... middle of article ......udies, 1, 53-62.Oberkirch, A. (1983). Personal writings in psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 37(2), 265-272. Pennebaker, J. (1997). Writing about emotional experiences as a therapeutic process.Psychological Science, 8(3), 162-166.Pennebaker, J., Kiecolt-Glaser, J., & Glaser, R. (1988). Disclosure of trauma and immune function: Health implications for psychotherapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56(2), 239-245. Tan, L. (2008). Psychotherapy 2.0: MySpace ® blogs as self-therapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 62(2), 143-163. Wilde, E. (2008). Deconstructing blogs. Review of Online Information, 32(3), 401-414. Wright, J. and Chung, M. (2001). Mastery or mystery? Therapeutic writing: a review of the literature. British Journal of Guidance and Counseling, 29(3), 277-291. do I: 10.1080/03069880120073003.