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Journal Me! A Pocketbook for Girls is a short, easy-to-read guide
that girls can use to explore their individuality, identify self-defeating
behavior patterns, take responsibility for their feelings and actions, make
better choices and achieve happiness. The pocketbook includes simple,
fun exercises and space for recording ideas, reactions and notes. It can be
used independently or as a supporting resource for Empower Me!
sessions.
Review
“Journal Me! is a wonderful catalyst for unlocking thoughts
that girls are sometimes afraid to explore on their own, let alone share with
someone else ... I also see Journal Me! as a valuable tool for
working with girls in a group setting. People need something between group
meeting times to keep them focused on growing and becoming more aware
of who they are.”
— Valerie Gerhart, middle-school counselor
About the Author
Helen Raica-Klotz is a special-programs consultant for nonprofit
women’s organizations. In the past, she has developed and
administered educational programming for teenagers on domestic
violence and sexual assault. In that capacity, she wrote several programs,
videos, skits and a short television show on domestic violence issues. She
has also worked as a counselor-advocate and a group facilitator for a family
shelter. In the past five years, she has conducted workshops on dating
violence and, more recently, on self-esteem building for young women.
Currently she teaches English at Saginaw Valley State University and Delta
College in Michigan. Her writing classes focus on women and self-esteem in
modern America. She is also the author of Journal Me! A Pocketbook for
Girls.
Table of Contents
Note to Group Facilitators
Introduction
The Journal
Section One: ME
Connections
Future
Feelings
Self
Girls and Boys
Masks
Section Two: ME and Others
Family
Support Systems
Anger
Boundaries
Saying No
Me, Special Me
Bibliography
Following is an excerpt from Journal Me! All rights reserved.
Copyright © Resource Publications, Inc.
Note To Group Facilitators
This book is designed to inspire your young women to start discovering
more about themselves: who they are; what they value; what their dreams,
and fears, may be. This book is written with the belief that only when we
truly know ourselves can we truly love who we are.
I would like to think that the girls who write in these pages will discover the
power writing holds for self-discovery. I hope that they will return to these
questions again and again, discovering new answers and new truths
throughout their adolescence. I believe, with your encouragement, these
things are possible.
Because these journals are private, the young women should not be forced
to share their writings with the rest of the group, or with anyone at all. We
know that journal writing is only effective if the audience disappears, and
the only person you write for is you, and you alone. However, you may
discover that through their excitement at learning more about themselves,
the group is willing to share ideas and words that they have written. This is
a wonderful thing.
I hope that you will encourage your group to make use of this journal book
and that you, as the group facilitator, will use it as well. Although the
answers may change as we get older, many of the questions women face
in our society remain the same.
Welcome. Welcome to the wonderful and magical world of journaling.
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