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Heartwork Journaling: Play with a Purpose: Soothe Your Soul, Heal the Past & Promote Self Discovery Paperback – September 25, 2018
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Believe it or not everyone can be artistically creative.
Some people discover how to express their creativity, but most don’t.
Pick up this book and you'll discover step-by-step how to start or grow a creativity practice for personal development while soothing yourself during the tough times. Heartwork Journaling began as a way to use simple doodles and paints to help me get through challenging times. Over the years, sharing this gave other people healing and empowerment too.
Now I’m excited to share it with you! Open this book and get ready for play, healing, fun and self-discovery. You'll learn about using supplies (including what you already have in your home) and what art supplies to get to kick start your journey of self growth through creativity.
There are 8 step-by-step in depth Heartwork Journaling lessons. You'll also learn:
- how to do quick soothing color meditations for stress relief (soothing swatches chapter)
- find the gifts in failure (lesson 1)
- not comparing yourself with others (lesson 1)
- cultivating self-compassion instead of self-criticism (lesson 1)
- how to look directly at your fears and get them on board with doing uncomfortable things in order to grow and evolve (lesson 2)
- fun intention setting (lesson 3)
- how to be your own hero (lesson 4)
- how to deal with "difficult" people in your life without trying to change them(lesson 5)
- gratitude and appreciation - the differences and how to amplify both (lesson 6)
- growing self-love (lesson 7)
- defining boundaries and expectations in relationships (lesson 8)
It's NOT about your artwork, it's about your HEARTwork. This book is focused on self growth, self-help and creating positive change in your life through the fun, healing and playful medium of creativity.
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- Print length152 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 25, 2018
- Dimensions8.5 x 0.36 x 11 inches
- ISBN-101984958054
- ISBN-13978-1984958051
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- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date : September 25, 2018
- Language : English
- Print length : 152 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1984958054
- ISBN-13 : 978-1984958051
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.36 x 11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #88,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #321 in Creativity (Books)
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About the author

Hi I’m Maritza. I used to be a perfectionistic people pleaser.
Through simple journaling and creativity, I found a way to manage and guide my mind and emotions. I became a recovering perfectionist and a recovering people pleaser. After trying therapy, all kinds of self help and looking everywhere outside of myself for answers, I turned inside and found my power.
Heartwork Journaling is the process I’ve used for over a decade to feel better, gain clarity on my thoughts and remove the mental and emotional blocks I was using to stay small in my life. Now, I get to share this with my email subscribers and social media followers through livestreams and coaching. Life is amazing!
Here’s my “official bio”:
Maritza Parra is a coach, artist and creator of Heartwork Journaling. Using simple creative lessons, she helps people increase their emotional literacy in order to process feelings, heal the past and promote self-discovery. Her unique approach was developed from her personal journey of healing from childhood trauma through understanding and gently guiding her thoughts and emotions.
Through her livestreams, online classes and retreats, she’s helped thousands of clients and students rediscover their own power through play. Her work has also helped students develop the skills to tune into and courageously follow their intuition more often. Additionally, through setting intentions and visualizing them, her clients have achieved financial goals including making over $100K in sales in 2 months.
Over her career, Maritza has been featured on PBS, ESPN, as well as Oprah & Friends: The Soul Series. She has shared the stage with Barbara Corcoran, Joan Rivers, Marie Forleo, and Dan Kennedy.
You can connect with me at MaritzaParra.com
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Customers find this journaling book inspiring, with good information about discovering emotions and engaging creative lessons. The book features beautiful artwork and outstanding pictures, with one customer noting how the colors and exercises encourage mindfulness practice. Customers describe the book as fun and joyful, with one mentioning its gentle pacing.
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Customers find the journaling book inspiring, with good information about discovering emotions and engaging creative lessons. One customer describes it as a creative healing guidebook that feeds their heart and soul deeply.
"...She does a wonderful job helping us understand our emotions. I highly recommend it. Look up her videos on YouTube as well." Read more
"...using watercolors along with other projects that help you work on yourself and your emotions. Along with others emotions as well...." Read more
"...This book has really good information about discovering your emotions. It just touches on the subject though, it doesn't go very deep...." Read more
"...for it's gorgeous imagery AND for it's many helpful, down-to-earth examples. The lessons are relatable, fun and totally non-intimidating...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's beautiful artwork and outstanding pictures, with one customer noting how it helps paint a picture of their life.
"Amazing, Awesome, Outstanding, Unique, Helpful, Thoughtful, Beautiful... I can go on & on about the author Maritza Parra...." Read more
"...It is now part of my daily routine. This book is beautifully done and the art is wonderful. The book and the stories are Maritza...." Read more
"I really like the colorful and fun illustrations in this book! I like the prompts and the fact that you are discovering who you are through art...." Read more
"...I love Heartwork Journaling for it's gorgeous imagery AND for it's many helpful, down-to-earth examples...." Read more
Customers appreciate the color palette of the journaling book, with one customer noting how the colors and exercises encourage mindfulness, while another mentions the use of watercolors and simple doodles.
"...The pictures and colors in this lesson book are beautiful. She does a wonderful job helping us understand our emotions. I highly recommend it...." Read more
"...It's just simple doodles and using watercolors along with other projects that help you work on yourself and your emotions...." Read more
"I really like the colorful and fun illustrations in this book! I like the prompts and the fact that you are discovering who you are through art...." Read more
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Customers find the journaling book joyful and fun to use.
"...The lessons are relatable, fun and totally non-intimidating...." Read more
"...My love and gratitude go to the author, Maritza, for bringing art, joy, and healing to all of us. My heart is full. Yours will be, too...." Read more
"Maritza has created a joyful, playful, delightfully inspiring book which feeds my heart and soul so deeply...." Read more
"...The honesty, vulnerability, beauty, and joy in what Maritza does will bring out the artist in all of us...." Read more
Customers appreciate the pacing of the journaling book, finding it soothing and gentle, with one customer noting it makes them feel great.
"Maritza has created a joyful, playful, delightfully inspiring book which feeds my heart and soul so deeply...." Read more
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"...Her gentle, soothing way of nudging out the creativity and healing in those who usually don't turn to Art first is wonderful...." Read more
"...Most importantly they help you relax and tap into your creativity. I am so excited that I discovered this book." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2025Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis author, Maritza Parra, is fabulous! The pictures and colors in this lesson book are beautiful. She does a wonderful job helping us understand our emotions. I highly recommend it. Look up her videos on YouTube as well.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2024Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseAmazing, Awesome, Outstanding, Unique, Helpful, Thoughtful, Beautiful...
I can go on & on about the author Maritza Parra.
I am currently enrolled into her "Heartwork Journaling University" and paid for a year enrollment and plus paid to receive the package of products of hers to also use with the Heartwork Journaling Course.
So far I absolutely love it, it has helped me find myself and help me with things that I didn't even realize that I NEEDED to work on with myself. Also you don't even have to be an experienced artist to do ANY of it. It's just simple doodles and using watercolors along with other projects that help you work on yourself and your emotions. Along with others emotions as well.
I lOve Martiza she is an absolute gem!
In all honesty I am overjoyed with the material I have been learning thus far!
✨❌💋🦋❌💋✨
- Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI just got into using this book and see pages 53-54 are folded over so I'm missing ph 54 copy.
I just got into using this book and see pages 53-54 are folded over so I'm missing ph 54 copy.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2025Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis is one of my favorite books! Please please please write a volume 2
- Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2018Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI have been following Maritza and Heartwork Journaling for the past year. I was beyond excited when I heard this book was coming out. I cannot say enough about the process that Maritza is sharing with the world.
I would never have even attempted to draw anything before Heartwork Journaling. My stick figures were terrible. My choice of colors were awful. I was way to embarrassed to share them. But here I am, sharing one of my most recent pieces of heartwork journaling. Processing the coexistence with a skunk for close to a week that was in my basement EEEKKK!.
Anyway, being able to put my thoughts and emotions down on paper has helped me to process fear, anxiety, grieving, depression, joy, dysfunctional family stress, ideas, CRAZY ideas, and so much more. I started to paint the front and back of my journals too!!! It is now part of my daily routine.
This book is beautifully done and the art is wonderful. The book and the stories are Maritza. Once you finish the book, you will know Maritza as a long lost friend. If you draw along with her, you will begin to understand yourself on a level that will forever change your life, as it has forever changed mine. So many favorites in this book but page 58 and 59: "I am always with you" angel and "Make time for your art" and "Make time for your heart". So, so true.
5.0 out of 5 starsI have been following Maritza and Heartwork Journaling for the past year. I was beyond excited when I heard this book was coming out. I cannot say enough about the process that Maritza is sharing with the world.Permission to be an artist no matter what your skill level is.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2018
I would never have even attempted to draw anything before Heartwork Journaling. My stick figures were terrible. My choice of colors were awful. I was way to embarrassed to share them. But here I am, sharing one of my most recent pieces of heartwork journaling. Processing the coexistence with a skunk for close to a week that was in my basement EEEKKK!.
Anyway, being able to put my thoughts and emotions down on paper has helped me to process fear, anxiety, grieving, depression, joy, dysfunctional family stress, ideas, CRAZY ideas, and so much more. I started to paint the front and back of my journals too!!! It is now part of my daily routine.
This book is beautifully done and the art is wonderful. The book and the stories are Maritza. Once you finish the book, you will know Maritza as a long lost friend. If you draw along with her, you will begin to understand yourself on a level that will forever change your life, as it has forever changed mine. So many favorites in this book but page 58 and 59: "I am always with you" angel and "Make time for your art" and "Make time for your heart". So, so true.
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI really like the colorful and fun illustrations in this book! I like the prompts and the fact that you are discovering who you are through art. This book has really good information about discovering your emotions. It just touches on the subject though, it doesn't go very deep. If you like it and want to go deeper I recommend the authors workshops. Great book!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI am a huge fan of Maritza and Heartwork Journaling!!! I love thinking how so many people from many different walks of life , no matter what challenges they face or the dreams they have, could really benefit from this journaling approach! Reading Maritza's book is like sitting down with a good friend and coming away feeling totally uplifted.
I love Heartwork Journaling for it's gorgeous imagery AND for it's many helpful, down-to-earth examples. The lessons are relatable, fun and totally non-intimidating. You don't have to be an artist to practice Heartwork Journaling, just have a willingness to play and be open to surprises. One of my favorites is the Angel of Intention lesson. I hope people will try it and see for themselves!
So appreciative for this book and for Maritza for writing and sharing it!!!
5.0 out of 5 starsI am a huge fan of Maritza and Heartwork Journaling!!! I love thinking how so many people from many different walks of life , no matter what challenges they face or the dreams they have, could really benefit from this journaling approach! Reading Maritza's book is like sitting down with a good friend and coming away feeling totally uplifted.Beautiful and a wonderful companion for the healing journey
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019
I love Heartwork Journaling for it's gorgeous imagery AND for it's many helpful, down-to-earth examples. The lessons are relatable, fun and totally non-intimidating. You don't have to be an artist to practice Heartwork Journaling, just have a willingness to play and be open to surprises. One of my favorites is the Angel of Intention lesson. I hope people will try it and see for themselves!
So appreciative for this book and for Maritza for writing and sharing it!!!
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI first bought this book at an introductory Kindle price. It's one of the few books I kept coming back to again and again.
But Kindle doesn't really do books like this justice. So when I finished reading it and want to move on to doing the activities, I purchased the printed version.
I was very happy that it was a print-on-demand book AND it was printed and delivered to my front door within two days!
Then when I flipped through it I was not to be disappointed. It was seeing the book for the first time even though I had read the whole book on Kindle.
This is a BEAUTIFUL BOOK to see and feel in print. Can't wait to share what I create within these pages. Thanks Maritza!
5.0 out of 5 starsI first bought this book at an introductory Kindle price. It's one of the few books I kept coming back to again and again.The PRINT book is AMAZING
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020
But Kindle doesn't really do books like this justice. So when I finished reading it and want to move on to doing the activities, I purchased the printed version.
I was very happy that it was a print-on-demand book AND it was printed and delivered to my front door within two days!
Then when I flipped through it I was not to be disappointed. It was seeing the book for the first time even though I had read the whole book on Kindle.
This is a BEAUTIFUL BOOK to see and feel in print. Can't wait to share what I create within these pages. Thanks Maritza!
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- Heather SReviewed in Canada on December 11, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseGreat journal that helps tie everything you have learned in counseling, self help therapies and books tied into one neat practice to create meaningful action steps. This journal allows you to take a deeper look at yourself and limiting beliefs while encouraging both creativity and play. Love this journal! Absolutely wonderful for visual learners.
- Florence HubbardReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseUsed this as part of the course, found it very empowering.
- JwlzReviewed in Canada on March 20, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful artwork
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI have to admit I didn’t but the book for its “chicken soup for the soul” attitude, still I am working they the exercises and taking in the beautiful artwork.
- SilviaReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful book!
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseHelpful book!
- Lois BestReviewed in Canada on May 14, 2024
3.0 out of 5 stars Copy work
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseIt's okay but somewhat childish in nature rather than instructional