The Isolation Journals is a newsletter and global community where over 200,000 people from around the world come to tap into that innate, powerfully transformative trait that exists in every human: creativity.
Founded by Suleika Jaouad, this journaling project, delivered in newsletter form, helps people cope with the fear, loneliness, and the uncertainty of being human. Subscribers receive an essay and journaling prompt in their inbox every Sunday, as well a place to develop a consistent practice, to share their stories, and to connect with a vibrant creative community.
Whether you have a lifelong creative practice or have found yourself in transition, the Isolation Journals provides the tools, direction, and encouragement to engage with discomfort, ask questions, dream daringly, uncover your truest self, and, in doing so, learn to hold the cruel and beautiful facts of life in the same palm.
Our weekly prompts are free and all are welcome.
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A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Elizabeth Gilbert, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many more.
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“I can’t even express how transformational this project has been for me. I have new friends whom I love, a new writing practice and a memoir in the works. All because of The Isolation Journals.”
— Abby Alten Schwartz
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"I often weep just reading the prompts… Thank you and all your contributors for giving me a morning to work through the sadness, the gratitude, and like today a reminder of all that is beautiful in this very messy world."
— Suzanne Kahn
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“Writing has always been a part of my life, for work and most recently for enjoyment, and through your free newsletters I remembered its healing properties. Thank you for sharing your voice so I can find mine.”
— Agnes Rivera