What we’re about
Hello and welcome to our amateur writing group!
If you're curious how writing can help in your everyday life, or if you love everything connected to words, and if you would like to try easy but powerful journaling methods in a friendly set-up and with a glass of vermouth (we're in Barcelona, after all!) – this is your group!
My name is Marusha, I'm a writer, book writing coach, journaling mentor, creator of the Naked Words writing program and founder of Barcelona Journaling Festival. I preach the superpower of feel-good writing to everyone. I use journaling for self-therapy and as dynamic meditation. It also works great to boost your creativity and overcome writer's block if you feel stuck or drained.
Feel free to follow my Instagram account for tips and inspiration!
My workshops are an eclectic mix of simple but efficient techniques such as guided journaling, expressive writing, narrative therapy, and personal storytelling. When we meet, I explain how different techniques work and then we scribble away our thoughts, feelings, and observations.
The group's language is English but you can write in your mother tongue, it's not an issue! Whatever makes you feel good and at ease.
Don't worry, you won't need to read to the group what you wrote (unless you really want to). This is not a fiction writing workshop, it's about your deep inner work and opening up by writing it down.
Why journaling is an excellent self-help method:
- Get to know your real feelings through simple but effective journaling tips
- Structure your thoughts, get honest with yourself and give your life a good seasonal clean-up!
- Write about important events of your life even if you're not a writer
- Get rid of writer's block and enjoy writing in a safe, supportive group of fellow amateur writers!
Everyone's welcome!
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Naked Words: 2-week online journaling programLink visible for attendees
★ Start writing from the heart without being a professional writer ★
I'm so excited to invite you to my signature online writing program crafted for all-level writers and NON-writers. If you love words, journaling, self-reflection, and reading, this is a beautiful opportunity to experience no-pressure writing for pleasure (and gentle self-healing).
If you have been to my offline MeetUps before or just attended Barcelona Journaling Festival, you know what I'm talking about! :)
This online program is just like our warm meetings, but instead of hanging out for 2 hours we will stay together for 2 weeks, in a small, intimate group of fellow amateur writers, and will write much more! I'll be with you at all times, guiding, answering your questions, and reading what you feel like sharing (fret not, it's optional!).
We will have live zoom sessions, to boost your inspiration and help to unleash your writing superpower. And also, to connect with others – this is the best part!
We will be writing for 15 days, every day. I created a course for those of you who are looking for a writing practice that unlocks, inspires, clears the mind, helps to find the answers, gently soothes the soul, and sparks joy.
WHY THIS PROGRAM IS CALLED NAKED WORDS?
In the era of endless doomscrolling and rapid-fire texting, where we create "content" to self-promote, chase likes, make sales, and game the algorithm for visibility, give yourself a gift of slowing down and writing with intention. Let your words flow freely – no need to fit a specific image, be nice or worry about judgment. Just let your words be. Stripped. Unadorned. Raw. True. Naked.
➽ ➽ ➽ Learn more to see if this program is for you!
* This is a guided paid program. Please have a look at the website before signing up.
Read the testimonials from the program alumni, find the Q&A and the sign-up button.
I believe with all my heart that writing is the most powerful tool for self-reflection. If we don't self-reflect, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we don't become what we were meant to be. If we don't become what we were meant to be, we don't live the life we deserve.
Come write with me this summer and gently dance yourself out of winter into the new beautiful season! We start writing on May, 30 and won't stop for two weeks. By the time summer officially starts here in Spain, you'll feel positively different with your creativity pumped and ready for the season, mark my words.
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My name is Marusha. I'm a writer, journalist, and creator of the Naked Words writing program and Girls Who Write community. I published my first non-fiction book Not Just A Mom. I use journaling for self-therapy and as dynamic meditation. It also works great to boost your creativity and overcome writer's block if you feel stuck or drained.🔮 Follow me on Instagram for writing tips and ideas
➽ @followmarusha
This group's language is English but you can write in your mother tongue, it's not an issue! Whatever makes you feel good and at ease.
Why journaling is an excellent self-help method:
- Get to know your real feelings with simple but effective journaling tips
- Structure your thoughts, get honest with yourself, and give your life a good seasonal clean-up!
- Write about important events of your life even if you're not a writer
- Get rid of writer's block and enjoy writing in a safe, supportive group of fellow amateur writers!
Everyone's welcome!
LET'S WRITE TOGETHER!
- Barcelona Journaling Festival: EARLY BIRD tickets!BAU · College of Arts & Design Barcelona, Barcelona
We are doing it AGAIN! The second edition of Barcelona Journaling Festival is coming to town – and we can't wait. Get ready for a special and intimate weekend of healing writing with the world's most inspiring guided journaling coaches.
SAVE THE DATES: 8-9 November 2025
🔥 Why are we bothering you now, so early? Because the early bird tickets are for sale until June, 1! As a journal-centred community of Barcelona, you should be the first to know.
★ Highlight of this year: amazing Amie McNee (AUS/UK), founder of Inspired To Write, creativity coach, journaling evangelist, author of We Need Your Art
More amazing speakers to join us: founders of the London Writing Salon, founder of the Center For Journal Therapy (USA), etc. We'll keep you updated!
---> Tap here to see what last year's event looked like.
This event is here to bring some of the most influential people in journaling today together, to support you as a guest in learning, practicing and connecting with like-minded people!
Over two days, we will have an opportunity to learn from fantastic teachers through hands-on workshops, with a focus on application. This is not about listening to dry lectures on the theory of journaling — you’re here to write and to put into practice tools that can help you develop yourself, to help you become more aware, and to help you use these tools with others.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AND SAVE UP!
- ✨ Catch the flea! A Journaling Workshop at the antique marketMuseu del Disseny, Barcelona€25.00
Where old treasures spark new tales
Step into the heart of Barcelona’s most iconic flea market — Els Encants — for a journaling experience that begins with curiosity, color, and unexpected finds.
We'll start with a guided wander through my favorite corners of the market, where time-worn objects whisper stories and forgotten treasures wait to be rediscovered. I'll share with you the rich history and quirky soul of this beloved brocante, a place where past and present mingle in every dusty box and shimmering trinket.
Then it's your turn:
You'll be invited on a creative treasure hunt — not for souvenirs, but for inspiration. You’ll receive a playful writing prompt to guide your imagination: to find an object, image, or detail that calls to you (no spoilers!). It might be a vintage postcard, a chipped figurine, a pair of gloves that seem to remember someone’s touch.
After the hunt, we’ll gather outdoors in a nearby quiet spot — notebooks in hand — and follow the thread from object to memory, fiction, reflection, or dream. We'll write. We'll listen. We'll share stories sparked by objects that once belonged to someone else, and now speak something to you.
No writing experience is needed — just an open heart, a curious eye, and a love for stories hidden in plain sight.ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
Hi! My name is Marusha, I'm a writer, book writing coach, journaling mentor, creator of the Naked Words writing program, and founder of Barcelona Journaling Festival. I preach the superpower of feel-good writing to everyone. I use journaling for self-therapy and as dynamic meditation. It also works great to boost your creativity and overcome writer's block if you feel stuck or drained.
Feel free to follow my Instagram account for tips and inspiration or sign up for the Naked Words newsletter to be the first one in the know about the upcoming events.
