How journaling can help you heal, improve mental health | Your Best Life Could putting pen to paper help you solve life's problems? Author and Creativity Catalyst Lisa Tener says 'Yes.' Author: Leslie Draffin Updated: 5:54 PM CDT April 28, 2021 TEMPLE, Texas — "Journaling has helped me solve my biggest problems," is what Lisa Tener has to say about putting pen to paper. Tener is an author, book coach and self-proclaimed creativity catalyst. In her new book, "The Joy of Writing Journal: Spark Your Creativity in 8 Minutes a Day," she takes her love of journaling and shares it with the world. "It was journaling that helped me discover each next step and create this career which is so fulfilling for me, but I don't think I could have come to it without journaling," Tener said.