| 1966 |
Dr. Ira Progoff creates his Intensive Journal® process. |
| 1966 |
Anais Nin's Diary: 1931-1934 is published. Six more volumes of diaries, through 1974, follow. |
| 1977 |
Anais Nin dies from breast cancer. |
| 1980 |
The National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT) holds its first annual conference at the New School for Social Research in New York. |
| 1985 |
Kathleen Adams founds The Center for Journal Therapy and begins teaching the power of writing. |
| 1986 |
Adams is appointed adjunct faculty of Boulder Graduate School, teaching Journaling as a Therapeutic Tool to M.A. students in Psychology & Counseling and Holistic Health & Wellness. |
| 1989 |
Dr. James Pennebaker publishes research demonstrating correlation between emotional release writing and improved immune system functioning. |
| 1990 |
Journal to the Self, Adams' first book, is published by Warner Books. It appears on a New York City best-seller list in its second month of release. |
| 1990 |
Adams is asked to create a journal therapy program for a national in-patient psychiatric unit specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder. Her theoretical findings are crafted into a workbook for patients, The Way of the Journal. |
| 1991 |
The first Journal Conference is held in Denver, conceived and produced by Adams. |
| 1992 |
The second Journal Conference is held in San Diego. Adams keynotes. |
| 1992 |
Adams begins service on the Board of Directors of NAPT. |
| 1993 |
The Way of the Journal is published by Sidran Press. |
| 1994 |
Mightier Than the Sword, Adams' third book, is published by Warner Books. It is the outcome of a two-year study on men's experiences with the power of writing. |
| 1995 |
Adams begins private practice in journal/poetry therapy in Denver. |
| 1998 |
After a long illness, Dr. Progoff dies on New Year's Day. |
| 1998 |
Adams receives NAPT's Distinguished Service Award for her cumulative contributions to the field of therapeutic writing. |
| 1998 |
The Center for Journal Therapy is approved as a national provider of continuing education for licensed counselors and psychotherapists. |
| 1999 |
Adams' monograph, "Writing as Therapy," is published in Counseling and Human Development. |
| 1999 |
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) publishes a study by Dr. Joshua Smyth and colleagues replicating Dr. Pennebaker's 1989 research. Findings point to the power of writing with certain specific medical problems. |
| 2000 |
In response to an outpouring of post-JAMA requests to the Center for Journal Therapy for pragmatic information on writing and healing, Adams publishes The Write Way to Wellness, her fourth book and second workbook. |
| 2001 |
Adams is inaugurated as President of the National Association of Poetry Therapy. |
