The Benefits of Journaling

When you hear 'journaling', who else thinks back to their “Dear Diary” days of primary school with the little books with the padlock on them?!  

Journaling is a great self awareness tool and something I have found incredibly helpful over the last couple of years. When I started it felt very awkward and clunky and forced, but now…

I use as a brain dump.

I use it to vent and release.

To organise my scattered thoughts.

To help label how I am feeling.

And then to process WHY I'm feeling that way.

To identify my patterns.

To understand my triggers.

It doesn't have to be neat (or even legible) or make sense. I scribble to-do lists half way through!

But it's a great practice that I recommend to my clients to unburden them from constant thoughts or unwanted feelings.

I found it easier to get started if I had a journal prompt… Like these:

• What are the feelings I need to sit with today and what are they showing me?

• What do I need to forgive myself for today?

• Where am I the most overwhelmed in my life? How can I take steps to simplify?

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