Coming Home To YOU
While we have those journals out processing the pandemic let’s keep up the good work. With all the hustle and bustle of daily life we sometimes lose our way, lose [...]
Journaling
Processing It All
When this is all over we will have so much to process about this pandemic. Not just politically and socially, but personally. However, we will all be off and running here and [...]
New Year’s Resolutions (My Story)
I personally have never been big on making New Year resolutions. If I plan to decrease something or start doing something new I do it on that Thursday. I know I am weird. [...]
The 2 Minute Journal
Look for one thing today that felt meaningful to you. Write down the event and explain why it was meaningful. You can do this in a journal or on the napkin at lunch to then [...]
The Gratitude Journal
Gratitude can do so much to raise your happiness bar that I am reposting this. Noting what you are grateful for is trending right now. Gratitude is one thing that will [...]
Six Word Memoir
I have a writing challenge for you today. Describe your life or a life event in just six words. The famous example of this comes from Ernest Hemingway, who was challenged [...]
The Secret Sauce
When it comes to being happy everyone is looking for the secret sauce. That stuff that adds flavor. We all run around trying new things and new people looking for that [...]
Over Emotional
Have you ever had a time when you experienced a flood of emotion over something and others thought you were over reacting? Maybe they thought your heartbreak was over the [...]
Improving Your Self-Perception
Here is a journaling exercise to help you improve your perception of yourself. Whether you want to believe it or not some days you having it going on. How you talk to [...]
Emotional Triggers
An emotional trigger is something that provokes a strong emotional reaction. A trigger can be something small like a sound, smell, taste, touch, or just a glimpse of an [...]
The Mental Health Companion 