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3 Oct 2024 The Writing Shed

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8,500 Therapists Were Asked . . .

If we are not careful, journaling can actually be more harmful to our health. Without the proper containment, structure, and pacing, journaling can make us “spiral” even more out of control with our emotions. The stream of consciousness technique (or ranting) are two of the main culprits.But what if your journal could […]

6 Sep 2024 The Writing Shed

Dear Pequenas Flores, buddhist psychology, travel diary, travel journal

Travel Journaling

Traveling and journaling? Yes, please.One of my mothers, Library Linda, once told me: “Wherever you go, there you are.” So, even if you are traveling, and eating oysters on the shell, visiting monasteries, tasting mead, and eating new flavors of potato chips like onion and cheese, you still must tend to yourself.When I was in […]

15 Jul 2024 The Writing Shed

Dear Pequenas Flores,, The Writing Shed artist life, dreaming in journal, females who make art, simple journaling prompt

One Word as Journal Entry

I love what Elizabeth Gilbert asks us as women creators in _Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear_: “Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?”A “moment,” a “rebirth,” a “nest,” a “cocoon.” These words all come to mind when I think of the “seed I […]

3 Jul 2024 The Writing Shed

Dr. Maggie Is In the Shed authenticity, fakeittillyoumakeit, journalingprompt

Fake it Till You Make It?

What’s in a photo? What’s in a moment to get the perfect shot? Let me fix my hair, let me get “on my good side,” let me take off my hat, let me point my toe to make my legs look longer. Let me fix my posture. Are my tits up?What would […]

15 Jun 2024 The Writing Shed

Dear Pequenas Flores,, Dr. Maggie Is In the Shed alchemy, women's journaling group, women's writing group

What Happens at a Women’s Journaling Group?

Maybe you are wondering what to expect when you come together to journal with other women. You think: Will I have to share? Will I get writer’s block? Can I make a new friend? Do I have to bring my own paper and pen? Will it be like writing an essay in high school (the […]

6 Jun 2024 The Writing Shed

Dear Pequenas Flores,, The Writing Shed guilt, joie de vivre, writing for pleasure

On the [Pleasure] Bias

I’m excited to share a shift in focus at The Writing Shed. I will still offer journaling workshops, but they will be geared towards women who are done feeling guilty and want to write themselves out of a world of “shoulds” into a world of “I’d love to’s.”The English language does not have a word […]