Ready to stay calm and journal on? Let’s try some more journaling together! Write an affirmation/quote/saying your parent or grandparent always said to you that felt inspiring. It could also be a line of poetry, verse from a spiritual text, or a saying from a group, like AA, that motivates you. Brain Fact: “Motivational quotes […]
For a trauma survivor such as myself, I have noticed that I continue to retell my story (to therapists, coaches, my partner) and retell it with different journaling tools (e.g., the dialogue tool to talk to my grandmother; the clustering tool to install positive memories about family). It feels like I am putting the pieces […]
Did you know that the act of constructing your story has positive health benefits?Simple things like . . .having a beginning, middle, and an end orcreating characters that show a relationship with one another orincluding back story. . . are connected to gains in health. This is because these elements of structure help us make […]