Category: Journaling: Narrate your story
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Limiting Beliefs: How They Hide in Plain Sight (and How Your Watchdog, Owl, and Possum Can Help)
We all carry stories about ourselves and the world—quiet rules that predict what will or won’t go well: Don’t need too much. Keep everyone happy. If I rest, I’ll fall behind. These are limiting beliefs. They aren’t character flaws; they’re protective predictions your nervous system learned from experience. When life got loud, your body got Read more
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Smoking Cessation Tips — know your why!
🧭 Step 1: Understand What’s Happening in the Brain Nicotine increases dopamine (the “reward” chemical) and acetylcholine (linked to focus and calm). Over time, your brain reduces its natural production, so you need nicotine just to feel “normal.” Quitting reverses this imbalance, but the brain needs support while it recalibrates. Medication options Medication Options Disclaimer Read more
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Narrative Prompts for Letter to a Parent/Guardian (Empty Chair Style)
(To be read aloud, then released—this is for you, not him.) Read more
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✍️ Journal Exploration: Maternal Family Lessons About Love
(Reflect on what you learned from your mom, grandmother, and aunties about relationships) 🏠 Journal Reflection: Comparing with the Sound Relationship House (Use Gottman’s framework as a healthy counterbalance) The Sound Relationship House has 7 main principles. For each, reflect on where you notice alignment or misalignment with what you were taught growing up: 🌱 Read more
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Gratitude Journaling: A Gentle Practice for Everyday Resilience
🌱 Gratitude journaling is not about ignoring pain or pretending life is perfect. It is about creating a quiet space each day to turn toward ourselves with kindness and ask: These gentle questions are an act of mindful self-compassion. Instead of pushing through or judging ourselves for not being enough, we pause and listen to Read more