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Submissive, Assertive and Aggressive Body Language
Body language is an art form which tells others how we feel about ourselves. As we develop resilience, we want to become more assertive. Here is an indicator of what your body language might be saying about you: Aggressive Body Language Submissive Body Language...
Coming through Anger
When we feel anger, it comes from a deep place that demands acknowledgement and appropriate expression. At these times, we must find healthy ways to honour our anger, remembering how harmful it is to repress it. However, anger can also become a habit, our go-to...
How to Start Journaling
Here are my six tips for how you can start journaling: 1 Why do you have the urge to write? Write about the urge. It might be something specific such as an event playing on your mind - write about it. Or it might just be an urge to write - in which case, write...
Journaling Benefits
So much has been researched about the benefits of journaling. Ones that particularly resonate with me include: Evoking mindfulness: I’m not the most mindful of women. However, I have found journaling a valuable way to focus on the now of writing, even when my mind...
Paper, Pens and Location
Paper or computer: Currently, when it comes to journals, I have an A4 purple hardback item, an A5 magnetic clasp jobbie (silver with black cats on) and several garish colours spiral-bound A5 notebooks. I have three beautiful journals, one A5 fluffy covered item,...
Important Chocolate Justification Statements
Resilience is about strengthening several mindsets and skills. Loving chocolate is a positive mindset; consuming it is a life-enhancing skill. These are my 13 go-to sentences for helping other people understand why chocolate is good for them (and me): 1 Chocolate...
How to Start a Reading Journal
I love reading fiction and non-fiction, and I love writing, so a reading journal is an excellent combination of both passions. Bibliotherapy is the technical term used when books are used for personal insight with or without a reading journal. These are some of the...
Journaling Prompts for Self-Esteem
Loving yourself is about putting yourself first, even when others demand your attention. It’s recognizing your strengths, flaws, and imperfections and still holding yourself in the highest regard. It’s making a mistake, picking yourself back up, growing from that...
Starting with a List
One of my favourite journaling techniques when drawing a blank for new journaling ideas is to create a list of things I enjoy. This could be a list of films, favourite television shows, things I need to pack for a holiday, or even a shopping list to make some of my...