Tag: journal

scrapbook page with dried flowers and photo of hands holding pen while journaling

Journaling: one of the best tools in the toolbox

This isn’t my first post on the benefits of journaling and it certainly won’t be my last. I will probably continue to sing about the benefits forever because it has been so instrumental in my own healing journey. I’m one hundred percent sure that I would not be as far along as I am without …

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scrapbook page of dried flowers and girl walking through flowers and title Follow-Through: My Word of The Year

Follow-Through: My Word of The Year

I am very aware that technically, follow-through is two words. But hey, some rules are made to be broken! Last year I decided that I was on board with choosing a word of the year instead of doing a resolution, and it went pretty well for me! Let’s refresh- why choose a word? Every year, …

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scrapbook page with dried flowers, photo of woman journaling and the title Practicing Gratitudes for a Happier Life

Practicing Gratitudes for a Happier Life

With Thanksgiving being this weekend here in the states, I thought it was the perfect time to talk about gratitudes. While I will admit that there are days when it is REALLY hard to do, practicing gratitudes has been proven to help increase your happiness. There are a lot of benefits to gratitudes. Being actively …

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self care

10 Self Care Options That Are (mostly) FREE!

Self care is something that everyone needs, but few people actually take the time to practice. Why is that? It’s a basic necessity, but most of the time we’re too busy or too tired or too wrapped up in other people. Or worse, we start seeing self care as selfish. In reality, self care is …

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you may be an overthinker

You May Be An Overthinker

It took me a really long time to realize that not everyone thinks the way that I do. Not everyone has a million thoughts going on in their head at a time, ALL of the time. Not everyone worries about every little detail or analyzes every word that comes out of their mouth for hours …

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