With Covid-19 on the rampage everything is in turmoil right now. Kids are home from school, people are unable to work, and of course the illness itself is anxiety inducing to say the least! In an ever changing world our biggest challenge can often be staying grounded through the upheaval. Here are a few techniques…
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Visual Journaling- Benefits, Techniques, and Uses
Visual journaling (also called art journaling) is a wonderful way to process emotions. It is a powerful tool in healing betrayal trauma and complex post traumatic stress disorder. Benefits of Visual Journaling Articulate your feelings. When you’re struggling to put your emotions into words, it may be easier to sketch them out. Whether you draw…
This is Me Art Journaling Page- Silencing Your Inner Critic
“When the sharpest words wanna cut me downI’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them outI am brave, I am bruisedI am who I’m meant to be, THIS IS ME!Look out ’cause here I comeAnd I’m marching on to the beat I drumI’m not scared to be seenI make no apologies, THIS IS ME! This…
Creating a Journal Jar with 100+ Prompts
How many times have you just stared at a blank page and not known what to create. Whether you’re writing or art journaling we all get blocked. This is where prompts can be magical. Prompts can be one word, or full sentences. A prompt doesn’t have to be taken literally. It is merely meant to…
As a Hen Gathereth Her Chickens- Scripture Journaling Tutorial
The metaphor of a hen gathering her baby chicks under her wings is used in the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants. Now I don’t know about you, but when I think of the Son of God a chicken isn’t the first animal that comes to mind. They are pretty much flightless, quite…
Getting Started with Art Journaling
Recently, as part of my healing from betrayal trauma, I have started an art journal. Now I don’t work in it nearly as often as I’d like, but such is life as a mom of young children. It has definitely been a hugely therapeutic thing for me. I’ve shed tears more than once while creating….