What if I told you there was a tool that can help boost your sense of overall well-being, improve your mood, improve your memory, heightened creativity, and help you manage stress?

In this episode, I'm talking about journaling. Journaling is important because it helps you capture a moment in time, gives you the opportunity to reflect on what’s happening in your life in real-time as well as reflects on the past. Journaling can help you heal from past trauma, be an emotion regulator, and help you call in what you want your future to look like.

A 2015 study conducted by Penn State found that positive effects journaling is associated with decreased mental distress and increased well-being. That study also associated journaling with less depressive and anxiety symptoms after one month of consistent practice and improved resilience after two months of consistent practice. And the benefits of journaling, don't stop at the mental and emotional level. There can be physical benefits to a form of journaling as well.

So grab your notebook and a pen and get ready to free the mind of your thoughts, positive and negative.

In this episode, I discuss:

* How to get the most out of your journaling practice
* The mind, body + emotional benefits of journaling
* Common roadblocks women have when thinking about journaling
* Tips + tricks to improving or establishing a journaling practice

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