How I Found My Journaling Practices
For most of my life, journaling was not something I felt connected to.
When I was younger, I would run to my journal in moments of panic. I’d write lists of everything that felt wrong — with my life, with myself, with the world. It felt fear-based, urgent, almost like a dumping ground for anxiety. There wasn’t much relief in it. If anything, it often made me feel worse.
As I got older, I resisted journaling altogether. I would start… and stop. Start again… and stop again. I could never stay consistent, and eventually I just decided it wasn’t for me. Looking back, I think I rejected journaling because it asked me to slow down and really meet myself — and there were parts of myself I wasn’t ready to face yet.
Everything shifted for me during my training with the Wild Woman Project. We had a class on journaling, and one simple idea changed everything: Your relationship with your journal is an intimate relationship. It’s where you meet yourself. It’s where you meet your soul.
That landed deeply. I realized I hadn’t been resisting journaling — I had been resisting parts of myself. Journaling wasn’t something to fix me or point out what was wrong. It was an invitation to listen, to witness, to allow.
One practice in particular became a breakthrough for me: Morning Pages. Morning Pages come from the book The Artist’s Way and the practice is simple but powerful. When I wake up in the morning, before I look at my phone, before the television is on, before the world has a chance to rush in, I light a candle and write continuously for 3–5 minutes. I don’t let the pen stop moving. There’s no editing. No judgment. No “doing it right.”
It’s just a clearing. A listening. A meeting. That small ritual completely changed my relationship with journaling — and with myself. Now I run to my journal. I write when I’m excited. I write when I’m sad. I write through confusion, clarity, and those quiet aha moments that arrive when I give myself space.
My journal has become a trusted companion — a place where I can be honest, curious, and compassionate with myself. Not fear-based. Not performative. Just real.
If journaling has ever felt hard, intimidating, or inaccessible to you, I want you to know this: There is no right way to journal. There is only your way. And sometimes, finding that way starts by simply showing up — pen to paper — and allowing yourself to be met.
Journaling Promps & Practices
Morning Pages: 3 pages of longhand writing, strictly stream-of-consciousness ~ Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
This is a simple but powerful practice. When you wake up in the morning, before you look at your phone or start your day, write continuously for 3-5 minutes. Don’t let the pen stop moving. Let it flow!
Letter From Love To You: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Invention
You write as if love itself is speaking to you — not romantic, not ego, not fear. How it works: Dear ___, I am love and I want you to know ___ (and then you let the words come out with censoring them).
Daily Oracle, Tarot Card Messages
Oh, this is a fun one! I love my oracle goddess cards! Pull a card and whatever comes up inside you, write or draw the message that came through just for you.
Sights, Smells, Sounds From Nature
After a long walk or hike, take some time to journal about your experience.
Journaling Lists: Another Way to Connect with Your Journal
Gratitude Lists
Make a list of what you are grateful for.
Goal Tracking
If you are working on a new goal, you can keep a page in your journal where you track the behaviors and actions you’re taking toward reaching that goal.
Wish (or Manifestation) Lists
These are things I challenge you to make happen. Make a list of places you want to go, things you want to do, adventures you want to go on etc… This is your life, you get one shot at it!
Light Bulb Moments
When you have a realization, this is huge! Write it down!
An Invitation, If You Feel Called
If this practice resonates or you are ready to start building your relationship with your journal, I want to invite you into my Sacred Circle.
Sacred Circle is a gentle, intimate gathering where women come together to pause, breathe, reflect, and reconnect — both with themselves and with one another. It’s a space rooted in presence, honesty, and care. No fixing. No performing. Just room to arrive as you are.
Support Your Practice
You may already have everything you need — and that’s perfect. If you’re drawn to it, I’ve also created a journal, candle, and coffee mug designed to support moments of reflection and intention. They’re simply offerings — tools to support your practice if they feel aligned.