The Pen and Paper Prescription to Healing?

Better physical and mental health without taking another pill?

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was a way to have better physical and mental health without taking another pill? There is. It’s called Journaling! But don’t take my word. Here’s a doctor’s perspective.

“15 Journaling Exercises to Help You Heal, Grow, and Thrive,” by Dr. Wayne Jonas. There is SO much in this one article about journaling — Who it’s for, What it’s for and even 15 exercises on How to do it.

Get to know YOU!

Documenting your thoughts with a pen and paper is a way to acknowledge past experiences that may be causing you pain and reintegrating them into your life so they become a part of you. It helps bring order to your deepest thoughts and fears and enables you to learn from the person who knows you best: you.

Here’s a sampling of the categories for the 15 exercises.

• Dive Into Your Emotional State
• Discover Your Safe Place
• Build a Positive Relationship With Food
• Create a Balance
• Connect to Your Loved Ones

If you enjoyed this story about journaling, may I suggest this one about Bullet Journaling?

This story is an example from my family and how journaling helped my son work through his adoption trauma.

I’m Author, Storyteller, and Journaler, Tim Maudlin. I would love to connect with you. Details in the comments below.

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