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Benefits of Therapeutic Journaling for Mental Health

May 22, 2023 • Lisa Zawrotny • Episode 158

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Journaling is one of the simplest yet most potent growth tools out there. You control the cost and effort but as long as you remain consistent, the benefits will come regardless of the approach. This week, episode 158 of the Positively Living Podcast is about the benefits of therapeutic journaling for mental health!

In this episode of the Positively Living Podcast, I’m unpacking the non-aesthetic, but real and productive sides of journaling and I’m giving you actionable steps to take right now to find a way to journal that fits you best.

I cover the following topics:

What journaling is and some of the different ways you can approach it.
The incredible benefits of journaling for your mental health.
Steps you can take to approach therapeutic journaling.
5 Prompts to help you get started on your journaling journey.

With anything, if there is an approach or technique that you want to take advantage of but the “traditional” way seems far removed from how you work, I encourage you to look further and mold it into something that works for you.

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