Beyond Morning Pages

Crafting a deeper journaling ritual in 2024

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It’s oh so quiet here. Nobody in my household is rushing to walk the dogs. Why? I’m not sure. It’s a very rare situation, even the dogs are snoozing. I’m not going to question it, I’m happy sitting here quietly with my journal and a cup of coffee.

As morning broke, I was pondering over my journaling journey.  Asking myself why I rage on a page. Wondering why it's so important to me that I share my mission about the benefits of writing it all down. Why do I have this urge to help midlife women channel their emotions through my unique practice of therapeutic journaling? It’s so deep rooted. I just know it’s become my calling, as woo woo as that all sounds, I can’t do anything else but share how life changing ‘rage on a page’ can be.

My journey with journaling isn’t just a pandemic born passion, it stretches back through a maze of trials, errors and revelations long before the days of lockdown. My quest to harness the power of therapeutic journaling led me through so many different techniques, each promising solace but falling short of reaching the depths I sought. I found myself wrestling with my journal, breaking the norms, discarding conventional practices - yes, even the revered ‘morning pages’ by the great Julia Cameron.

Don’t get me wrong, I acknowledge the transformational impact that morning pages have brought to countless lives. But like many women navigating the complexities of life, my mornings weren’t always the canvas for three pages of unrestrained writing. Yet through the battles within these constraints, I unearthed a solution - a journaling practice that delves deeper, transcends time constraints and demands mere moments each day.

My passion isn’t to sermonise or dictate, but to share.

To illuminate the transformations brewing within untold stories.  

Therapeutic journaling became my guiding light, my North Star, a beacon of resilience and self-discovery within the chaos of life.  And now it’s my mission to extend this torch, hopefully allowing countless women to find as much solace, healing and expression as I have experienced.

I’m curious about your journaling journey.  Have you embarked on starting a new journaling habit in January? Does journaling already play an essential part in your self-care plan? Have you ever committed to a journaling ritual only to find it fades away? Please share with me your journaling tales, your highs, your lows, and any journaling struggles you’ve had to deal with. I’m intrigued to learn from you how you go about your journaling practice and if 2024 is going to be your year to ‘rage on a page’.

Until the next time

Take care and stay safe xxx