Journaling is a powerful tool for self-care and mental well-being, discover which one will work for you and how to incorporate it into your daily routine.
8 Types of Journaling for Self-Care: A Comprehensive Guide
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Are you feeling stuck in your art journaling practice? Do you find yourself creating the same thing over and over again, unable to break out of your comfort zone?
It's time to break the rules, crush creative block, and revolutionize your art journaling practice. In this article, we will explore some tips and tricks to help you do just that.
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Are you ready to start art journaling but struggling to make it a consistent habit?
Art journaling and art journal therapy are wonderful ways to express yourself creatively and reflect on your life. But starting a new habit can be challenging, especially if you're not sure where to begin. Here are some tips and tricks to give you some art journaling ideas and keep the habit going.
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YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW IT’S DONE, WHAT I USE AND WHERE I GET THINGS FROM
HERE ARE THE (PROBABLY UNEXPECTED) ANSWERS TO 3 QUESTIONS I GET ASKED ALL TIME
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COLLECTING QUOTES IN YOUR JOURNAL CAN BE A SOURCE OF COMFORT.
WHEN YOU’RE STRUGGLING TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU’RE FEELING, BORROW THE WORDS OF OTHERS TO HELP YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF.
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THIS IS HOW ART JOURNALING CAN BE USED AS A CREATIVE COPING STRATEGY
COPING STRATEGIES OR SELF-SOOTHING SKILLS ARE SIMPLE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO, WITHOUT THE HELP OF ANYONE ELSE, THAT BRINGS YOU INTO THE PRESENT MOMENT WITH A SENSE OF CALM TO BOTH YOUR MIND AND BODY.
Grounding yourself in the present moment (mindfulness) is a powerful self-soothing technique, bringing your mind home to your body, allows you to very quickly reduce anxiety and overwhelm. One of the ways I like to do this with creativity is to journal from the 5 senses.
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Why I love tearing paper and cutting out tiny letters from books!
I remember back in art school working on a still life drawing for a couple of hours, and then our tutor made us tear it up. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t understand why? We did then reconstruct the bits of paper into another art piece which I loved and since then I have had a little obsession with ripping and cutting up drawings, old paper, book pages and anything else that can be ripped.
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This is how to make the colours in your art journal work together and flow from start to finish.
I get asked often about my use of colour, mostly about how I come up with such dreamy colour palettes for my journals and how I keep to a consistent colour theme within its pages. I thought I’d share a quick step by step in this blog post showing you where I get my colour inspiration from and how I choose the right colours from all my art materials.
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Make a tiny journal in less than a minute with this step-by-step tutorial. Warning: making zines is kind of addictive!
A zine can include anything arty that you want to express. The original idea behind a zine is to express your thoughts, art, intentions in some form of leaflet/pamphlet type ‘book’, so that it may be easily replicated and shared. However, they are also perfect for mini journals.
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ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF CREATIVE JOURNALING?
TRY KEEPING THESE 5 GROUND RULES IN MIND NEXT TIME YOU PULL YOUR JOURNAL OUT AND EXPERIENCE A NEW WAY OF JOURNALING
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EVER FEEL LIKE YOU’RE NOT COMPLETELY PRESENT AND AS THOUGH YOUR MIND IS ALL OVER THE PLACE?
JOURNALING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR, BUT HOW EXACTLY DO YOU USE A CREATIVE JOURNALING PRACTICE FOR PERSONAL GROWTH?
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INDULGE IN 15 MINUTES OF CREATIVE SELF CARE
CELEBRATE YOURSELF ON THE PAGE WITH THIS MINDFUL CREATIVE JOURNALING TUTORIAL
This is all about celebrating yourself and creating a simple reminder for times when you might experience a little self doubt (because we all do and that’s ok!) Art making and journaling is my go-to for self care and healing in times of stress, anxiety or self doubt.
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ARE YOU LETTING THESE COMMON MISTAKES HOLD YOU BACK FROM STARTING A HEALING CREATIVE SELF CARE HABIT?
HERE ARE THE 3 BIGGEST MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE WHEN STARTING TO BUILD A CREATIVE SELF CARE HABIT AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID THEM
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REGULAR THERAPEUTIC JOURNALING HELPS US FIND MEANING IN OUR EXPERIENCES NO MATTER HOW STRESSFUL OR DIFFICULT THESE EXPERIENCES ARE
GAINING IMPORTANT INSIGHTS ABOUT YOURSELF THROUGH CREATIVE JOURNALING CAN SUPPORT ONGOING RECOVERY. HERE ARE 5 DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN FIND HEALING IN YOUR JOURNAL
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EVER WONDERED WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU ENGAGE IN WRITING AND ART MAKING?
While writing your brain is engaging the left side of the brain, the rational and analytical mind. While the left side of the brain is busy the right brain, the creative mind, opens up, allowing intuition to play a part and remove mental blocks.
Here are 3 ways in which creative journaling can support your mental health and how you can get started today.
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ARE YOUR BLANK JOURNAL PAGES TORMENTING YOU INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING YOU?
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF SITTING DOWN TO JOURNAL (BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT CAN BE HUGELY BENEFICIAL TO YOUR WELLBEING) ONLY TO FIND YOURSELF STARING AT A BLANK PAGE FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE GIVING UP, THEN THESE 5 TIPS ARE FOR YOU.
Journaling can be a powerful tool for supporting wellness and journaling creatively or mindfully adds a whole new layer to this technique that can have wide reaching and long lasting effects on your emotional and physical well being.
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TODAY THE LIFE WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS SO FAST-PACED AND WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SPEED THINGS UP, BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND GET RESULTS NOW.
SHOCKINGLY WE ARE EVEN APPLYING THIS FAST-TRACK MINDSET TO HABITS AND PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT OUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
WHAT IF THERE WAS A DIFFERENT WAY?
Now more than ever we are living in an era of emotional intelligence, we are becoming more aware of an innate need to slow down and turn inwards and we are actively seeking out more meaningful ways to do so - but what does this look like?
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DON’T BUY ANOTHER NEW JOURNAL UNTIL YOU TRY THESE SIMPLE STEPS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED WITH JOURNALING - YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER EMPTY JOURNAL JUST SITTING ON YOUR SHELF!
IF YOU’RE READING THIS YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT JOURNALING COULD REALLY HELP YOU BUT YOU JUST CAN’T SEEM TO STICK WITH IT - OR EVEN GET STARTED
Don’t beat yourself up every time you see those beautiful but empty journals sitting your shelf or the piles of pretty pens forgotten in a drawer that haven’t been used, reminding you that you ‘failed’ again.
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