Joe Dilley, Ph.D. – Moments of Meaning
Published on Jun 2, 2015
Therapists go to therapy? A psychologist discovers how he’d be crazy not to go to therapy.
Category: Therapy Tools
The Health Benefits of Journaling
By Maud Purcell, LCSW, CEAP
At PsychCentral.com
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/the-health-benefits-of-journaling/
The Benefits of Journaling
The Benefits of Journaling for Stress Management, by Elizabeth Scott, MS, Stress Management Expert
At About Health.com
http://stress.about.com/od/generaltechniques/p/profilejournal.htm
About Journaling
Journaling, by writing with a pencil in hand, is a way to make connections to the part of your brain that deals with emotions. I am suggesting that you consider journaling about your feeling related to your family relationships. Even one sentence a day can be enlightening. One day you could write about what your grateful for in your family, another day about miscommunications you experience, and another day what you love and appreciate about your family members and/or about what they do that drives you crazy. You could also write a letter to your child self and provide nurturing you didn’t get. Or write to your 90 year old self and ask for advice. The point is to go inside yourself by writing to gain more insight into your feelings that are below the surface. You don’t have to share these in a session unless you would like to. It’s just for you.