Journaling
for Transformation
HERE's a short video of this strategy.
Becoming more authentic and aware of what we are
thinking and feeling requires change.
Change takes work and it is through self-examination and reflection that we can make sense of the situations we face and information we access.
Journaling just 20 minutes daily has many positive benefits; if you want to use it to tackle a difficult situation you’re now facing, try the following approach:
Change takes work and it is through self-examination and reflection that we can make sense of the situations we face and information we access.
Journaling just 20 minutes daily has many positive benefits; if you want to use it to tackle a difficult situation you’re now facing, try the following approach:
Use
the “What? So What? Now What?” Model (Driscoll, 1994)
of exploring the events of your life to access the wisdom of the connection between your head and your heart:
of exploring the events of your life to access the wisdom of the connection between your head and your heart:
What? = What happened? What was the event that you experienced? What did someone say or do?
So What? = How did the situation/event affect you? What thoughts/feelings/reactions are you left with? What else does this remind you of?
Now What? = Focusing on your actions/beliefs/feelings, if you could replay the event/situation, what would you change? What did you learn? What was the good that came from this?
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