Here’s the thing: When you commit to a daily practice, it’s certainly not always rainbows and butterflies! 👀 After 2+ years of journaling consistently, it still often gets hard for me, especially at the end of those days when I don’t have time to breathe. And yet, I’ve promised myself to commit to the process […]

Here are 3 tips to keep in mind for when you’re writing about something heavy: ✍️ Time your writing. Set your timer somewhere between 1–5 min(s) and stop when time’s up! Consider approaching the issue over a number of days; it’s not always possible to process things in one single write. ✍️ Listen to your […]

One of the prompts that can really help you understand what might be getting in your way. 👀 Among the things that come up for me whenever I try this out is the realization that my self-acceptance and my productivity are deeply (and unnecessarily) connected. When I’m able to accept myself and where I am, […]

Sharing a powerful prompt I got to explore on one of my assignments this week. 💫 You’d think that someone who’s been journaling for so long would eventually stop being hit this hard by seemingly simple prompts and the magic they can do, but nope. I can’t even count the number of journaling exercises that […]

I knew I was healing when the silence no longer paralyzed my entire being. I knew I was healing when you decided to walk away and I didn’t instantly start thinking it must be because of me. I knew I was healing when I didn’t stop myself from asking all the questions, while knowing in […]

There are words I wish I could say, and others I’ve said yet ended up regretting. When I choose to let them out on paper, they don’t always entirely leave my body. But they often do sound less scary, less guilt-ridden. Sometimes I get to voice them in real life, sometimes I decide to follow […]

I love answering questions on paper. Any kind of questions. Ones I’ve struggled to make sense of. Others that I’ve answered multiple times, yet still see their different sides every time I try them again. Even those that I know aren’t meant to be asked, because their responses would probably cause more harm than good. […]

Whenever I’m out of things to write about, my pen and paper bring me back to gratitude. And today, I feel so grateful for many younger versions of myself; for having invested the time and energy to document their thoughts, without realizing that they’ll hold exactly what future them would want to read. Every time […]

Today, my journal witnessed an incredible flow of words I hadn’t been capable of bringing out in a long, long while. And it was one of the most therapeutic feelings, alhamdulillah. 🤍 Over the last couple of weeks though, I noticed I was barely writing a page or two everyday. I started thinking I was […]

This has been me for the longest while; running away every time the words refused to come out. It no longer surprises me though, that very little of what’s on my mind, gets to make it out on paper whenever I sit down to journal or write. I just no longer beat myself up for […]