The Girl Power Journaling Club | Nervous System, Overwhelm, Writing Prompts, Burnout, Anxious

Hi Girls! If you're interested in journal therapy or life coaching, I would love to meet you. You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowercoaching You can join my mailing list here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub And connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving In this episode, I share the ways journaling can support us during big life changes that seem to rock our sense of identity. Journaling can ground us in ourselves and our God-given identity over time. Journaling provides a place to explore different parts of our identity and our values as life changes around us. Journaling offers a stable, concrete foundation. This week's prompts: 1: Write down everything about the transition in present tense, even if it’s over or not yet. What is happening? What are you feeling in your body? What competing thoughts about the change are filling your mind? How is this change affecting how you think of yourself and who you are? What changes in your identity do you expect? How does that make you feel? 2 (Advanced): Choose two core parts of your identity that battle for dominance during a big life change (anxiety vs. empowerment, wise self vs. impulsive self, future self vs present self.) Write a letter from one to the other, or a dialogue between the two. See what comes up for you regarding how you see yourself during big change. May your journaling practice this week restore a strong and confident sense of self so you can live joyful, not anxious. Love, Katie

Hi Girls! You can join my mailing list here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub Connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving And if you're interested in journal-based life coaching, I would love to work with you. I'm in the process of getting my ICF coaching certification and for now, my prices are super low! You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowercoaching In today's episode, I share how the overwhelm manifests in me when my schedule gets overtaxed and I feel overstimulated. When I don't give my emotions breathing room, they take the space anyway, usually directed at the people around me. I share how journaling can help us make margin for our emotions and help us deflate the fight or flight response in our brains. Journaling helps us put words to feelings welling up and threatening to overflow. When we write them down, we are able to see patterns and build self-awareness for future situations. Today's Practical Prompts: Quick and Easy: Three columns Overtaxed--list out your pressing schedule Overstimulated--list out your sensory inputs from the day Overwhelmed--list where you feel overwhelmed in your body, how is the overwhelm manifesting physically or psychologically? Then sit back and reflect on any insights or connections you see. Deep Dive Journaling: Name the weather: If my nervous system had a weather system right now, it would be… Empty the backpack: Brain dump everything weighing on your mind (don’t organize or self-edit as you go) Interview your body: What do my shoulders say? How about my stomach? Am I clenching my fists unconsciously? Where have I been pushing through instead of processing? (Love this question!) What is constantly demanding my attention? Separate weight from responsibility: two columns (What am I actually responsible for? What have I accidentally made my responsibility?) May you meet your nervous system with grace and space this week so you can live joyful, not anxious. Love, Katie

Hi Girls! Join my mailing list: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub Connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving And the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/journalingforwomenandgirls In today's episode, I talk about the overwhelm that comes from being everyone else's brain and I share a few strategies to use journaling to share that mental load. I used to be a teacher and I am a mom, so I know this feeling well! May you find peace in writing things down. Go live joyful, not anxious :) Love, Katie

Hi Girls! Join my mailing list: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub Connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving And the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/journalingforwomenandgirls In this episode, I share with you my doozy of a week and the 3-step journaling I took myself through to process all the things being thrown at me. May your week be smoother than mine, and may God and your journal be with you if it's not. Go live joyful, not anxious :) Love, Katie

Hi girls! Join my mailing list: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub Connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving And the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/journalingforwomenandgirls So I had a whole plan for this episode, but then I found this journal entry from one of my many years at Lake Tahoe, and I was inspired to share my own journaling journey with you. We went to Tahoe every year in August from age 11-28 (!!), and it was a time when I think my mind just settled down. It was light and at peace, and all my deepest thoughts about my life at that moment and the upcoming school year floated to the surface. So in this episode, I share my experiences journaling over the years, why I journal, what I write about, and even where I often write. Journaling enhances presence and memory, gives perspective, and adds meaning to our lives. Have a great week, keep journaling, and live joyful, not anxious! With love, Katie

Hey girls! Join my mailing list: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub Connect with me on Instagram: @roguemindliving In this episode, I share five powerful ways the act of journaling benefits our brains, mental health, and even our bodies. Building a journaling practice can be a beautiful way to bring calm and clarity by helping you name your feelings, recognize patterns, feed your dopamine needs in a healthy way, close open tabs, and reassure your brain’s alarm system. When the brain is regulated, the body is regulated. Have a great week, keep journaling, and live joyful, not anxious. With love, Katie

Hey girls! In today's episode I share a journal entry from early motherhood when nothing felt like my own, not even my mind. Then I share 10 ways that journaling has empowered my mind, from building resilience and empathy, to giving me perspective and enhancing my memory. Want to join my mailing list for weekly stories, prompts, and journaling tips? Head over to www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub. You can connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving Go live joyful, not anxious and I'll meet you here next week!

Hey Ladies! This episode is all about journaling for those frazzled moments when we don't have time, but we're overwhelmed. Let's get those thoughts and feelings onto paper, contained, and out of our heads. This journaling method is quick and grounding, combining writing with breathing and physical connection to our mind. Join my mailing list at www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub You can connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving