Journaling is a helpful tool in the healing journey. Journaling can be done as a solo activity or even as a couple’s exercise. Sometimes a blank journal page can be daunting. Listed below are promots to get you started.
Choose one of the following words and write about what that word means to you:
- Beauty
- Sorrow
- Peace
- Love
- Loneliness
- Longing
- Anger
- Jealousy
- Courage
- Hope
- Sky
- Cloud
- Flower
- Family
- Companion
Here are some additional journal prompts you may find inspiring:
- Look at the emotion wheel and write about the emotion you’re feeling right now.
- What happened today?
- Write about a conversation you had with someone today or this week that sticks out in your mind.
- Rant about something that made you angry or sad this week.
- Write about something that made you happy or peaceful this week.
- Write about what you feel like you can’t talk about to people.
- Write about how much you love and miss your baby.
- Write about what you want your baby to know about you.
For Couples:
- What do you wish your partner knew about what you’re feeling?
- What do you appreciate about your partner?
- What are you grateful for about your partner?
- What do you admire about your partner?
- What is something your partner could do to make you feel loved?
- What does your partner do to make you feel loved?