• 5 Ways to Use Your Journal as a Self-Care Secret Weapon

    If someone offered you free therapy, would you accept? If they gave you the recipe to lower anxiety and stress, or to get clarity about your hopes and dreams, would you take it? I know I would, and I do every day because I own a journal and I know how to use it (sounds like a dangerous weapon)!  A journal can be a valuable defense against fear, self-doubt, anger, and most any negative emotion. When used consistently, a journal can be one of your best self-care tools. Let me first say that self-care is a buzz-word that includes many misconceptions. Self-care is not “me first.” It is “me too.”…