Big Decisions: Journal Prompt 1

The warm-blanket decision to keep everything the same is familiar energy. It gives the illusion that it will require less of you.

Anxiety: Journal Prompt 8

Your attention has power to increase and decrease anxiety. You can marinate on a trigger like a slow cooker set on low for 10 hours. You can attend to a trigger, address what is in your control and move forward. You have influence over your attention. - Journal Prompt: My attention is on... - More … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 8 →

Anxiety: Journal Prompt 7

If you struggle with anxiety, your physical surroundings can be an important variable. Extra noise and stimulation can feel disproportionally intense and overwhelming. - Likely you cannot control all the activity you experience in a day, but you have some control. You have influence over how much content you watch, the conversations you remain present … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 7 →

Anxiety: Journal Prompt 6

Adjusting high expectations for yourself and others is a good place to start to better manage anxiety. - When expectations are high—difficult to sustain over a long period of time—it sets you up for failure, disappointment, and more anxiety. - Prompt: How might life be different for you with lowered expectations? - More on Anxiety … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 6 →

Anxiety: Journal Prompt 4

The voice of anxiety is distinct from you. It is not all of you, it is one part of you. - Your voice of anxiety has a tone, traits, and an identity. Some have described their anxiety voice as: The annoying friend that talks too much The relenting mother that never sleeps The aggressive storm … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 4 →

Anxiety: Journal Prompt 3

Anxiety shows up in your body. It is a signal communicating to you, trying to get your attention. Your body is a guide. Consider the muscle tension that nudges you to set a boundary. Consider the nausea and upset stomach that tells you it's time to make a big decision. - Prompt: Where is your … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 3 →

Anxiety: Journal Prompt 2

Managing anxiety begins with your awareness. Consider the experiences likely to trigger anxiety for you. Likely culprits for anxiety triggers can be found in places, conditions, and people. Here are some examples: -Big crowds -Public speaking -Overly demanding people -Tight schedules -Exhaustion - Prompt: My triggers for anxiety are... More on Anxiety Triggers Anxiety: Journal … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 2 →

Anxiety: Journal Prompt 1

Anxiety shows up in your expectations—what you hope for and work towards in a day. Expectations like, a hope to feel close in a relationship, to be on time, or meet a goal that's important to you. Anxiety loiters in these spaces because you care about them. Reasonable. - Prompt: My expectations today are to... … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 1 →

Anger: Journal Prompt 5

Stale anger can linger from old family dynamics. Painful narratives that make you feel boxed in or ruminating labels that you struggle to leave in the past. These are places anger can fester if you don't allow them to be heard and worked through. Prompt: Family dynamics bring up... Day 6

Anger: Journal Prompt 4

Anger can bring out unkind parts. The parts of you that are unsettled and unwell. Like your unmerited irritability with a receptionist. Or the flares of judgment with strangers. Prompt: I experience my unsettled and unwell parts when… Day 5