Journaling for men’s self-expression
Self expression is simply the unique ways in which you express yourself and communicate with others. Studies have shown that authentic self-expression can lead to greater emotional well-being and improved satisfaction. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092656622000046) Despite the benefits, many men struggle with self-expression for a variety of reasons. Whether it’s social conditioning to be more stoic and self-sufficient…
How Men Can Start a Relationship Journal: Strengthening Bonds Through Reflection
Journaling may not be an obvious tool for improving relationships, after all, how is a solitary writing habit going to improve our interactions and communication with other people? But journaling is an extremely powerful tool for developing the personal skills that help us navigate and strengthen bonds, such as self-awareness, self-reflection, emotional maturity and improved…
How men can start a goal journal
Having goals certainly seems like a good thing. After all, isn’t it important to have something to strive towards? And to be continually bettering ourselves? But how often are you setting goals that fall by the wayside, or get forgotten, or that you quit just before achieving success, never knowing just how close you were? …
Journaling for men’s emotional intelligence
Emotional Intelligence (also referred to as ‘EQ’ or ‘EI’) is the ability to recognise, understand and manage your emotions as well as the emotions of others. It is a combination of skills that can be taught, learned and developed. It is often assumed that women are more emotionally intelligent than men, but actually this is…
Journaling for men’s self care
As life gets busy and priorities are thrust upon us, it can be difficult to find (or make) time to practise self care. Self care is everything we do to look after our wellness and includes the choices we make about food, drink, exercise, sleep, hygiene and stress management. It might not be something that…
Journaling for men’s creativity
If you do a quick search for ‘creative journals’, you are likely to be inundated with some of the most incredibly curated, pinterest worthy, scrapbook/collage/art project looking notebooks I’ve ever seen in my life. Frankly, I find them intimidating! I wouldn’t have a clue where to start with creating one of those pages and I…
What do you write when journaling?
For many, the freedom of journaling is part of its appeal. Unless you decide to add restrictions and structure, it is an unstructured form of writing that is a space for you to write whatever you think or feel and that freedom gives the opportunity to explore and analyse themselves. For others, the lack of…
How do you journal every day?
What is daily journaling? No prizes for guessing that daily journaling is the act of writing a journal entry every day. Daily journaling is a fantastic way of working on long-term, self analysis and self improvement, as well as tracking both short and long-term goals. It is also extremely useful for looking back and reflecting…
How should a beginner start journaling?
If you’re new to journaling and you’re reading this post, the good news is that you’ve taken the first step. Opening that notebook and looking at that first blank page can be intimidating for anyone when they’re just getting started, especially if you’re not used to writing about your thoughts and feelings. I’m hoping I…
How to journal
How to journal? It might sound like a redundant question. After all, it’s just writing stuff down isn’t it? Well, yes. But in the same way that flying to Buzz Lightyear was ‘falling with style’, journaling to me is ‘writing with purpose’. I had an ex who once told me she found me frustrating because…
