Journal Promps
Utilizing therapy
What do you want to take from therapy today?
What do you want to explore next session?
How do I apply today’s session in my life this week?
Define your boundaries (physical, mental,emotional, resource)
Resourcing
What calms and centers you ie music, walking, dancing
What gives you hope?
What brings you peace and tranquility?
Explore and write about times that your younger self suffered.
How would you treat a child in this situation?
Practicing Awareness
What are my daily patterns?
When is it easy/hard to bring awareness to my day?
What do I notice in my body and mind at the times I bring awaness?
What do I notice about my mood and thoughts during the day?
What changes for me when I bring more awareness to a moment?
Learning from your past
What messages about myself to I received as a child?
What did I believe my parents/gardens wishes for me were?
When my parents felt_______ I felt and copied by________
Were there clear boundaries around your parents time/ energy/ resources growing up
were their clear boundaries around consequences growing up?
How was privacy treated in your home growing up?
How was anger (yours/ parents) handles in the household?
In my childhood I received the following messages about feelings?
Write about an major event in your life
Make a map of the major events in your life
Write about someone who made a positive impact on your life.
What was your relationship with your mother/father growing up?
Who did you go to (or how did you handle) when you struggled with adversity?
What do I believe about my past?
Shadow self
When have you felt jealous or envious of someone and what sparked the reaction?
How do you talk about yourself to others?
How do you talk about others when they are not around?
What emotions do you avoid or push away?
What thoughts do you avoid or push away?
What is a time where your reaction or feeling surprised you?
In what ways to you struggled to express your wants, needs, emotions?
Write a letter to your inner child.
Meaning and purpose
What brings meaning and purpose into your life?
What do I believe about myself?
What do I believe about my work/friends/family/partner?
What do I believe about my present?
What do I believe about my future?
Love and kindness
What would it look like to treat myself with kindness right now?
Today I am grateful for?
What are the positives in my current struggle?
Explore positives around a part of you that brings you shame or sadness.
Making choices
In what ways to you remain stuck in past beleiefs or feelings?
What choices can you make to align with your future self?
What resistance do you feel when making new choices?
Dream journaling
Write about a recent dream. what feelings, thoughts, and images did this dream spark in you.
Embody a dream images. what does it believe, how does it feel, how does it differ from your ego.
