How journaling helps you to listen to yourself

When was the last time that you stopped to listen to yourself? Many of us are so tuned into the voices of those around us that we don’t even recognise the sound of our own voice.

If you were to imagine a child in a loud room trying to get the attention of their parents, they would probably cry, shout or physically interact with their parents in some way to get a response. When we stop listening to ourselves, or have maybe never learned how to listen, we may experience a similar response with the same end-goal. We may cry, shout, feel extremely irritated or in extreme cases, lash out physically. We are ultimately trying to get our own attention - especially when our needs are being neglected.

Journaling for your wellbeing with Pen Therapy is a beneficial way of beginning to discover your own voice and underlying needs. Maybe you need to:

• Reconnect after a period of self-neglect

• Challenge the narratives others have instilled within you

• Cut through the distractions/demands and make sense of how you feel

• Reintroduce you to yourself if you have experienced significant change in response to life circumstances

Each Pen Therapy session encourages you to journal for your wellbeing from a therapeutic foundation of counselling and psychotherapy. This affordable form of therapy enables you to reflect on each week and gain perspective for the week to come.

The process of writing down your thoughts into your journal helps you to focus on your on voice, while following along with the beginner-friendly, creative prompts provided.

When journaling for your wellbeing becomes a regular practice, you will soon find yourself repeating the same practice even without the pages of your journal in front of you.

With self-awareness, you will begin to explore your thoughts and feelings in response to daily experiences, allowing you to finally prioritise your own voice and wellbeing needs. We all have difficult days, but knowing that we are on our own side and willing to listen in makes those days all the more manageable.

We could all do with spending more time listening to ourselves than we spend listening to the voices around us. Journaling for your wellbeing teaches you to do just that.

Ready to start listening? Get more intentional about caring for yourself by joining our weekly Pen Therapy online wellbeing journaling sessions and book your first session FREE at www.pentherapy.co.uk