writing

Yesterday after doing this writing session, i couldnt sleep at all. I wasnt even thinking about negative things but i just felt so stressed. At first i didnt really feel the stress but after a while i started noticing that i was not feeling great. Does anyone relate? What does this tell me and...

Ive been writing to my protective parts lately. Telling them I understand and appreciate they are trying to protect me and explaining why they dont have to work so hard. Now im really anxious. Its like I do things and never get a positive pay off. Would love to see a light in this tunnel.

Hi everyone, I’ve been working through chronic symptoms for years — mostly pelvic pain, urgency, and anxiety — and like many of you, I’ve gone deep into the work of Dr. Sarno, Alan Gordon, and Nichole Sachs. Journaling has been one of the most powerful tools for me, especially when I stick with...

Here was always my game-plan: Be a reporter for the Washington Post; Become a famous novelist; Earn six figures as a freelance writer with my own business Small goals, right? And I wanted all three. All three did come to fruition in super small ways. I freelanced a couple stories for the...

I have been writing a bunch of posts the past few days. The weather here at our farm has been totally dismally snowy and frozen. I have found myself freed up and holed up inside for the longest stretch since the winter of '21-'22, after our farm was half destroyed by a flood in the Nicola...

In case it helps anyone else, I thought that I'd post about something that is having a remarkable effect on me, and that is writing letters to my younger self (and extending that to writing letters to myself as I am now, concerning what's affecting me and going on with me now, present day). I...

Excellent article that appeared in my Pocket feed this morning - it certainly provided me with some food for thought. Even better, it's sprinkled with several different suggestions for writing exercises and even a reminder about calm mindful breathing. It's kind of like a mini-SEP! Perfect...