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How to Journal for Mental Health
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(36 ratings)
1,192 students

How to Journal for Mental Health

Journalling techniques, exercises and prompts to help you reduce stress, decrease anxiety and improve your confidence.
Created byTracy Ann Wood
Last updated 10/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand the fundamentals of journalling.
  • Develop the skills to begin your own journalling practice.
  • Discover how consistent journalling can positively impact your mental health.
  • Practice journalling with a range of journalling exercises.
  • Kickstart your journalling practice with downloadable journal prompts.
  • Discover how journalling can also nurture a positive mindset.

Course content

7 sections34 lectures1h 31m total length
  • Welcome and an Introduction to the Course5:38

    This video gives you a welcome to the course, an introduction from your instructor and an overview of the course content. 

  • How to get the most out of this course2:11

    Quick tour of the course and features to help your learning.

Requirements

  • You will need a journal or pen and paper. You can also type your journal entries if you would like.
  • You must be willing to take action on what you're going to learn in this course

Description

Journalling is a powerful self-care tool that can significantly enhance your mental health by providing a safe space to explore, express and organise your thoughts, feelings and emotions. 

You have probably heard about the benefits of journalling and maybe you've even bought yourself a journal, but getting started has felt overwhelming because you don't know what to write or where to start.

This course is designed to help you kickstart that journey, get you journalling right away and then create a regular journalling practice.

You will learning how to use journalling to explore your emotions, gain clarity, and develop a positive mindset. Through engaging lessons, practical tips, and thought-provoking prompts, you will build a journalling routine that enhances your well-being, self-awareness, and personal growth.

What You Will Learn: 

  • Why journalling improves mental health.

  • What journalling is and is not.

  • How to get started with journalling.

  • How you can incorporate a range of different journalling methods.

  • What journalling prompts are and how to use them.     

  • How to build journalling into your daily life.

  • How a consistent journalling practice can help you nurture a more positive mindset.

By the end of the course, you will:

  • Have the essential knowledge needed to begin a journalling practice.

  • Have explored a range of different journalling techniques.

  • Have a list of powerful journalling prompts to keep and use on a daily basis.

Who this course is for:

  • People new to journalling who want guidance and suggestions on how to begin.
  • People who have heard about the benefits of journalling but are not sure where to start.
  • People who feel overwhelmed with lots of different emotions.