Description
Designed as an ideal companion to Telling Your Life Story for Activity Professionals, this course helps unlock the power of journaling as a tool for self-expression, reflection, and connection. Whether your participants are longtime journal keepers or just beginning their writing journey, they’ll find inspiration, structure, and flexibility in this enriching program.
What’s Inside:
The Benefits of Journaling – Explore how journaling boosts mental wellness, memory, and emotional clarity.
Journaling Formats – Discover over a dozen types of journals, including:
- Art journals
- Travel logs
- Gratitude or smile journals
- Daily reflections and more
Writing vs. Typing vs. Audio – Learn how different methods serve different needs and personalities.
Journaling Goals – Understand how to align journaling with emotional, creative, or therapeutic intentions.
A Wealth of Writing Prompts – Spark inspiration with flexible, thought-provoking journaling cues.
Leading a Journaling Class – Tips and strategies for activity professionals to guide participants with confidence and creativity.
Sample Exercise – A focused activity to help journal keepers recognize and celebrate their best qualities.
Additional Resources – Tools to extend and enrich the journaling journey.
Whether you’re leading a group or encouraging individual reflection, this course offers limitless possibilities for variety, personalization, and meaningful discovery. Participants will deepen their self-awareness, confidence, and connection, both with themselves and others.
