Journal Prompts.

If you don’t know where to begin, these prompts are here to help. Each prompt focuses on self-reflection for anxiety, depression, personal growth and healing.

 
 

    1. What is my anxiety trying to tell me about myself, my life, and the people around me?

    2. If my anxiety was a friend, what would this friend protect me from?

    3. What do I feel most anxious about right now and how long have I been worried about this?

    4. Write a letter to someone who contributes to your anxiety

    5. How does my anxiety make me feel and where in the body does it show itself?

    6. My biggest fear/ worry is..

  • 1. What are signs that only you know of when you start to feel down, blue, or unmotivated for life, friends, and work?

    2. Where does your mind wonder when it thinks back to the past?

    3. If you were to describe to your younger self how you feel now, how would you describe this feeling?

    4. Write what has helped you get out of this feeling and what about it helped?

  • 1. What is going well in my life right now?

    2. What do you want to be known for and why?

    2. What are you still holding onto from the past?

    3. Write a letter to your past self, telling them about your life now, which parts are you proud of and which parts do you hope to change?

  • 1. If you could run away, where would you go and why?

    2. Reflect on your happiest memory, what were you doing, who was with you, how would you describe yourself then?

    3. Write down a secret you’ve never told anyone and tell yourself how it feels holding onto it?

    4. Reflect on the lessons you’ve learned and still carry with you today

    5. Write a list of people who truly support and accept you

    6. Name a time where you prioritized yourself, if you can’t think of a time, ask yourself why you haven’t been a priority?

  • 1. Name a time you felt betrayed, blind-sided, or wronged, what happened and with who?

    2. Write about a time you looked up to someone and they let you down

    3. What’s one trait you see in other people you wish you had for yourself?

    4. How do people describe you? Do you believe them or do you disagree and why?

 
 

Podcasts.

If writing isn’t your thing, try a podcast.

 
 

  • This podcast is hosted by Beatrice, an embodiment coach, teacher, and mentor, and founder of The Self Love Over Codependency Program. This podcast was created to help shift you from shame, people-pleasing, co-dependency, and low self-esteem through healing the inner-child.

    Listen Here.

  • Christine Hassler is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, master coach who hosts a top-rated podcast “Over it and On with it” where she coaches callers live on the air dealing with personal struggles.

    Listen Here.

  • Meet life’s challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment. Savvy Psychologist uses the best of psychology to help you be happier, healthier, and most importantly, yourself.

    Listen Here.

 
 

Books.

If podcasts aren’t your thing, try one of these books.

 
 

  • In How to Do the Work, Dr. LePera offers readers the support and tools that will allow them to break free from destructive behaviors to reclaim and recreate their lives. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, this is a celebration of empowerment that will forever change the way we approach mental wellness and self-care.

  • In Daring Greatly, Brené Brown provides readers with the courage to be vulnerable and work through shame. She uses a humorous tone to convey academic research and her own personal experiences with shame and vulnerability.

  • In Attached, Amir Levine and Rachel Heller go through the various forms of attachments used to help readers make sense of themselves and their relationships through their style of attachment.