Journaling for Trauma Healing - What Helps and What to Watch For

Journaling can play a powerful role in healing from childhood trauma. It offers space to process emotions, explore your thoughts, and begin to notice patterns that often stay beneath the surface.

In this video, I share how to use journaling in a way that supports your healing and what to pay attention to, whether you're working with a therapist or on your own.

You'll learn:

🖊 Why journaling is more than just writing thoughts on paper

🧠 How to pay attention to where your mind goes while you journal

💥 What body responses might signal deeper nervous system patterns

❤️‍🩹 Why journaling can bring up hard emotions and how to care for yourself when it does

🤝 How to process what comes up, especially when you don’t have a therapist

Whether you’re already journaling or wondering how to begin, this video offers guidance on how to approach it gently and intentionally so it supports your healing rather than overwhelms it.

This isn’t about doing journaling “right”, it’s about learning how to listen to what your mind and body are telling you. If you’ve ever felt stuck or unsure what to bring into therapy, your journal might already hold the answers.

If you’ve ever felt caught off guard by emotions that surface while writing, or unsure what to do with what comes up, this is for you.

I AM Journal: https://courageousjourneys.com/courses/iamcbtjournal

Deeply Rooted: https://courageousjourneys.com/courses/deeply-rooted-a-guided-journal

This episode originally aired on YouTube.

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