Journaling is a great tool for coping with fear, anxiety, worry, and stress.   Multiple studies suggest that journaling is good for your mental and emotional health because it makes you more aware, improves perspective, and helps make problems feel more manageable.  This episode includes instructions for a helpful journaling exercise as well as an explanation of how and why journaling works.  As a bonus, it includes a short somatic quieting exercise to calm the body and the mind.

This episode is part 7 in a series of excerpts from the book "You Got This! an action plan to calm fear, anxiety, worry, and stress" by Linda Bjork.