Writing Your Best Self
137 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Journaling is an incredible self-improvement practice that will help you cultivate the introspection and self-awareness you need to become your best self. Each week on this podcast, we explore tried-and-tested techniques, along with journaling prompts and interviews with passionate journalers, to help you dig deeper into yourself. With the help of this podcast, you can access your unique wisdom, expand your self-awareness, and become your most authentic self. Let's start writing 💕
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How To Know Yourself. Six Aspects To Journal About.
October 11, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB"Your beliefs help to shape the lens through which you see yourself, the world, and how you perceive things. What do you believe? " Self-discovery is an inner journey that connects you with the truth of who you are. Armed with this truth, you have the insights and understandings needed to create a life that’s aligned with your values, your purpose, and the things that make you happy. So cultivate the courage to look within, reflect on your experiences, and peel back the layers. Get c...
How To Know Yourself. Six Aspects To Journal About.
October 11, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB"Your beliefs help to shape the lens through which you see yourself, the world, and how you perceive things. What do you believe? " Self-discovery is an inner journey that connects you with the truth of who you are. Armed with this truth, you have the insights and understandings needed to create a life that’s aligned with your values, your purpose, and the things that make you happy. So cultivate the courage to look within, reflect on your experiences, and peel back the layers. Get c...
5 Questions To Stay Centred Through Pressure
October 04, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB"Having tools to lean on and support yourself when things get tough can be reassuring and empowering because you feel as though you’re doing something proactive." Life is an up-and-down spiral. As a result, we get to experience the full spectrum of human emotions, which is both beautiful and challenging. But as we walk through life, we get to discover more about who we are because of the way we dance through the highs and hold ourselves through the lows. The lows can be challenging and...
A Decision-Making Sequence For Making Great Choices
September 27, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBHow easy is it for you to make good decisions? Decision-making is an important life skill because the quality of your life is directly correlated "When a decision is more complex - such as a choice that will have a significant impact on your life's trajectory, it can feel more empowering to take that decision with a systematic approach. " Tune into this episode to hear us explore: Why decision-making skills matter. The features of a good decision. How journaling creates the mental ...
What Do You REALLY Want?
September 20, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB"Are the things you’re chasing the things YOU want… or are they desires you’ve inherited from society?" Do your activities in the outside world leave you feeling fulfilled? Or do you feel a sense of emptiness, a lack of fulfillment, and a nagging feeling that surely, there must be more to life than this? If you feel any of the above, know you’re not alone. It's not uncommon to feel confused either. After all, you thought you were headed in the right direction! Fortunately, there is a so...
What Do You REALLY Want?
September 20, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB"Are the things you’re chasing the things YOU want… or are they desires you’ve inherited from society?" Do your activities in the outside world leave you feeling fulfilled? Or do you feel a sense of emptiness, a lack of fulfillment, and a nagging feeling that surely, there must be more to life than this? If you feel any of the above, know you’re not alone. It's not uncommon to feel confused either. After all, you thought you were headed in the right direction! Fortunately, there is a so...
Motivating Yourself Through Journaling
September 13, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.9 MBIn this week's episode, we explore how the art of writing can unleash passion, creativity, and a desire to make things happen. "The more you can architect your life so that you feel as though you're the one calling the shots, the more personal power you can uncover and reclaim."  Tune in now and hear us explore: What are the two types of motivation? Why do we need to cultivate the ability to ignite motivation? The insatiable desire to explore, express, and create. How we leverage ...
Motivating Yourself Through Journaling
September 13, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.9 MBIn this week's episode, we explore how the art of writing can unleash passion, creativity, and a desire to make things happen. "The more you can architect your life so that you feel as though you're the one calling the shots, the more personal power you can uncover and reclaim."  Tune in now and hear us explore: What are the two types of motivation? Why do we need to cultivate the ability to ignite motivation? The insatiable desire to explore, express, and create. How we leverage ...
Two Journaling Techniques For Navigating Change
September 06, 2022 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB"When things are changing, bringing the mental mush to the surface through your journaling is a powerful way to acknowledge and articulate your reality." How well do you know yourself? And what's your process for knowing yourself through change -- when an event or an experience has shifted and challenged what you know to be true. In this week's episode, we dive into the power of journaling as a tool for navigating change so you can redefine your identity with confidence, clarity, and co...
What's Present Now? An Experiential Journaling Technique
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.36 MB"Sometimes we deny, hide or edit what's present because we desire our reality to be different than what it is. When we explore what's present, we bring more honesty into our experiences." This week, I'm revealing a journaling technique that can help open new doors of insight and knowledge. In this week's episode, we explore: Why it's powerful to explore what's present now? in our journal. The power of exploring what's actually there (not what you wish were there). The expansion of...
What's Present Now? An Experiential Journaling Technique.
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.38 MB"Sometimes we deny, hide or edit what's present because we desire our reality to be different than what it is. When we explore what's present, we bring more honesty into our experiences." This week, I'm revealing a journaling technique that can help open new doors of insight and knowledge. In this week's episode, we explore: Why it's powerful to explore what's present now? in our journal. The power of exploring what's actually there (not what you wish were there). The expansion of...
Differentiating Between Soul Whispers & Ego Desires
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB"Each human is unique. Each soul is unique, and each soul does have a purpose, and that purpose goes back to the individual soul's experiences and where there are opportunities for additional expansion and learning." This week's guest is Jennifer Spor, an Akashic records channel, a soul-led business mentor, a strategist, and host of the Awaken Your Purpose podcast. Jennifer is a guide for Conscious Leaders who are here to illuminate the way for others through the awakening and embodiment of...
A Journaling Technique That Boosts Self-Love
August 09, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.46 MB"Self-love is a journey for most of us. It's not a destination because - as with anything in life - there are always opportunities and experiences that we can engage with to expand the way we experience self-love." In this week's episode, we focus on a journaling technique that can elevate self-love. Tune in now to explore: What self-love is and what it looks like. The correlation between self-love and how we show up in the world.  Why a lack of self-love can spark people-pleasing t...
A Journaling Technique That Boosts Self-Love
August 09, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.46 MB"Self-love is a journey for most of us. It's not a destination because - as with anything in life - there are always opportunities and experiences that we can engage with to expand the way we experience self-love." In this week's episode, we focus on a journaling technique that can elevate self-love. Tune in now to explore: What self-love is and what it looks like. The correlation between self-love and how we show up in the world.  Why a lack of self-love can spark people-pleasing t...
A Three-Part Journaling Process To Know Yourself
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB"Spending time alone helps us silence those external influences and get better at distinguishing between all the outside noise and our inner voice. In turn, you can get clearer and clearer on knowing what you really want."Â What is it like to walk the path of curiously discovering who we are? This episode is inspired by this cool quote from the leadership coach and bestselling author, Robin Sharma. "The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, talents, your dreams is being c...
Enhancing Intimacy Through Your Journaling
July 26, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB"Can you trust someone with your heart, your visibility, your realness, rawness, imperfections, and wounds - or do you need to build a wall and lock away the key ?" Intimacy defines a feeling of closeness and deep connection. Through intimacy, we can feel seen, loved, appreciated, and accepted. In some ways, intimacy offers external feedback on our value and worth. Through intimacy, we collect proof that we matter. As humans, we desire feelings of intimacy. We want to be fully seen by sel...
Enhancing Intimacy Through Your Journaling
July 26, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB"Can you trust someone with your heart, your visibility, your realness, rawness, imperfections, and wounds - or do you need to build a wall and lock away the key ?" Intimacy defines a feeling of closeness and deep connection. Through intimacy, we can feel seen, loved, appreciated, and accepted. In some ways, intimacy offers external feedback on our value and worth. Through intimacy, we collect proof that we matter. As humans, we desire feelings of intimacy. We want to be fully seen by sel...
The Art Of Holding Space For Authentic Conversations
June 29, 2022 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB"When it goes off in another direction that you didn't expect, that's true authentic connection and conversation." This week's episode is Brad Walsh - father, husband, photographer, #1 best-selling author, and the host of the top-rated Empowerography Podcast. Brad's passionate about creating platforms that elevate women's voices. In under two years, he's amplified the voices of hundreds of women through his top-rated Empowerography podcast, multi-author books, and Facebook community. ...
How To Reflect In Your Journal
June 28, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB"If you can create a relationship with your journal where it becomes your trusted space where you can feel into the depths of what wants to be expressed, Journaling - as a practice - WILL take you back to the truth of who you are." Journaling as a tool, a practice, a ritual, a creator of sacred space is miraculous. Bring courage, creativity, and curiosity to the blank page and you'll open a receptacle that has the capacity to reveal YOUR truth back to you. Buried within is a voice that...
How To Reflect In Your Journal
June 28, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB"If you can create a relationship with your journal where it becomes your trusted space where you can feel into the depths of what wants to be expressed, Journaling - as a practice - WILL take you back to the truth of who you are." Journaling as a tool, a practice, a ritual, a creator of sacred space is miraculous. Bring courage, creativity, and curiosity to the blank page and you'll open a receptacle that has the capacity to reveal YOUR truth back to you. Buried within is a voice that...
Activating Wealth & Abundance Through Your Journal
June 22, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB"When you are in an abundance frequency, it means you are content. You are happy with where you are - even though you might be wanting more." This episode's guest is KaKi Lee who's an Abundance Coach, international best-selling author, and creator of The Abundant Goddess Academy. In her work, KaKi empowers women to get in flow with the US stock market so they can bring their dream life into reality. In this bold, brave conversation, KaKi and I dive deep into the energetics, beliefs, and mi...
How Your Journal Can Make You More Productive
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.32 MB"Productivity is the art of getting more done in less time." With World Productivity Day just around the corner, I am bringing you a conversation about how you can use your journal to activate your most productive self. In this week's episode we explore: Productivity isn't about doing more stuff alone. It's about creating more spaciousness to do more of the things we want.  Productivity as a mechanism to take more control over your life. PURGE & PLAN journaling techniques to boost ...
Discovering Your Potent & Powerful Inner Voice
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.65 MB"Let your journal activate the wisdom that lies within." There's so much potency & power in learning how to hear your true self. This is not a path for the faint-hearted! Many of us have experiences or memories of when our expression was shut down. As a result, we learned to doubt or mistrust the voice within. The good news is you can activate this inner knowing -- and your journal can guide you there. Learning to hear your inner authenticity is a potent way to reconnect with your de...
The Art Of Getting The Gold In Your Head Onto Paper
May 25, 2022 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB"Everybody can write, we're born storytellers. Usually, it's just allowing and learning how to start trusting your instincts and your intuition... At the very core of it, it's letting go of, I'm not going to be good enough." This episode's special guest is Terrie Silverman, MFA -- a writer, solopreneur, and director. As writers, Terrie and I met in the most perfect way. We were both co-authors in the brilliant book Sacred Redesign. Terrie is also the founder of Creative Rites where she ...
Journaling Tips For Fearless Self-Expression
May 17, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBI have a lot to say about this episode's topic because it's so close to my heart. Self-expression is a catalyst for more aligned opportunities. It's an invitation to know who you really are, and it's a tool for experiencing life in the most fulfilling of ways. Best of all, journaling is a tool and a practice that can elevate our self-expression - opening the doorway to all the gifts that show up when you can OWN your truth. "When we hold back, restrain, silence, and shrink, there are a...
Journaling Secrets For Sparking Self-Leadership
May 10, 2022 13:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MB"When we take to our journal to process a moment, we are SEEING ourselves and HEARING ourselves. We become the witness to our own experiences and we take back that place of empowerment."  Woohoo! This is episode 100! I'm so grateful to have reached this milestone. Thank you for being on this journey with me as we deepen into the truth of who we are through the power of the blank page. In this episode, we're exploring the possibilities that exist when you make self-discovery and self-awa...
How To Write Your Way To Brave
May 03, 2022 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB"Bravery is about moving through our expansion and growth pains to tap into what's on the other side." Often the thing in the way is our thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions about who we are and who we can be. We can use our journal to elevate our courage, confidence, and bravery by writing our way to brave. In turn, the impossible can feel just a bit more possible and our dreams can become a reality. In this episode we explore: What does it mean to be brave? The relationship between...
Techniques For Diving Deeper In Your Journaling
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBOne of the reasons I journal is to access and claim the truth of who I am. This type of journaling is deep work - sacred work even... But I'm fully aware that there are times I don't go deep enough. Maybe you experience this too? Moments when you step away from your journal too soon - or when you hold back from pulling away a layer because you can't 'allow' yourself to go there. When we stay in the shallows with our inner inquiries, we limit the wisdom we can uncover. In turn, we miss...
Creating With Presence
April 19, 2022 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBThis episode marks our 2-year anniversary! I'm so grateful for all the conversations we've had over this time. Thanks for being part of this beautiful journey. This week, we're exploring the power of accessing the NOW through your journaling. "The NOW is a great time to journal. Of course, we're always writing in the now, but do we approach the journal with the energy of the now?"  How my solo trip to India showed me the power of NOW.   Leveraging the NOW as an anchor to what's 're...
Knowing & Freeing Your True Self Through Journaling
April 12, 2022 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB"I bring the three Cs to the blank page because I want to know myself through my journaling." Â You are 1 in 6 billion. You are utterly unique. There's no one else on the planet who's experienced the same life as you in the same way that you have. In turn, your perspective is invaluable - because it's one of a kind. Your true self knows this. Your true self knows you have access to a unique reservoir of insight, wisdom, and knowing that can enhance your life - and benefit the world. ...
How To Start Journaling
April 05, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBHow to start journaling? Have you noticed that sometimes the HOW is the 'thing' that can get in the way of us jumping into a practice or a habit that could be good for us? In this episode, I'm sharing some powerful tips that will help you start journaling in a way that's empowering and inspiring. Let's get stuck in!  "Journaling is a tool for raw, unapologetic, authentic self-expression." In this episode we explore: All the reasons I LOVE to journal. How old experiences with w...
How To Overcome Writer’s Block.
March 29, 2022 12:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBThis is an important conversation... What happens when you come to share your ideas and put your creativity into the world? Sometimes the words flow effortlessly. Other times, the inspiration dissolves and we're left with the pain and frustration of the blank page. We all have inner magic that's ready to be expressed in the outside world. The more we're able to move through writer's block and overcome a creative drought, the more we're able to make our voices heard. Here's how... "I...
Brain dumps As A Journaling Technique For Elevated Clarity, Concentration, & Creativity
March 22, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.28 MB"The art of brain dumping is an act of purging. It happens when you empty your head onto the blank page." Do you ever get stuck because your mind is overwhelmed and you have too much to juggle? If so, you’re not alone. This experience is a barrier to productivity. If you can’t think straight, it’s hard to discern your priorities - and even harder to decide your action plan. So what’s the answer? Check out this episode to discover a simple but powerful technique that could change the ga...
Journaling Tips For Living An Aligned Life
March 15, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB"Alignment happens when we understand at a deep level who we really are." Choosing to create an aligned life is a choice that can help us experience more authenticity. Alignment is a pathway to being more YOU and living the life you desire (not the one you think you should have). In this week's episode, we're exploring what it means to be aligned and how you can discover what that north star looks like for you. We're also sharing a powerful journaling technique (as well as a new tool),...
Find Your Voice & Share Your Message
March 11, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this special episode, I'm in conversation with Adriana Monique Alverez - founder and CEO of AMA Publishing House. You may remember Adriana from a previous episode and I'm so grateful that I got to share a chapter in her last book, Uncensored. Untamed, Unleashed. Adriana and I joined together for this conversation because we share similar perspectives around storytelling, inner work, and writing from the heart. We both believe it's potent work for these times because your voice is an...
This Simple Journaling Technique Inspires Depth & Complexity
March 08, 2022 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBI created this episode during the week of International Women's Day, and I was inspired by this potent quote. "Here’s to strong women may we know them. May we be them. May we raise them." As I revisited this quote, I realised there’s a journaling opportunity that I’d love to share. An opportunity that invites depth and complexity into our lives; two energies that I’m increasingly drawn to as a response to the superficiality that surrounds us. Tune in for more... In this episode we ...
Journaling Techniques For Personal Empowerment
March 01, 2022 15:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWhen we encounter unexpected change, the shift in experience can knock us off our centre. Certainty is replaced with unpredictability, and that can leave us feeling exposed, vulnerable, and even unsafe. When our emotions are high, intelligence can be low. In turn, it's harder to think clearly. This can lead to inertia and a feeling of stuckness. The spiral gets reinforced! "When there's chaos in our lives, being able to come back to ourselves, recalibrate, and feel grounded in who we a...
Exploring Journaling As A Mindfulness Tool
February 22, 2022 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBOur ability to create a steady keel in the constant ebbing and flowing of our lives can make a big difference. The more we can guide ourselves back to a calm centre, the more we can support and nourish our mental and emotional wellbeing. The more we can reconnect with that place of inner knowing, the more we can use our personal power to move through whatever life presents. Mindfulness is a practice that can help us do this. Tune into this episode and discover how journaling can tether...
5 Meaningful Lists To Write This Week
February 15, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBI'm excited to bring you a very practical episode this week. We're diving into the power of LISTS.  Lists are such a powerful way to get into journaling. This practice is fun, easy, and productive. You'll free up bandwidth, collect ideas and insights, and inspire yourself to move forward. Tune in now to discover: How to use lists to boost productivity & productivity. How to change your life without changing anything other than your perspective. The power of lowering the bar wh...
Five Categories To Look For In Your Journaling
February 08, 2022 20:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBIt's easy to overlook the hidden wisdom that can reveal itself in your journal. But stay alert for the overlooked gems, and journaling becomes a potent tool for elevated levels of self-awareness and more. Tune into this episode to discover FIVE categories of insight that will empower you to step into your best self. "You can use journaling as a gateway to access the deepest parts of you." How your journal becomes a mirror for YOU. Using your journal to make the unconscious, consciou...
Don't Add Journaling To Your to-Do List
February 01, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThis week's topic is a conversation we've not explored before on the podcast. What's more, it's a little bit controversial! Because I'm inviting you to NOT add journaling to your to-do list. Tune in to discover why (and what I'm inviting you to try instead)... "We need to ensure a desire to systemise our journaling doesn't become the thing that erodes its magic." In this episode we explore: How we can inadvertently turn our journaling practice into a point of friction.  Approach...
Surprising Reasons Successful Entrepreneurs Journal
January 25, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIf you're an entrepreneur, weaving a journaling practice into your identity and routine could be one of the most powerful and activating choices you make. This episode reveals why... "Journaling is a self-led practice... You get to chose the angle you explore. You get to shape the conversation you have with yourself. You get to explore what's present for you in any given moment." In this episode we explore: How journaling expands your sense of self.  Shifting from instinctive re...
How To KNOW Your Next Goal
January 18, 2022 20:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this week's episode, we're exploring a process that will help you KNOW what your next goal will be. As a result, you'll get the clarity and confidence on where to put your time, energy, and attention for the best results. In turn, you can go further and faster and step more fully into your best self. "Peel away the layers. They'll be a surface level answer and a deeper answer. If you go deeper, you'll uncover next-level opportunities for growth and personal expansion." In this epi...
Change The Way You Feel Through Journaling
January 11, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.02 MBPen & paper. How can something so simple be so insanely powerful? Step into the potential and the possibility of the blank page. Turn to your journal and be present with what's in your field, bring it to the blank page, and cultivate deeper levels of self-leadership, personal power, and creativity. Even shift the way that you feel. "It's important to be able to feel because it's through the duality and the contrast that we can know ourselves . Our emotions allow us to feel into the d...
Inspire Depth, Presence, And Self-Expression With This Journaling Technique
January 04, 2022 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBHappy New Year! Welcome to the first episode of 2022. I'm excited to be back here with you sharing more journaling tips and techniques to help you know yourself, cultivate the wisdom within, and create space for a richness of self-expression. "With journaling, we don't have to be grammatically perfect. Instead, it's an exploration of what's present, what's top of mind, and what wants to be expressed. and flow" Keep listening for a journaling technique that will help you to keep your ...
A Simple Journaling Practice For Choosing Your 2022 Focus Word
December 28, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBWelcome to the FINAL episode of Writing Your Best Self for 2021. I can't believe we've reached this point already! "Your focus word gives you an opportunity to choose an energy - captured in a word - that you can infuse through everything you do to elevate an aspect of yourself and your life in the most powerful and potent way." Tune into this episode and discover a process that will help you develop a powerful context for your year ahead - so that you're in the best possible position t...
Powerful Reflection Questions To Close Out 2021
December 21, 2021 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBReflection is one of the most powerful self-awareness tools we can access. In this episode, we reveal an annual reflection process designed to help you understand what 2021 has meant for you. Use this episode to pull out the wisdom from the year you've just lived and get clear on the person you've become. "If we jump forward without reflecting on what we're closing out, we miss out on the wealth of experience, insight, and wisdom waiting inside of 2021 for us to extract." In this epi...
Connecting With Your True Self As A Sacred Storyteller
December 14, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode, I'm super excited to introduce you to sacred storyteller, oracle, and spiritual guide - Adriana Monique Alvarez. As the CEO and founder of AMA Publishing, Adriana teaches women to start highly profitable publishing companies and become a sacred storyteller. Adriana's also a bestselling author who's been featured in everything from Forbes to Huffington Post, to Fox and NBC. Her latest book - Uncensored. Untamed. Unleashed - became a #1 bestseller within its first couple o...
Dialoguing With Your Subconscious To Unlock Your Inner Compass.
December 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBHow can you connect with your inner wisdom & subconscious insights to navigate your life with more confidence and clarity? "Adults tend to need a playspace and a way to interact with their creativity even more than kids." In this episode, I speak with creative life coach and pop artist Morgan Beard. Personal development has been a non-negotiable for Morgan since the age of 13 when she began learning how to manage and alchemize anxiety and depression. Morgan has a masters in Art Thera...
Dialoging With Your Subconscious To Unlock Your Inner Compass.
December 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBHow can you connect with your inner wisdom & subconscious insights to navigate your life with more confidence and clarity? "Adults tend to need a playspace and a way to interact with their creativity even more than kids." In this episode, I speak with creative life coach and pop artist Morgan Beard. Personal development has been a non-negotiable for Morgan since the age of 13 when she began learning how to manage and alchemize anxiety and depression. Morgan has a masters in Art Thera...