Your Journal Prompts:

Reflect on how you may feel broken on the inside. We all have some broken pieces within. Is there something that you feel guilt or shame around? Most of the time, it can stem from our childhood and translate in our lives in ways like being a people pleaser or not being able to say no.

Journal about how you feel broken and become an onlooker – speak to yourself as if you are a child or a friend.

Reflect on how you used to be creative – this could just be one outlet like drawing, painting, or papier-mâché. Whatever it is, think about it. What did you enjoy getting lost in when you were younger and then life happened, and you had no time anymore?

Journal about how this creative outlet made you feel or how you would like to feel with a creative outlet – it could even be walking in nature. Reconnect with your inner healer and allow your creative side to lead the way by asking what it needs to nurture your inner healer.

About this Episode

I am honored to welcome Kristen Crocker to the podcast to share “Journaling for Building a Life You Love.” In this essay, Kristen tells her story of personal growth and evolution, including navigating motherhood, a difficult birth experience, a divorce, getting sober, and finding love again. Through it all, she was able to build a life she loves, and her journal prompts will help us see the opportunities in our own life to do the same.

About Kristen

Kristen writes to normalize recovery from alcoholism for strong, smart women on her Substack, Recoverettes. Her work has been featured in the Towers & Dragons anthology, Escape into Life (a literary magazine), and the Sober App Substack. In addition to writing, Kristen is an ISA Certified Arborist and draws inspiration from nature. She is a mom of 8 (4 bio kids and 4 step) and when not writing, is generally filling juice cups or sweeping up goldfish crumbs, or being impatient with her dear and adoring husband.

Connect with Kristen on Substack: https://recoverettes.substack.com/And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/recoverettes

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