Sentence Stems for the New Journal Writer

  If you’ve suggested to your client that journaling would help them process their feelings and you’ve been met with a look of bewilderment, it might be a good idea to offer prompts to get them started. The simplest and most structured form of journaling prompt is called the Sentence Stem. Give your client four or five sentence stems to get them moving in their journals. Here are 10 to use as examples: Journal writing makes me feel… Right now I’m feeling… I wish I could… The person I want to be is… If I could change one thing about
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Inspiring the Reluctant Journaler

    You just love journaling and you know how powerful it can be to unleash the insights and creativity that is often hidden away in your head. Your pen flows across the paper; you are inspired and in awe of what came from YOU! As a professional, you want to share this compelling tool with your clients, but for some reason they don’t seem as eager as you had hoped. You hear all sorts of excuses why they can’t write. “I’m too busy.” “I’m not a writer.” “I don’t think I want to know what’s deep down inside me.”
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