Journaling prompts
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Prompt 1
What emotion showed up most today? Where do you feel it in your body?
Prompt 2
Write about a moment this week when you felt even slightly okay. What was different?
Prompt 3
What would you say to a friend feeling exactly how you feel right now?
Prompt 4
List three things that are hard right now. Circle the one you have most control over.
Prompt 5
What do you need more of? What do you need less of?
Prompt 6
Describe a place — real or imagined — where you feel safe.
Prompt 7
What's one small thing you're grateful for, even if everything else feels heavy?
Prompt 8
What would 'good enough' look like today, not perfect — just good enough?
Prompt 9
Write a letter to your past self during a hard time. What do you know now that they didn't?
Prompt 10
What boundary do you need to set or reinforce?
Prompt 11
When did you last feel truly rested? What was that day like?
Prompt 12
What's one thing you've survived that you're proud of?