Journaling as Self Care: 3 Activities to Get Started

Journaling can be one of the highest forms of self-care-and you're not limited to just words. Here, three artists share the prompts they turn to when they're feeling stuck. Amanda Rach Lee uses art journaling-including washi tape and photos-to put her current mood on the page. Jordan Sondler, on the other hand, finds comfort in drawing her biggest fears. And Dylan Mierzwinski stays sharp by exploring her curiosity through illustration. Find more journaling prompts on Skillshare: skl.sh/3ENsjcR
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QUICK JUMP MENU
00:00 Exercise 1: Journaling Your Current Mood, with Amanda Rach Lee
00:38 Journaling Questions
01:16 Adding Washi Tape, Stamps, and Photos
03:21 Exercise 2: Illustrate What You Fear, with Jordan Sondler
04:33 What's Scary About Your Fear?
05:02 Start Light-Then Dig Deeper
06:10 Exercise 3: What Are You Curious About Right Now? With Dylan Mierzwinski
07:00 Doing Research
07:11 Enjoyment Over Perfection
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ABOUT THESE SKILLSHARE CLASSES
In Art Journaling for Self-Care: 3 Exercises for Reflection and Growth, join RUclips star Amanda Rach Lee as she guides you through three art journaling exercises she uses all the time in her personal journals. Whether you’re an illustrator, a bujo maven, a person with a Washi tape collection that’s getting a tiny bit out of control, or somewhere in between, Amanda’s class is for the feelings in all of us-and can help you feel gratitude for your present and dream for your future: skl.sh/3GSXFAu
In Visual Journaling: Drawing Your Feelings, artist and illustrator Jordan Sondler guides you through five exercises that will help you express yourself through art and connect more deeply with your feelings and identity. With her warm sense of humor and approachable teaching style, working through these meditative exercises with Jordan feels like working through them with a friend: skl.sh/3wjfGTE
In Illustrated Journaling II: 14 MORE Days of Prompts, join Dylan Mierzwinski for two weeks of illustrated journal prompts to promote calm and pressure-free creativity. The supplies are basic-simply gather markers and pens (or whatever coloring tool you have lying around) and a little time set aside each day to support your mental health. All prompts are open to personal interpretation and are made to be repeated as regularly as desired: skl.sh/3q5Ii1P
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VISIT THE SKILLSHARE BLOG FOR MORE
Learn how to keep a daily log of hand drawings, doodles, photographs, and clippings with this guide to starting a visual journal-complete with prompts, examples, and inspiration: skl.sh/3qqDtAb
Whether you're hoping to find calm in a chaotic life or looking to catalog goals for the future, everyone should consider starting an art journal. Here's why: skl.sh/3wzWNfD
Dealing with writer's block? Try one of these 25 journaling prompts to get your creative juices flowing: skl.sh/30ouYLn

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One of these prompts asks you to consider topics that spark your curiosity. What's one seemingly random topic that you're curious about?

[@DoubleTapTommo]

Love this! Perfect for holiday down time. Thanks!

[@AhmetKaan]

*"You will always have a good excuse to start later, just don't listen to yourself."*

[@kvietimas]

Super interesting. Made me think what I wonder about today🤔

[@gamedeveloper4204]

Can u make video's on unreal engine