Your mid-week, sacred penning journal break. Spirit led solutions for a stress less life! Rest into the Sacred Penning Cycle to journal your way to brighter, more joyful days! Science and Faith collide to alchemize real results. Open your day in centering; close your day in celebratory wonder. Think breathwork/meditation/prayer/journaling/somatic release, all backed by research, intuitively led empowerment, with God leading the pen! Get gritty and get journaling with International Bestsellin ...
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 11
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode highlights the joy I experienced upon acceptance and matriculation at Hertford College, Oxford University, during a study abroad program my Senior year of college. Each of us is worthy of a "Hogwarts letter," and God is always ready to provide it. We simply have to believe, as the title of this chapter in my …
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Never Left Behind in Love: Letting Go on the Page with Author Natasha Rae
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Send us a Text Message. Natasha Rae, a Canadian author and public figure I am blessed to know, lives up to her motto: "no one left behind," and her love and devotion to healing her family, legacy, and living surrendered in Faith is proof. Natasha has a heart for service and plays in the comforting Presence of the Lord. Natasha and I are both author…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 10
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode highlights the joy I felt in meeting a gentleman in my life, my first husband, who I am ever thankful to God for, especially for the gift of our son, Raymond. Fairytales don't always work out, and yet, "Every Life is a Fairy Tale Written by God's Fingers," (Anonymous). You're invited to journal along to the t…
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Lit Up! Restore Yourself with Dr. Stephanie Affinito
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Send us a Text Message. Personal literacy and following the breadcrumbs that truly serve us is accessible to all. What is pulling at your attention today? What made you stop when scrolling, listening to a conversation, or reading something today? "Notice the intuitive pulls," Dr. Stephanie Affinito urges us. The book you need is "patient" and waiti…
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Unvavering: A Father's Love & Call for Support
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Send us a Text Message. Today, we have a very special episode for Father's Day! I share the story of unwavering support in my life, my father, Mike's love. I also share his call for help. My Dad needs a live liver donor to help him beat his Cancer. Learn about my special adoption story, a shout out to my birth father in Heaven, and the man whose un…
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Marla Beech on Lifting through the Fog-Hope in Journaling
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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, coach Marla Beech highlights a journaling technique to get REAL with ourselves in safe and empowering ways thanks to a coach who introduced her to the research behind this application to self-care, Dr. Matt Townsend, https://matttownsend.com Marla Beech, The Hope Coach, focuses on Finding PEACE with the p…
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Soul Full Solutions for a Stress Less Summer!
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Send us a Text Message. Science and Spirit Collide! Today, we discuss soul full solutions for a stress less Summer! Based in Truth and research, experienced best in body, mind, and spirit letting go, today, I get down to the research and the promises behind why you were designed for peace and release over stress. Have a listen in! Somatic stretchin…
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Anna K. Morris-Not Getting Away with Anything on the Page!
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Send us a Text Message. Anna K. Morris and I share a passion for journaling and a dedication to not getting away with anything on the page! As a Clarity and Confidence Coach, boy mom, yoga instructor, and home designer "committed to everyone living a life they love," Anna knows firsthand we can't get to "what we're not willing to look at (examine).…
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The Sacred Penning Cycle: Welcome to Rest!
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Season 5 of The Sacred Penning Podcast! We are honoured to share our daily somatic meditative journaling practice with you! Honoring our body, mind, and spirit with the mixed modalities of somatic stretching, breathwork, and meditative journaling focusing on sacred text, we enter the empowering space between Heave…
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Send us a Text Message. The Sacred Penning Podcast officially arrives 4.24.24 but here is another teaser bonus episode for you. Here is a glimpse into my heart and a bridge episode between what was The Joyful Journaling Podcast that evolved into-The Sacred Penning Podcast, Somatic Meditative Journaling. Journal your way to brighter days! Today, you…
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New Intro. Teaser: The Sacred Penning Podcast
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome! Enjoy this week's teaser episode! Here is our new Podcast intro.! Enjoy the music of sound practitioner Massood Taj, each episode, as his gifts set the stage for the healing, growth, and transformation that transpire during our sacred penning practice together! Check out his work at: http://www.massoodtaj.com/ Welco…
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Send us a Text Message. Surprise! It's been a minute hasn't it?! It's been a long Winter but Spring has arrived! Today is a gentle thank you and a warm welcome for what is to come. The Sacred Penning Podcast arrives 4.24.24. Here is a glimpse into my heart and a bridge episode between what was The Joyful Journaling Podcast that evolved into-The Sac…
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Autumn Adventures-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 9 "Querencia"
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode highlights the joy I felt reflecting on the last few years of high school, times of innocence, discovery, experiences that directed our passions, and the people there to experience it all with me. Today's chapter and location echoes the "querencia" of the years we explored forbidden places with unforgettable …
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Autumn Adventures-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 8
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode highlights the joy I felt reflecting on my childhood gymnastics glory days and how moving my body helped me recover from trauma. Today's adventure reflects on the glory days of the 1984 Olympics, Mary Lou Retton, Tim Daggett, Team USA. One Summer later,1985, was a glorious one for me and the highlight of that…
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Autumn Adventures-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 7
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode highlights the joy I felt reflecting on childhood adventures with my childhood best friend, a safe haven when I was little and an arsenal of joy today into adulthood even when times have been less than perfect. Today's research highlights the treasure you possess if you have a friend you've held dear since yo…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 6
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Send us a Text Message. **Trigger warning: sexual assault story of a minor in today's episode Today's episode highlights the joy I felt after sharing one of the most difficult stories of my life, one I held in shame to protect my family, one of abuse at the hands of an entrusted neighbor, a friend of my late Papa's, at the age of eight. Today's res…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 5
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Send us a Text Message. I'm a mostly Irish lass, part English, part German by birth, adopted and raised in a Polish-Ukrainian-American home. The language, food, cultural practices, religious upbringing, and things held sacred were those my Grandparents held dear. One of the most sacred people in my life growing up was my Ukrainian Grandmother, Liza…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 4
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Send us a Text Message. About a month ago a friend of mine said that my "superpower" is vulnerability. I took it as a deep compliment as I believe vulnerability and speaking our fully embodied truth opens doors for others to speak their experience and truth as well. I gained a wealth of wisdom on vulnerability from the work of Brene Browne and high…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 3
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Send us a Text Message. Today, we explore 2020-2021, and what it was like to serve as a high school teacher for me during Covid times. We explore burnout, folks letting us down, and how despite it all, God had my back. Logan Taylor's speech "U Matter," is a significant inspiration for this chapter as we journal because each of us matters and is fea…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 2
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Send us a Text Message. Today, we explore three warm-up journal prompts which are Chapter Two. There are things to consider from author Anne LaMott, Arizona State University research, the Holy Bible, The Secret Garden, and what it means to tap into self-care, the first step in self-love. There are three, separate prompts to journal along to with th…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 1
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Send us a Text Message. Today, we look to the root of who we are, our essence. I unveil a bit about my adoption story and name of origin. We then proceed into journaling on this topic with a mindful, meditative moment of journaling to the soothing sounds of Masood Taj's "Unconditional Love" track, or you can choose to extend your experience with mu…
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Summer Special Guest: Unleashing your Inner Hero with Dr. John Drimmer
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Send us a Text Message. Join us for a conversation that takes a deep dive into the ancient concept of the Hero's Journey, with Dr. John Drimmer, founder and chief trailblazer at Hero's Journey Interactive. With his expertise in positive psychology, guided meditation, storytelling, and cinematherapy, Dr Drimmer has dedicated his life to helping othe…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Author's Notes 1 & 2
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Send us a Text Message. Ever found yourself wrestling with the pressures of life? I've been there, and it's through this tough journey that I've found solace in the transformative power of journaling. In this episode, I bare my heart about my personal journey from a stressful 2021 school year to a winter of self-discovery, 2022, guided by the wisdo…
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Summer Story Time-Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Introduction
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Season 4 of The Joyful Journaling Podcast! This season, we're shifting gears by embracing story time, as I read chapter by chapter from my cherished book, Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal-A Memoir for Body, Mind, & Spirit Health (Amazon 2023). https://tinyurl.com/embodyingjoyaheartjournal (Updated, new format, third…
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Season 3 Bonus: Igniting Faith in Creative Storytelling w/Kathy Strauss
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Send us a Text Message. Today's guest is Kathy Strauss, international bestselling co-author in Ignite Your Faith, award-winning artist, and someone I felt VERY comfortable sharing a casual, vulnerable, and open conversation surrounding all topics writing, healing through writing, and the creative endurance within each of us! Today has no journal pr…
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Season 3 BONUS-Nolan Pillay-Human Connection and Gratitude Documented in Faith
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Send us a Text Message. Nolan Pillay is a Human Mindset Specialist who Inspires companies, teams and individuals realise their Purpose, Authentic self, turning Pain into Success stories, clarifying Values and Goals, eventually becoming the BEST version of themselves. He is also a Global Speaker, Coach, Author, Podcast Host, Trainer, Philanthropist …
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Season3:BONUS-Ignite Faith on the Page w/Author Nicole Freeman
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Send us a Text Message. What is the intersection between journaling and the trajectory of life? Ask my guest and sister Ignite Your Faith author, Nicole Freeman! I met Nicole in a collective of writers gathered to write a book that is bound to go international bestseller this upcoming weekend! Today, enjoy learning more about Nicole and how the rol…
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Season 3: Journal for Life-Dig under to Emerge with Joy!
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Send us a Text Message. Reading Julia Cameron's Write for Life book provided clarification on why my own Journal for Life practice mirrors her tried and true principles, transforming lives of those devoted to these vulnerable, honest, times and places within their day. This week we wrap up Chapter Five in Julia Cameron's masterpiece Write for Life,…
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Season 3: Journal for Life- Let's U-Turn Through to the Other Side!
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Send us a Text Message. Reading Julia Cameron's Write for Life book provided clarification on why my own Journal for Life practice mirrors her tried and true principles, transforming lives of those devoted to these vulnerable, honest, times and places within their day. This week we wrap up Chapter Three and wade in the wisdom of Chapter Four of Jul…
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Season 3: Journal for Life-Come as You are! What?!?
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Send us a Text Message. Today is all about WHAT a sacred, somatic journaling practice is all about! WHAT'S going on here EXACTLY??? We're talking the V-word here! V-u-l-n-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y The late Kurt Cobain had a point when he sang his heart out to youth not so long ago, and so "Come As You Are," still rings true for me today. This is EXACTLY wh…
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Season 3: Journal for Life-This is How We Do it Darlin'
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Send us a Text Message. Today is all about HOW to establish a sacred, somatic journaling practice? Reading Julia Cameron's Write for Life book provided clarification on the these questions and why my own Journal for Life practice mirrors her tried and true principles, transforming lives of those devoted to these special times and places within thei…
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Season 3: Journal for Life-Sacred Writing Times & Spaces
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Send us a Text Message. Now that we know WHO we are writing for and WHO we meet during the practice, it's time to answer WHERE and WHEN is it optimal to journal as we establish a sacred journaling practice? Reading Julia Cameron's Write for Life book provided clarification on the these questions and why my own Journal for Life practice mirrors her …
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Season 3: Journal for Life-Audience of One
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Send us a Text Message. Is writing for an audience of ONE worth it? I've asked myself this question as I journaled since the age of eight. Reading Julia Cameron's Write for Life book answered my question with brilliant clarity-yes, writing in your journal, for an audience of One first is the safest way to begin your journaling practice. Today, we l…
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Special Star Wars Day Mini-sode: May the Force Be With You!
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Send us a Text Message. Happy Star Wars Day! Here is a Force-guided, Spirit led, pop-up, mini-sode for us to celebrate! You have the force within you (with pen in hand) ready to strike down any situation you think is trying to overcome you. Afterall, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1839), wasn't playin' when he said "the pen is mightier than the sword." You …
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Send us a Text Message. Let's Spring into Journaling together! Today's episode serves to kick off our next six weeks of journaling together! Welcome to Season Three!!! During the intermission between Season 2 and Season 3 I've solidified my Faith and faith in journaling EVEN more! I can't wait to share the treasures I received in my journaling prac…
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Send us a Text Message. We're closing Season 2 with a Powerhouse of a Guest for you-Diana Lockett. Diana and I met through my own Storytelling Coach, Sarah Cross, and have kept in touch since last year. Diana has been a powerful mentor to me and I'm grateful for her presence and loving compassion on this planet. She has gifted me with great clarity…
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Send us a Text Message. Happy Spring in the Northern Hemisphere from The Joyful Journaling Podcast! Hope you've continued to build your journaling habit to support your own healthy mind/body/spirit connection? We're here for you! As I am in the middle of a 40-day self-love challenge of my own currently, I wanted to share some treasures I am learnin…
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Send us a Text Message. We continue celebrating the gift of living as women with strong minds, bodies, and presence in our modern world today on The Joyful Journaling Podcast. We also continue building momentum from the Self-Love Journaling Challenge that we began about a month ago today! Hope you've continued to build your journaling habit to supp…
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Mental Health Advocacy with Coach Shelly Vecchio
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Send us a Text Message. Self-Love starts with Tending to our Mental Health. Today, to kick off March, I have Mastermind.com Coach, Shelly Vecchio. Shelly coaches for Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi, as well as owns her own business, Gloryus, podcasts, and is a super Mom to a seven-year-old son. I met Shelly in a powerful women's group last year. We …
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Send us a Text Message. Today is Day 14! Our Final Day of this Challenge! I'm so proud of you for sticking with this! Give yourself a hug today! Today's episode is titled: "Fear Not The Miracle You Face" Today we uncover what fear does to our bodies and how we can witness it with loving compassion to see ourselves and life in a new way-as miraculou…
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Send us a Text Message. Today is Day 13! I'm so proud of you for sticking with this Challenge! Today's episode is titled: "...Praise You Like I Should..." Though this is not journal therapy, let me help you focus and journal today with this pin-point focused prompt. Information referred to today is from: The Early Childhood Academy article, "50 Sim…
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Send us a Text Message. Today, we have a reflection on the Retreat I had with a group of beautiful women today. Today's prompt and reflection is about one of my Tools of Joy Super Powers (aka Life is Good's Optimism Traits)-Gratitude. "Gratitude and Growth" is the title of today's episode. The quote I read from one of my favorite books, Life is Goo…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 11 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! Bring Me to My Knees Today, we apply self-love to a reflection of a time we were brought metaphorically and perhaps literally to our knees. Today, I share a vulnerable story that brought me to my knees from my own book, Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, A Memoir for Body…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 10 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! Once Upon Your Shoulders Today, we apply self-love to an emotion that likes to sit heavy upon us and even causes us physical pain in our shoulders and beyond: stress. Research referred to can be found in: The book The Things They Carried, (2009), by Tim O'Brien, availa…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 9 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! Pen Down Your Anxiety We are so thankful that you are putting YOU at the top of your priority list today! Today, we apply self-love to an emotion that likes to rev us up and needs release: Anxiety. Research referred to today about journaling when you're anxious is from …
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 8 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! Good Grief We are so thankful that you are putting YOU at the top of your priority list today! Today, we apply self-love to an emotion that affects all parts of the body-Grief. Research referred to today about grief, how it affects us, and the importance of processing i…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 7 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! Get A Head Of It We are so thankful that you are putting YOU at the top of your priority list today! Today, we show full out appreciation and self-love for our heads, especially when we are experiencing headaches. Research referred to about our heads and headaches is fr…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 6 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! "Let Me Clear My Throat" We are so thankful that you are putting YOU at the top of your priority list today! Today, we show full out appreciation and self-love for our throat. Research referred to about our throat is from ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP, on their websit…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 5 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! "Get Gutsy" We are so thankful that you are putting YOU at the top of your priority list today! Today's prompt is about embodying the joy we receive thanks to our guts. Today, we show full out appreciation and self-love for our gut health. Research referred to about our…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Day 4 of the Self-Love Journaling Challenge! "Lend Yourself A Hand" We are so thankful that you are putting YOU at the top of your priority list today! Today's prompt is about embodying the joy we receive thanks to our hands. Today, we show full out appreciation and self-love for our hands. Research referred to ab…
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