The following is my unsent letter to my brother. It’s a letter filled with the things I never got the chance to say, feelings that took time to come to terms with, and the realisation that even if nothing changes, I can still find some closure in writing my feelings and experiences down. It highlights…
What is Spirituality? Spirituality is a personal experience and contrary to popular belief it’s not about fitting into a specific belief system or religion. Rather, spirituality, is about connecting with your inner self, and knowing yourself – your values, beliefs, and way of being. It’s also about your sense of connection with the world around…
What Is Shadow Work? You may not have heard of the term Shadow Work or perhaps heard it in passing but are not sure what it is. Shadow work is the process where we explore the hidden, suppressed, rejected, or denied parts of ourselves because we feel ashamed of them. Shadow work guides us to…
This journal entry is one of my personal journal prompts taken from my Shadow Work Journal Prompts post. I wanted to share an example answer for one of the prompts, especially for those new to journal prompts, as exploring Shadow Work prompts can bring up unexpected emotions and feelings, and seeing how others navigate this…
The Letter I Never Sent to my Ex There are some things we never get the chance to say and that’s okay. Some truths that remain unspoken, not because they aren’t important, but because the person who needs to hear them would never really listen. However, we can say those words to ourselves by writing…
Our healing takes us on a journey one that usually begins with self-reflection. Writing our reflections down can be such a powerful way for processing our emotions, uncovering hidden truths and patterns that may be keeping us stuck, and for helping us make sense of difficult experiences. There is something cathartic about just being free…
I wrote this poem after a day at college on my counselling skills course. It was the end of our module, so we had a class presentation where we all shared reflections based on our essays. It was an emotional day as we reflected on how we had changed as people due to our increasing…