When you are struggling with depression or anxiety, it can often feel heavy. Overwhelming. Hopeless.

The worries and fears you carry around can impact every aspect of your life. The sadness can overshadow every other thing around you.

I know, because I’ve been there. Have you?

And in addition to counseling or coaching or seeing a doctor, journaling has also proven quite beneficial for those experiencing depression or anxiety. There’s just something about getting things down on paper that allows you to express what’s stirring inside of you, to release some of the heaviness, or to adopt a more playful or curious attitude about something that feels very serious and heavy.

So today, I want to review five guided journals designed specifically for those experiencing depression and anxiety. I’ll share more about each one and how it is created so you can discern if it might be a good fit for you or a friend of yours.

Kari

>> 5-Minute Journaling Session for Anxiety

http://lovedoesthat.org/anxietyjournal

RESOURCES MENTIONED: (Amazon affiliate links)

Depression Relief Journal, by Maggie C. Vaughan

No Worries, from Bella Mente Press

My Anxiety Journal, by Sophia Joyce

Put Your Worries Here, by Lisa Schab

21-Day Prayer Journal for Anxiety and Depression, by Dr. Garrett Nogan

RELATED EPISODES:

· Episode 122: Feeling Anxious? Try This 5-Minute Journaling Session

· Episode 123: A Conversation with Marla Beech: Journaling as a Daily Practice

· Episode 135: Identifying Signs You're Not Doing Well (And What You Can Do About It)

· Episode 142: [Journal Reviews] Guided Journals and Devotionals for Advent

· Episode 147: The Flip-Out Rule in Journaling

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>> Free Journaling Workshop: 3 ways to encounter God on the pages of your journal

http://lovedoesthat.org/journalingworkshop

>> Journal Gently: An 8-week program designed to help you process grief and trauma with God

http://lovedoesthat.org/journalgently

>> Grab your copy of my Courageous Care book

http://lovedoesthat.org/care

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