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Your mind is a swirling ecosystem of thoughts, emotions, and ideas—but without a system to process them, this internal landscape can quickly become overwhelming. What if you could transform mental chaos into clarity with just five minutes and a blank page?

Journaling isn't just a trendy self-care practice—it's a scientifically validated therapeutic tool that can reduce depression and anxiety by up to 45%, boost immune function, and enhance cognitive performance. When we transfer our thoughts from mind to paper, something remarkable happens: subjective feelings become objective observations, emotional storms find peaceful resolution, and hidden patterns emerge from the noise of daily life.

The magic of journaling works through three powerful mechanisms. First, it builds self-awareness by creating distance between yourself and your emotions, allowing you to observe rather than simply react. Second, it enhances creativity by giving your thoughts room to breathe and connect in new ways. Third, it regulates emotions by providing a controlled environment for processing feelings at your own pace. Like meditation, journaling brings you back to a neutral, grounded state where clarity becomes possible.

Starting couldn't be simpler—five minutes daily with a notebook, digital app, or even voice notes can transform your relationship with yourself. Try our three-day challenge: write three things you're grateful for, describe a challenge you faced, then pen a note to your future self. After just three days, notice how much lighter and clearer you feel.

Your journal becomes more than a collection of entries—it evolves into a personal map revealing patterns, strengths, and growth areas that might otherwise remain hidden. Whether you're navigating difficult emotions, seeking creative inspiration, or simply wanting to understand yourself better, journaling offers a reliable path forward. Start today with just a single sentence, and watch as those words become your guide on the journey to success.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Did you know that clinical studies reported on,
especially on this website,reflectionapp, that regular
journaling can reduce symptomsof depression and anxiety by 20

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up 45%?
By 20 up 45 percent, okay.
And journaling can also improveimmune function, enhance
cognitive performance and evenextend lifespan.
So journaling is not just aboutbuying the most colorful

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notebook on Amazon or yourfavorite library and writing
sporadically when you feel it'snecessary.
You know, it is a powerfultherapeutic tool that allows you
to reflect and understand thenext steps forward on your
personal path, on your personaljourney.

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But how does journaling providethese benefits?
Well, we don't know yet, butthat's what we're going to
explore today.
Hi guys, my name is Fabio fromJourney to Success, and welcome.
Today we will discuss thecommon challenges people face in
managing their thoughts andemotions.

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We're going to light the needfor practical solutions such as
journaling, and we're going tounderstand how to take the best
tips from it.
But before we move forward, asalways, please subscribe, all
right.
So I know this is the rightdirection to guide you guys, to

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lead you, to drive you towardsyour journey to success.
Let's get started right, asalways.
So journaling, journaling andactually also meditation, even
if I don't want to go too muchover topic, but they have two
things in common.
First of all, when you engagein them, you might sometimes

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think things like I don'tunderstand how this can be
beneficial, I feel at peace withmyself, all right.
And or phrases like meanwhileyou do them, meanwhile you
engage, you know, while youengage in them, sometimes you
can say, well, I feel good, Idon't actually need them.

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But it's funny because the keypoint is that you feel at peace
because you are doing it,because evidently, in that
moment, you are journaling oryou are doing some meditation,
you know.
So you express your emotionsand feelings on paper through
journaling, all right.
And you remain silent,absorbing and understanding

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these emotions until you reach asense of balance, rediscovering
your neutral state and gaininginsight into yourself through
meditation.
Okay, so long story short, youtruly recognize the benefits,

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especially when you take amoment to reflect.
The moment you stop journaling,in fact, or the moment you stop
meditating, is the moment youcan become more erratic, is the
moment where your emotions maystart to take over, affecting
your productivity at home and atwork as well, and you may find

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it harder to enjoy your owncompany.
You might feel completelydistracted when others are
talking to you, and so many cons, you know.
So there are many advantages ofjournaling, but today we will
focus on the most fundamentalones, right?
So we have self-awareness then.

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The second one is enunching.
So enunch, creativity, and, ofcourse, important for your
journey to success especially.
And the third one is improvedemotional regulation.
So, improving emotionalregulation.
So, first, self-awareness.
What is it self-awareness, firstof all?
Self-awareness.
What is it self-awareness?

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First of all?
Self-awareness is the abilityto recognize and understand your
own thoughts, feelings,behaviors, strengths, weaknesses
, values, as well as how theseinternal elements influence your
actions and choices as well.
Okay, so, writing down yourthoughts and feelings, guys,

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allows you to gain perspectiveon every aspect of your
emotional experience.
Okay, so what may seemsubjective, for example, becomes
objective, and in this way, youcan also break down your
feelings, a way you do.
You can understand a lot.
You can understand the, thecauses and and the roots of your

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emotions and if you dig deeper,you can also explore their
consequences.
Okay, so, when you write down,you know your feelings and
everything you went through, oryou know also in your past, any
emotion, any aspect thatinfluence your life.

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That is the moment where youare having even deep
conversation with your beingokay, a kind of internal,
indirect brainstorm withyourself, so you have more ideas
and the same idea can become aseed of something beautiful.
So then it's going to be notonly an abstract thoughts, but a

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desire, okay, and that desirewill be translated into a
creation, into something verybeautiful.
All all, right.
How fascinating is this process, guys.
It's beautiful, okay.
The third one is the emotionalregulation.
All right, I would like to givean example in this case.

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If you are angry, guys, angryfor any reason, and you pour
water from a jar into a glasswithout being careful, all right
, you end up spilling watereverywhere, okay, on the table,
maybe even on the floor, withjust a little bit in the glass.
However, if you put gently thewater, you can fill the glass

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perfectly.
And this is similar to how wemanage our thoughts and emotions
.
Okay, when you journal, guys,you regulate your emotions.
So by doing so, these emotionsfind their proper place.
Some may be transformed intoseeds for creating something

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positive, something beautiful,all right.
So in this case, we are talkingabout positive emotion,
beautiful emotion, lovelyemotions, while others, like
anger, for example, may need tobe put aside because your body

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doesn't need them, you know.
So by handling your emotionswith care, you can become a
perfectly balanced regulator ofyour feelings.
My own approach to journaling isthrough my podcast.
Honestly, some weeks are toughand not everything is as clear

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as I would like it to be.
You know, as everyone, ofcourse and in those moments I
write on Grammarly and mythoughts convert into a script
for my podcast.
It is the time when I reflecton everything that happens
during the week, during my time.
It is the time when I look atmy journey, guys, deeply.

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I look at my choices, my past,present, you know Reflection
towards my future.
I gain a better understandingof my feelings, especially, and
identify where I might have mademistakes, as well as where I've
been strong or weak at certainmoments.

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And weakness it can be alsosomething beautiful to
understand, because throughweakness you understand also
what are your strengths, butthis is another story.
Anyway, it looks like I amdiscovering a map in my mind

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that I was previously unaware of, and I like to share my path.
Okay, I like to share my path toGrammarly, on Grammarly,
knowing that maybe it can helpsomeone out there when I, you
know, when I record and thenwhen I publish my episodes and
everything functions as anemotional regulator and it is

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just beautiful.
You know, even while I waswriting this episode and now as
I speak to you, I realized howat peace I am I was writing this
episode on the upper level ofthe library with a giant tree in
front of me.
It's many yellow leaves fallingto the ground.

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I could see the cars and peopleon the street.
I remember this gray cat wasnear a Turkish place that serves
pizza and kebabs.
While I was writing, it amazedme how much peace this brings me
.
You know, sharing my stories andemotions on paper while I was

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writing Well, not paper, but onGrammarly, sorry, I became too
much poetic.
Yeah, I mean sharing my storyand emotions on Grammarly, of
course, but meanwhile, right now, I'm speaking to you and at the
same time, I was looking atthis beautiful motion, you know,

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over the window and yeah, itwas amazing, you know.
So, also in this case, I cannotice, I can see my emotions in
motion.
So I can see my feelings inmotion and they are exactly
where they should be.
Of course, it's not always likethat.

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I wish, since I'm a human beingas well, like you.
Of course, it's not always likethat I wish, since I'm a human
being as well, like you.
Of course, it's not always likethat, but when it happens it's
simply beautiful, okay.
So let's go a little bit more.
Let's talk a little bit moreabout practice.
So how to?
How to get started withjournaling If you have never

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done it before, it can feeloverwhelming.
Okay, you might be wonderingsomething like what should I
write about?
How much time should I spend?
Do I need a fancy notebook?
The truth is, there is no rightor wrong to journal.
My way of journaling, forexample, as I said, it's

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something writing a script formy podcast, you know, and
especially when I go very deep,very personal with my stories,
and what matters is creating apractice that feels natural for
you and sustainable for you aswell.
Okay, and here I have astep-by-step guide to help you
begin.

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So the number one is choose yourway, of course.
So pick whatever feel easiestfor you, okay.
So a classic notebook and penif you love writing by hand, a
digital journal app like Day One, you know before I mentioned
Reflectionapp, even Google Docsif you prefer typing, you know,

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and, as I said, I use Grammarly,and while I use Grammarly
simply because it corrects whatI write, which is essential for
my podcast, right, but you canalso go more simple than me.
You can use a variety of toolsthat fit your style and writing
preferences.
Okay, you can also use voicenotes if you think better while

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speaking, you know.
So the format is not important,because, because then the
consistency is, in this case,with actually most of the cases.
Number two set aside just five,ten minutes a day, so you don't
need to write page to page.
Okay, you have to start small.
Even a few sentences a day canbring clarity and peace of mind.

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Guys, and a tip that I wouldlike to share try writing at the
same time each day morning toset intentions, or evening to
reflect on the day, and this isvery beautiful when we talk
about gratitude journaling.
Or even if you don't want toput a day or time, like in my

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case, all right, find yourphysical comfort zone.
I have a beautiful physicalcomfort time, like in my case.
All right, find your physicalcomfort zone.
I have a beautiful physicalcomfort zone.
In my case, it is the library.
Okay, the time stops in thisplace and I don't have
distractions.
Allow me to be focused forhours.
Number three use simple prompts,okay.
So if you're stuck, prompts area great way to get your

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thoughts flowing.
Some powerful ones aresomething like what am I feeling
right now and why?
What am I grateful for today?
You know, express a gratitude.
It's very important.
We always talk about gratitudein this podcast.
What challenge did I face today, what did I learn from it

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especially?
Or what do I want to focus ontomorrow?
You know, something like that.
Prompts are very, can be veryhelpful.
Number four write withoutjudgment, so don't worry about
the grammar, okay, spelling ormake it sound nice, unless you
do partially for project likemine, you know.
This is the reason, as I said,this is the reason why I use

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grammarly, but the truth is thatyour journal is for you and
yours only okay, so allowyourself to be honest, raw and
unfiltered.
Number five reflect on what youwrite.
Take a few minutes each week toreview your journey, guys.
This is where the magic happens.
Okay, you'll begin to seepatterns, progress and insights

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that you might overlook in dailylife.
And number six we haveexperiment with stars, so
journaling doesn't have to bethe same every day.
Try different methods and seewhat sticks.
Okay, an example of something Iused to do and plan to do again
for sure, is keeping a gratitudejournal.

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I used to do that and I don'tdo anymore.
I have different prioritiesright now, but I really would
like to take back and in it Iwould mention five things I was
grateful for in the presentmoment, as well as five things I
was grateful for in the presentmoment, as well as five things
I was grateful for in the future.
Okay, so, in the law ofattraction style, expressing

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gratitude for things that hadnot happened yet.
It's something fundamental.
But, as I said, we havedifferent ways.
You can experiment a lot.
You have unfiltered journaling,so you can also take your
Google Notes, you know, time bytime on your phone and write
whatever comes to mind,unfiltered, totally raw, you
know.

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Or goal journaling, so reflecton your goals and track your
progress, or, anyway.
We have also emotional releasejournaling.
I use it as a safe space to letout frustration, sadness or
stress.
Okay.
And then we have the number.
Seven is to make the ritual.

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So the more you make journalinga habit, the more natural it
becomes.
Okay, paired with something youalready do daily, guys like
drink your morning coffee oryour morning tea, I will say or
stay in the bed before going tosleep, I don't know.
Like just it's nice to create aritual in a way to create habit

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as well.
And now I have a challenge foryou that you must complete over
the next three days.
So let's call it journalingchallenge.
Yeah, it's not very original,but it is what it is.
So, day one write down threethings you're grateful for and
why.
Date you.
Write about one challenge youface today and how you handle it

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.
And day three write a note toyour future self.
You know a little bit of law ofattraction about where you want
to be one year from now.
I promise you, after just threedays, you'll notice big
improvement in how much lighterand clearer you feel.
Okay.
So remember, guys, journalingis about progress.

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Okay, it's not perfection.
Even one line a day can changethe way you think, feel and show
up in life.
Okay.
So start where you are, usewhat you have and let's
especially the practice guide.
Okay, here it's importantbefore we talk about consistency
.
But it's consistency becauseit's overall.

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It's more about the practice.
Okay, that is important in thiscase.
So your journal may become yourmost powerful tool for growth,
clarity and success.
Guys, Now, before we rope up,all right.
So before we close, what do wetalk about today?
Let's take a moment to reflect.

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Let's moment to reflect oneverything we we have explored.
Number one journaling is morethan just writing in a notebook.
So we began by examining thescience.
All right, so research showsjournaling can reduce depression

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and anxiety by up to 45% guys,up to 45 percent guys, improve
immune function and even enhanceyour performance, your mind
performance.
So it's not just a hobby, it'sa proven tool for mental health
and personal growth, okay.
Number two the connectionbetween journaling and

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meditation.
I didn't want to talk so muchabout it because I didn't want
to make a mess, but I shared howjournaling and meditation.
I didn't want to talk so muchabout it because I didn't want
to make a mess, but I shared howjournaling and meditation share
the same purpose, right,creating balance.
They both create balance.
So journaling lets you expressemotions on paper, while
meditation helps you sit withthem in silence.

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Okay, so both bring you back toa neutral, grounded state where
clarity and peace are possible.
Number three the three biggestbenefits of journaling.
So we dove deep into the mostpowerful ways journaling can
transform your life, guys.
The first one is self-awareness.

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So writing helps you stepoutside of your emotions and see
them clearly, almost like adetective, solving the mystery
of all your own thoughts.
The second point is anannounced creativity.
So by reflecting on experiences, you unlock hidden ideas,

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inspirations and, of course, newperspectives that can grow into
meaningful creations.
The other one is emotionalregulation.
So journaling teaches you tomanage your feelings gently and
intentionally, rather thanletting them overwhelm and
control your life.
So these are the three biggestbenefits of journaling inside

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the number three.
Now let's go forward.
Number four journaling isflexible and personal.
There is no single right towait or journal, guys, we talk
right about it.
My own practice happens throughmy podcast script.
You know something that no onewould say when I turn reflection
into episode is where I releaseand express my emotions, my

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full being.
But for others it might be aclassic notebook, a digital app
or even short daily notes onyour phone.
You know, the key isconsistency, not perfection.
You can also do this like everyweek, as much as I do myself
with my podcast.
When I prepare my episode.
I write weekly, you know.

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Number five peace comes frompractice, not from waiting.
So one of the biggest insightsis that journaling, just like
meditation, doesn't just fixproblems where you feel stressed
.
It prevents the build-up ofemotional chaos.
Okay, so the calm you feelwhile journaling is exactly why

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you should keep doing it.
And number six, I think, is thelast step.
Your journal can become yourpersonal map.
So through journaling, youbegin to notice patterns, guys,
uncover hidden strengths andunderstand the areas where you
want to grow.
So, over time, those pagesbecome a roadmap of your past,

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present and future.
Okay, guiding you step by steptowards success.
Of course.
And if there is one thing Iwant you to take away, it's this
Journaling is not just a habit,guys.
It's a life-changing practice.
It doesn't matter how much youdo, in which way you do.
Maybe you can do it my way,maybe you can do it your way, or

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in so many ways, but regardless, it can help you manage your
emotions, spark your creativityand deepen your connection with
yourself.
Okay, so start small.
Write a few lines tonight abouthow you're feeling, for example
.
That's it.
That's also journaling whatyou're grateful for or what you
have learned today, you know.
So, over time, those words willbecome more than entries.

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They'll become your guide.
They become your anchor andyour companion on the journey to
success.
Okay, now I want to hear fromyou have you ever tried
journaling before?
If yes, how has it shaped yourlife and, if not, what's

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stopping you from starting today?
Feel free to send me a message,share your story or connect
with me on Substack.
For those who listened to myprevious episode when I
mentioned that I got suspendedfrom Substack, I'm happy to say
that I'm back.
So they unlocked me.
So I'm very happy for that, andI would really love to hear how

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journaling fits into yourjourney.
So don't forget to write, okay.
So let me know what else.
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through journey.
Thank you so much for beinghere with me on Journey to
Success.
Remember, together we'rebuilding a life of clarity,
peace and purpose, one page at atime.
I'll see you in the nextepisode.
Cheers, guys.