How can journaling transform your sobriety journey?

50 Sobriety Journal Prompts

How can journaling transform your sobriety journey? Today, we're exploring La Stallion's 50 Sobriety Journal Prompts and how they go beyond just jotting down your thoughts. Discover how adopting these prompts can lead to profound self-reflection and gratitude, essentially rewiring your brain for lasting change. We'll discuss how journaling not only enhances self-awareness but also aids in regulating emotions and setting clear goals. Tune in to hear about specific prompts that encourage gratitude and self-discovery, acting as therapeutic tools that help you shift focus from what you're giving up to what you're gaining.

In our chapter on exploring self-reflection, we emphasize the significance of pausing from our busy lives to genuinely listen to our inner voice. By engaging in personal conversations through journaling, you can uncover your true motivations and desires, ultimately leading to a more authentic life. Whether you're in recovery or simply seeking personal growth, this discussion will provide valuable insights into managing emotions and identifying personal triggers through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques. Grab a notebook and find a quiet corner as we guide you on shaping your incredible life story, one day at a time.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
ever like get a brand new notebook and you just, I
don't know you get that feelinglike, uh, the possibilities.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Totally Like a fresh start it's like a fresh start.

Speaker 1 (00:07):
Yeah, just waiting for, like all your thoughts, you
know.
So that's kind of what we'rediving into today is how that,
like simple act, pen and papercan be a total game changer,
especially when it comes to, youknow, a journey to sobriety.
Yeah, um, we've gotLestallion's 50 Sobriety Journal

(00:27):
Prompts.
Okay, and let me tell you thesearen't your grandma's journal
entries.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
You can say that again.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
These are different right.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Absolutely.
Yeah, they're carefully,they're very intentionally
crafted.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
To kind of push past, just like logging the day right
, right.
They're designed to spark thoseaha moments.
You know that deeperself-reflection, and in recovery
, that's huge, that's soimportant.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
It's huge, yeah, absolutely.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
And it's like, instead of it saying, you know
what did you eat today?

Speaker 2 (00:55):
Right.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
It's more like describe a moment you felt truly
grateful for your sobriety.
Like how often are we reallyhoning in on that?
Yeah, that's so key, thatgratitude you know.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
That's where the magic happens.
It really is, because,clinically speaking, gratitude
it's like rewiring your brain.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Wow.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
It shifts your focus from what you feel like you're
missing out on.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Right.

Speaker 2 (01:20):
To what you're gaining from this whole thing,
you know, and it taps into thereward system.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
Which makes sobriety actually, you know, feel
rewarding.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
So you're basically training your brain to find the
joy in the journey itself.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
Exactly, that's a great way to put it, yeah.

Speaker 1 (01:36):
Wow, that's amazing.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
It's not just these, like you know, these fleeting
feelings.
This kind of journaling.
I mean this has realtherapeutic benefits.
I mean increased self-awareness, better emotional regulation,
clearer goal setting Right Allessential for lasting change.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
Right, right, yeah, those are.
Those are all key.
And there's this other onethat's in the daily reflection
section that I really love.
It asks what's one thing youlearned about yourself today
that you didn't know before?
Like talk about you know acrash course in self-discovery,
you know it's like holding up amirror, your own patterns, you

(02:18):
know.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
You start to see those like triggers, like how
you react to things, the subtleways you might be
self-sabotaging, and thatawareness I mean.
That's really where the workbegins.

Speaker 1 (02:28):
Right, and, and the cool thing is like you don't
need a therapist in the room toget those benefits you know it's
like having this direct line tothe wisest part of yourself,
you know it's true and it's not.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
I mean it's not just for people in, you know, in
recovery programs or anything.
I mean anybody who's looking togrow Right Understand
themselves better.
I mean they can benefit.
No, there are going to be upsand downs.
There are ups and downs, areyou sure?

Speaker 1 (03:07):
And that's where I think this source gets really
interesting.

Speaker 2 (03:10):
Absolutely yeah.
La Stallion actually dedicatesa whole section to managing
emotions.

Speaker 1 (03:15):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
And this is where we see those prompts kind of really
digging into the nitty gritty.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
Right yeah no-transcript.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
Wow, cbt.
Ok, you're identifying thosetriggers, you're understanding
your reactions to them, and thenyou're brainstorming healthier
coping mechanisms.
Right, I mean it's.
It's really powerful stuff.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
And even the act of writing it all down, it's.
It's almost like you'reexternalizing those emotions,
giving them less power over you.

Speaker 2 (04:21):
Yeah, yeah, journaling in itself, it can be
incredibly calming Right.

Speaker 1 (04:22):
It provides a sense of control.
It's a way to process thosefeelings without judgment, right
, right, yeah, totally it's like.
It's almost like that feelingwhen you finally clean out like
a really messy closet.

Speaker 2 (04:28):
Oh yeah.

Speaker 1 (04:28):
Like ah totally.
Just like this huge sense ofrelief.

Speaker 2 (04:32):
Yeah, that's a great analogy.
Clarity, you know it's likewith journaling, especially in
the context of sobriety.
It's like we're clearing outthat mental clutter right.
Creating space for forsomething new.

Speaker 1 (04:43):
And speaking of something new, I was really
struck by how much this sourcefocuses on the future.
It's not just about like OK,getting sober.
It's like building the lifethat you want.

Speaker 2 (04:54):
Absolutely.

Speaker 1 (04:55):
You know, like you've always like envisioned.

Speaker 2 (05:00):
Yeah, you hit on a really crucial point, which is
sobriety isn't like an end point, right, it's more like a launch
pad.

Speaker 1 (05:07):
Right.

Speaker 2 (05:07):
And these prompts really drive that home.
They encourage you to thinkabout your values, your dreams,
the legacy you want to build.
I mean.

Speaker 1 (05:15):
It's huge, and there's one prompt in particular
that really caught my eye.

Speaker 2 (05:19):
Okay.

Speaker 1 (05:20):
It says imagine your life five years from now.
How has sobriety shaped yourjourney?

Speaker 2 (05:25):
Wow, yeah, that's such a powerful exercise.
It really is, and it's not justwishful thinking either.
It's like there's there'sactually this concept.
It's called future selfvisualization, and when you
visualize that future self likethat successful, thriving
version of you, right, it canactually rewire your brain.
Wow.
It strengthens your commitmentto your goals and it makes those

(05:49):
day-to-day choices a little biteasier.

Speaker 1 (05:51):
So it's like you're giving your brain like a sneak
peek.
Yeah, of the incredible futurethat awaits.

Speaker 2 (05:58):
Exactly, yeah.
When you vividly imagine thatfuture, your brain actually
starts building the neuralpathways to get you there.
Wow, it's literally like you'recreating a mental roadmap.

Speaker 1 (06:09):
That's amazing.

Speaker 2 (06:10):
To success.

Speaker 1 (06:11):
And you know what?
It reminds me of another promptin this section that asks what
is one thing you're willing tosacrifice today to have that
incredible future five yearsfrom now?
Oh man, that one really makesyou think about priorities.

Speaker 2 (06:27):
It does.
It shifts your perspective fromlike short-term gratification
to long-term fulfillment.

Speaker 1 (06:33):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (06:34):
And suddenly you know that extra hour of sleep, that
healthy meal.

Speaker 1 (06:39):
Right.

Speaker 2 (06:39):
Those choices that support your sobriety.
They become investments in thatfuture self that you're
creating.

Speaker 1 (06:47):
Yeah, it's almost like you're making promises to
that future version of yourself.

Speaker 2 (06:50):
you know Right exactly.

Speaker 1 (06:52):
That you're more likely to keep.

Speaker 2 (06:53):
Exactly, and this source, I mean it doesn't shy
away from the bigger pictureeither.
Like there's a whole section onleaving a legacy.

Speaker 1 (07:00):
Yeah, there's like one prompt that says reflect on
how you want to be remembered.
How does sobriety help you livethat legacy?

Speaker 2 (07:11):
Wow, that's powerful.

Speaker 1 (07:13):
It is.

Speaker 2 (07:13):
It connects your actions today to a larger
purpose.
You know you're not just doingthis for you.
You're doing it for your family, your community, even like
future generations.
I mean that's incrediblymotivating.

Speaker 1 (07:26):
It is.
It reminds me of that quoteit's like the best stories are
lived, not told.
Oh, and I feel like this sourceis encouraging us to write that
story.
You know, one journal entry ata time.

Speaker 2 (07:40):
One day at a time.
Yeah, I love that, yeah.

Speaker 1 (07:43):
It's like we're not.
It's not just a journal, right?
It's like you're crafting awhole new narrative.

Speaker 2 (07:49):
Yeah, and that's.
That's a powerful idea for yourlife.
Yeah, especially for foranybody on that, that sobriety
journey.
You know it's about reclaimingyour story.
You know, rewriting it withintention.

Speaker 1 (08:01):
Yeah, yeah, absolutely, and it's, and you
know it's, it's so easy to getcaught up, oh for sure, in the
day to day.
Yeah, the challenges, thecravings, the triggers, all that
, but this source, it really itreminds us to kind of like zoom
out a little bit.
Right you know, remember,remember why we we started this
whole thing in the first place.

Speaker 2 (08:20):
Yeah, yeah, it's about celebrating the wins, no
matter how small, absolutely.

Speaker 1 (08:23):
Right, yeah, and there's a whole section in here.
It's reflecting on progress, ok, and I think this is huge
because it's so easy, especially, like you know, with this kind
of stuff.

Speaker 2 (08:34):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (08:35):
It's so easy to be hard on ourselves.

Speaker 2 (08:37):
Oh, totally, you know what I mean.

Speaker 1 (08:38):
Yeah, to focus on the slip ups and all that, but but
taking the time to actually likeacknowledge how far we've come
and all that, but taking thetime to actually like
acknowledge how far we've come,that's huge, huge, yeah.

Speaker 2 (08:48):
I mean.
Our brains naturally havewhat's called a negativity bias.

Speaker 1 (08:52):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (08:53):
We're wired to remember the bad stuff more than
the good.

Speaker 1 (08:56):
Oh, wow Right.

Speaker 2 (08:57):
So journaling can really help counter that,
because you're creating thistangible record of your
successes, big and small.

Speaker 1 (09:06):
It's like building a highlight reel of your sobriety,
you know.

Speaker 2 (09:08):
Exactly yeah.

Speaker 1 (09:10):
And I love this prompt in this section.
It says describe a recentachievement in your sobriety.
How did it make you feel?
It's like yeah, let's celebratethat.
Let's actually like soak inthat feeling of accomplishment.

Speaker 2 (09:24):
Because that feeling, you know, that sense of pride
and self-efficacy, I mean that'spowerful fuel for the journey
ahead.

Speaker 1 (09:31):
Right and you know, it's almost like this source is
kind of giving you permission tobe proud of yourself you know,
to acknowledge your own strength.

Speaker 2 (09:41):
Yeah, which we could all use a little bit more of.

Speaker 1 (09:43):
Oh, absolutely, we all need that, yeah.
Which, which we could all use alittle bit more of.
Oh, absolutely, we, we all needthat, yeah.
So as we, you know, kind ofstart to wrap up our, our deep
dive here, Okay.
Into Lestallion's 50 sobrietyjournal prompts.
What's the?
What's the one thing that thatyou hope our listeners kind of
take away from this?

Speaker 2 (10:00):
I think for me it's, it's the, the simple yet really
profound power ofself-reflection.
You know, it's so easy to kindof go through life on autopilot.

Speaker 1 (10:10):
Right.

Speaker 2 (10:10):
But these prompts.
They invite us to pause, listento that inner voice and really
get to know ourselves.

Speaker 1 (10:17):
Yeah, yeah, it's like that quote, it's like the
unexamined life is not worthliving or whatever.
And this source, it's giving usthe tools to examine our lives,
yes, to really understand ourmotivations, our desires and to
ultimately create a life thatfeels authentically ours.

Speaker 2 (10:37):
Beautifully said, yeah, and whether you're in
recovery or you're exploringsobriety or just even just
seeking personal growth, Ireally believe that there is
something incredibly powerfulabout just picking up a pen and
starting that conversation withyourself.
You might be surprised by whatyou discover.

Speaker 1 (10:56):
I love that.
I love it.
Yeah.
So to our listener I mean graba notebook, find a quiet corner
and give it a try.
Find a quiet corner and give ita try you know what are.
The most important story youever tell Right Is the one that
you write in your own words.
You know about this incrediblelife that you're building, one
day at a time.

Speaker 2 (11:12):
One day at a time, love it.

Speaker 1 (11:14):
Awesome.
Well, thanks for diving in withme on this.

Speaker 2 (11:16):
Yeah, this was great.

Speaker 1 (11:17):
This was great and to our listener.
We'll catch you in the nextdeep dive, Take care.