Habit 97: Use Journaling To Up Your Health Game with Jennifer Faherty

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If you’ve ever picked up a journal and thought, “Is this really going to help?”—this episode is for you. I’m joined by Jennifer Faherty, founder of PsychPaper and creator of the Positive Psychology Planner, to explore how journaling isn’t just a creative outlet—it’s a science-backed strategy that rewires the brain, regulates emotions, and helps us move from knowing to doing. Whether you’ve been writing for years or never journaled a day in your life, this conversation is packed with insight, strategy, and encouragement to make journaling a habit that sticks.

Jennifer’s story is one of science meets soul. Her personal journey—from being gifted her first journal by a best friend to studying positive psychology at Penn—beautifully mirrors what I teach inside the CLUB: how writing down your thoughts can support your health from the inside out.

Key Takeaways

• How journaling supports emotional regulation, memory, sleep, and resilience
• Why writing by hand activates more areas of the brain than typing
• What counts as journaling—and why there’s no one right way to do it
• A fresh perspective on gratitude and other positive emotions worth tracking
• How journaling helps apply what we know to what we do
• Tips to personalize your journaling practice and make it feel good to stick with
• The overlooked role of journaling as a foundational habit for all other habits

"What feels like love?"
—Jennifer Faherty, on her favorite go-to journaling prompt

DO of the DAY
Use journaling to bridge the gap between knowing and doing. Try a prompt like “What feels like love?” or “I am a person who…” and write whatever comes up. No rules. No pressure. Just pen to paper—and see what shifts.

Referenced Links
✨ Check out Jennifer’s Positive Psychology Planner: psychpaper.com

♣️Learn how to make journaling a habit you LOVE in the CLUB HERE.

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