I thought that journaling was a load of BS

I probably would never have attended a workshop if it wasn't for one of our members being an expert in Journaling. 

Renee from Dear darling has spoken to me many times about the power of journaling, but I am an actions person. I am too busy working to sit down and write about my feelings. In fact, I couldn't think of anything worse.

And then I actually attended one....

It's really important to me to attend events that my members hold. How can I recommend them to other people when I haven't experienced them myself?

So when Dear darling and Mamahood my way (two of our members) had a collaboration coming up, I thought it was a great way to kill two (woo woo) birds with one stone.

So off I went  and while I was expecting to have a nice time, I wasn't expecting to end up a blubbering mess who wanted to race home and hug my daughter. See, after writing for more than 3 minutes your subconscious takes over and you stop thinking about what you are writing and instead you start writing what you need to hear.

Trust me, I know that this all sounds like crap and just some marketing rubbish, but you can also trust that I would not go to all this effort of organising it, if I really didn't think that it was worth it. 

I have now attended two of Dear Darlings workshops, the first one I discovered that I wasn't being the mother that I actually wanted to be.  I was quick to anger, unpredictable and not really present. With this information I was able to make changes to how I parent. I'm absolutely not perfect or where I want to be, but I am informed and know where I want to go and as a result Murphy (my daughter) and my relationship is much stronger.

The second workshop I attended was where I discovered just how proud of myself that am. I actually didn't realise that I felt that way about myself. That while I had gone through a really hard two years, that I had pushed myself, got uncomfortable, and I did the hard work to get through it. I know that life will always have hard parts, but I also know that I will have my back and get through it.

I walked away from that workshop feeling invincible and two months later I still feel the same.

This is what I want for you

See the problem is that you don't know what you don't know

I had no idea that I wasn't being the mum I wanted to be, or that I was so proud of myself and confident in who I am.

But without knowing it, you can't heal, change or continue doing it.

During this workshop we will be:

• Teaching you the foundations of Journaling - The How's and Why's
• Guiding Journaling to discover 'What are the things you love about yourself'?
• Guiding Journaling to discover 'What are the things you don't love about yourself'?
• Guiding Journaling to discover 'Who told you, or when did you decide, that your dreams weren't possible'? 

It's a safe space 

 Now it goes without saying that it is a safe space and one free of judgement,  but if I am being honest, even though you are likely to relate and understand what comes up from everyone, you will not remember it. I did the first workshop with one of my best friends Jess and we spoke about it all the way home and I still couldn't tell you what came up for her. We are all just interested in what comes up for us that there honestly is no point in feeling self-conscious.

Everyone is too busy worrying about themselves...but in a good way