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You're listening to the Journal Party podcast where every week we get together for the ultimate journal jam session as we journal through life together as a community. My name's Alex Galler, and I'll be your host. So, Here's how it works. I'll give you a journal prompt and a groove, and you just start writing. After a few minutes, you'll hear a little bell that sounds like this, and we'll move on to the next prompt. After a couple minutes, you'll hear that bell again, and we'll move on to the next prompt and we'll just keep going on like that until we're finished. Feel free to write on whatever you like or even just follow along in your car. If you finish before the bell, you can try to dig deeper and elaborate or just chill out and enjoy the tunes. Don't overthink it. There's no wrong way to do this, so welcome to the party journal party. What's up party people? Do you ever catch yourself being a jerk to yourself? Negative self-talk can be detrimental to our mental health, and it's essential to overcome it to lead a happier life. In today's episode, we aim to provide a safe space for you to identify the root of your negative self-talk and develop a more positive outlook towards yourself. That's why today we're gonna be working through five journal prompts designed to gradually shift your mindset towards positive self-talk. Go ahead, grab your journals, and let's get going. For prompt number one, we're gonna be focusing on positive feedback. Think back to a time when someone gave you positive feedback, a compliment or express gratitude towards you. Write down how it made you feel and why. Think back to a time when someone gave you positive feedback, a compliment or expressed gratitude towards you. Write down how it made you feel and why. Okay, now let's identify patterns in negative self-talk. Write down negative self-talk that you frequently experience. Look for patterns in the things that you say to yourself. Identify triggers and write down the circumstances in which negative self-talk happens. Write down negative self-talk that you frequently experience. Look for patterns in the things that you say to yourself. Identify triggers and write down the circumstances in which negative self-talk happens. All right, let's keep it going with prompt number three. For this one, we're gonna visualize your ideal self. Imagine yourself without any self-doubt or negative self-talk. What would your ideal self look like? How would you behave? Write down what you see and aim to embody those qualities more often. Imagine yourself without any self-doubt or negative self-talk. What would your ideal self look like? How would you behave? Write down what you see and aim to embody those qualities more often. All right. Let's start to shift our focus to gratitude. Make a list of three things you're grateful for. It can be as simple as sunshine or a cup of coffee. Write them down and reflect on why they bring you joy. Make a list of three things that you're grateful for. Write them down and reflect on why they bring you joy. Okay. For this last prompt, we're gonna challenge your negative self-talk. For every negative thought that you've had lately, write down two positive affirmations. For every negative thought you have, write down two positive affirmations. All righty folks. Those are our prompts for the day. Hopefully, you're starting to feel a bit of a shift towards positivity, so thank you so much for joining us today. I really wish you the best of luck in developing a more positive outlook towards yourself. Remember, it's not always easy, but it is possible, so never give up and if you need help, Get it. There's no shame in that. All right, what else? We got? Nothing. Okay. Hit me up on Twitter and Instagram at journal party, omg. Or even better, join our private Facebook group, the links in the show notes. I would love to hear your thoughts and please send in your request for different prompt themes. Also be sure to check out our mobile guided journaling app that's available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Just search for journal party, or check the show notes for the link. We've got an evergreen version of this negative self-talk busting program in there, as well as a bunch of other guided journaling programs that I know you're gonna love and a growing community of pen to paper journals. And we would just love to have you and I think you'll enjoy it. And if you enjoyed today's show, please leave a review and spread the words so that we can make. This an even bigger party next week, and I hope you have a wonderful week this week. Party on.
