Writing Your Best Self

Why Journaling Can Cut Stress, Reduce Burnout, And Support Your Mental Health

October 26, 2020 Georgina El Morshdy & Lamia Pardo
Writing Your Best Self
Why Journaling Can Cut Stress, Reduce Burnout, And Support Your Mental Health
Show Notes

In this episode, I'm super excited to introduce you to Lamia Pardo, the CEO and co-founder of Journify.co.  - an audio journaling & burnout tracking app.

After noticing an increase in burnout, Lamia decided to do something about it. So after extensive research, she created an audio journaling tool to help more people integrate mental wellbeing into their daily lives.

In this powerful episode, Lamia shares the findings from her research into the benefits of journaling as well as her own stories of how journaling has enhanced her life.

"It's all about letting your thoughts out without any restriction." 

Check out this episode to discover: 

  • How Lamia discovered the power of audio journaling. 
  • The social reasons that have normalised stress and anxiety and why this inspired Lamia to create solutions.
  • Real-talk. The importance of sharing the entire entrepreneurial journey, not just the curated version.  
  • The three journaling aha moments that Lamia discovered through her research. 
  • The powerful ways that Lamia's relationship with fear changed through her journaling. 
  • Why introspection and self-discovery can lead a magical life.

"Half of millennials quit their job in 2019 due to a mental health reason." 

  • How journaling helps you write your own identity through a process of personal evolution.
  • Weaving audio journaling into your everyday life to track how you change and transform over time.
  • The self-expression benefits of audio journaling. 
  • How to use trigger-based journaling to navigate your emotions and avoid making decisions you'll later regret. 
  • How Lamia has been journaling her way through COVID-19 for a women's history project. 
  • And more...

"As you clear out the thoughts in your brain, you can connect the dots a lot better."

Download Lamia's journaling prompts HERE.

Connect with Lamia: 

Further resources: Watch the journaling masterclass that Lamia and I co-hosted HERE

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I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!