A PODCAST THAT MADE ME START JOURNALLING

And what a difference it made to my life....

Hello, dear readers!

I hope you are well and surviving January? We’ve had a true wintery January, haven’t we?

But, it’s getting close to 5.00pm now that it goes dark and doesn’t that bring a bit of comfort. Knowing that before long, it will be 6 or 7 o’clock before we need to switch on the lights and close the curtains :)

But we’re still in a “start of the year mode” and very much setting up intentions and rituals to make life better.

One thing I introduced in my daily routine a while ago was a bit of journalling. And in particular a method of journalling (very quick and simple) that has been devised by a doctor who has numerous case studies where he can evidence that by journalling, people can improve how they think about their lives.

That doctor is Dr Rangan Chatterjee. I’m sure some of you will have already discovered him and his total wisdom. He’s a doctor with decades of experience which he’s poured into a plethora of podcast episodes. And has a published of wellbeing books all based in science and his experience.

It was whilst I hadn’t and a social media post for this particular episode (the first one of 2024) crossed my radar. I had scheduled a long walk around a country park near my home and thought I’d listen to the episode as I walked. I was curious….

The episode was called “How To Make 2024 Your Best Year: 3 Questions To Ask Yourself.” Being a total sucker for anything that promises how to improve your life, I started to listen to this one as I started my walk.