Being a new mom means lots of new responsibilities, but it can also mean a lot of new emotions. The first weeks with your new baby can be a time of both physically and emotionally challenge. But you can learn to manage effectively and cope with your postpartum emotions in a healthy way. Journaling is one of them.
Journaling has many positive benefits. Journaling can help with your personal growth and development as a new mom. By frequently writing down your thoughts you can gain insight into your anxieties, behaviors, and moods to help keep the baby blues in check.
Journaling is a caring gesture for your mind and soul. To get started, just take 10-30 minutes to write down what and how you are feeling. Try not to think too hard about what you are writing. Just keep your pen moving. Here are 30 writing prompts to get you started.
- What are the things you couldn’t imagine living without?
- How would you like your home to feel?
- Who are the people in your life who sincerely support you?
- When was the last time you laughed until you cried?
- Make a list of 20 things that make you smile.
- Make a list of everything you want to say yes to.
- What is one secret no one would suspect of you?
- What inspired you in the past, before you were a mother?
- What are the choices that haunt you?
- What are ten things you want your baby to know about you?
- What mistakes do you need to forgive yourself for?
- What are the things that scare you about being a mother?
- What did you think being grown up would feel like?
- What are ten words to describe yourself?
- What is the best gift you’ve ever received?
- List ten things that make you feel loved
- List five things that you love about your family
- Write a letter to your younger self.
- What are the words you like to live by?
- What is your favorite way to spend the day?
- What is your most joyful, playful childhood memory?
- Where would you go if you could go anywhere right now?
- Name five qualities you love about yourself.
- What do you wish others knew this about you?
- What does abundance look like for you?
- What’s surprised you the most about your life?
- Make a list of everything you want to say “no” to.
- What are five things about motherhood that no one told you?
- What makes you feel strong?
- What is your biggest goal and how will you achieve it?
