Episode 38: Your Journaling Routine Doesn't Have to Be Perfect
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Hey friend, welcome back to The Journaling Room Podcast—I’m your host, Kendall Snyder, and today’s episode is for all of us who have a stack of half-used journals, five cute pens we swore would change our life, and a tiny whisper of guilt every time we see them sitting untouched.
Yep. We’re talking about the myth of the perfect journaling routine.
Spoiler alert: it doesn’t exist. Let’s go ahead and normalize inconsistency, talk about how to gently return to journaling when you’ve drifted, and remind ourselves why the point was never perfection—it was presence.
Here are 3 grace-based re-entry points:
1. The “One Thing” Prompt:
“What’s one thing I need to get out of my head today?”
2. The “What’s True” Check-In:
“What’s true about me right now—even if it’s messy?”
3. The “Restart” Sentence:
“It’s been a minute, but I’m back. Here’s what I’m thinking today…”
No shame. No pressure. Just a start. That’s the beauty of this practice. You can pick it up anytime.
Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay
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