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How to Start a Daily Journaling Habit That Actually Sticks

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What Happens When You Make Self-Care Creative?

What if the thing you've been missing isn't more rest, but more expression? Most of us think self-care means slowing down. And sometimes it does. But I noticed something over the years of managing my own anxiety: the moments that actually brought me back to myself weren't always the quiet ones. Really, they were rarely the quiet ones. What always brought me back were the moments when I made something. When I picked up my iPad and apple pencil, opened the adobe fresco app and

TAKING CARE

Mar 1

Grounding Techniques for Anxiety: How to Come Back to Yourself When Your Mind Won’t Quiet Down

Hey Friend, I was just sitting here reflecting on my panic attack era. What a time that was. I am so happy to have moved on from that and I hope that what I have to offer can help others who may be experiencing it. I almost exclusively had them while shopping alone in a mall or store. They were terrifying and back then I had no idea how to calm myself down. I just knew that I needed to get outside/to the car/back home and eventually I would calm down enough to function a

TAKING CARE

Feb 21

Brain Dump Journaling: Organize Your Chaotic Thoughts

Hey friend hey!, My brain has been an absolute tornado lately! Is it good ole peri? is it my thyroid levels? Is it parenting a pubescent boy? Idk but my brain feels like someone took all my thoughts and worries, put them in a blender with last week's to-do list, five incomplete dream memories, and all the things I was supposed to do yesterday and hit puree! Do you get what I'm saying? Like when you wake up at 3 AM because your brain decided it's the perfect time to remember

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Feb 13

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At My Table

May 4, 2026

One of my favorite comfort snacks is rice pudding. It's very nostalgic to me and holds a very special place in my hear. My Grandmother made it and unfortunately, not one person in the family learned to make it before she became an ancestor. Yet, every few months, I feel a raging craving for it. I like to think in those times, Grandma is around me. Anywho....Since I'm always trying to find healthier ways to eat things I like. I had the idea of making a chia rice pudding. After scouring the internet and trying to work with AI to find a way to make this work, I think I have a strong possibility. I will report back once it's done.

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Hi, I'm Nicki

Positively Penned is for women who are done just surviving their anxiety. Here we journal through it, tend to our whole selves (mind, body, nutrition, movement, all of it) and discover that tending to your anxiety changes everything. Including things you never expected.

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