Reclaiming Your Voice – The Power of Journaling & Self-Expression ✍️
So Now We Know Fear’s Tricks—What Do We Do About It?
We’ve explored how fear shapes perception, keeping us feeling stuck, anxious, and powerless. But now comes the real question:
How do we break free?
The first step isn’t about changing the world around you. It’s about changing your relationship with yourself—the way you process, express, and navigate your internal world.
And one of the most powerful, life-changing ways to do that?
Journaling.
Wait—don’t roll your eyes just yet.
I know what you’re thinking.
“I don’t like writing.”
“I just want to read, not do homework.”
“What if someone reads it?”
“What if I don’t even know what to say?”
Trust me, I had all those excuses too. But here’s the thing—journaling isn’t about writing beautifully. It’s not about making sense. It’s about letting your thoughts exist somewhere outside of your head.
And once you do that, something shifts.
Why Journaling Works (Even When You Don’t Want to Do It)
Fear thrives in the unspoken, the vague mental spirals that go unquestioned. But when you put your thoughts onto paper, they lose their power.
What felt overwhelming suddenly becomes just words.
And words can be:
Questioned.
Reframed.
Released.
Think of it this way—when you keep everything locked inside your head, it loops endlessly, recycling the same emotions over and over. But the moment you write it down, your brain does something amazing:
It processes it.
It moves it from emotional chaos to structured thought.
It makes space for something new.
Journaling isn’t just about “writing down your feelings.” It’s a direct line to your subconscious, a way to access thoughts, fears, and ideas that might otherwise stay buried.
The Ego vs. The Higher Self – Tapping into Your Inner Wisdom
There’s a quieter voice inside you, one that’s been drowned out by fear, logic, and external noise. You might have caught glimpses of it before—that gut instinct that knows what’s right before you have a chance to overthink it.
Some people call this the higher self, the intuitive mind, or simply inner wisdom.
But most of the time, this voice gets overpowered by the ego—the part of us that wants to rationalise, explain, and control everything.
Journaling helps you cut through the noise and hear your real voice again.
It’s a direct conversation with your unfiltered, uncensored self—the one that knows what it truly wants before fear or logic gets in the way.
How I Discovered This (Without Even Meaning To)
I never thought of myself as a writer. I’ve spent most of my adult life working as a nurse, I thought I never had time for creative pursuits, it seemed silly even to me — at the time. But something in me knew I needed a change.
I came across The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron—a book that, at the time, I had no idea would change my life. I haven’t even finish reading it yet, but I started doing one thing from it:
I began journaling every morning.
No structure. No purpose. Just dumping thoughts onto the page, however they came out.
At first, it felt pointless. But over time, I started noticing something.
The more I wrote, the clearer my mind became.
I started recognising patterns in my fears, the stories I was telling myself, the limiting beliefs that weren’t even mine to begin with.
I wasn’t just writing—I was unpacking my own mind in real time.
And the wildest part? This daily journaling eventually led to the creation of Fires of Alchemy.
Not because I planned it.
Not because I was “trying” to be a writer.
Just because I let myself express freely—without judgment, without agenda.
The Exercise: Freewriting to Clear the Mind
If you’re willing to try this, here’s how to start.
Step 1: Write three pages, I use A5 sized spiral notebooks (or set a timer for 10 minutes).
Step 2: Don’t filter or edit anything—just let your thoughts flow.
Step 3: Keep going, even if you write “I don’t know what to write” ten times.
The key is to bypass the logical mind and just let whatever is there come out.
No one is grading this. No one is reading it. It doesn’t have to make sense.
What matters is that you start letting yourself speak.
Reclaiming Your Voice (And Why It’s Been Taken From You)
We live in a world that trains us to be consumers rather than creators.
From childhood, we’re encouraged to absorb information, follow rules, seek approval, and fit into expectations—rather than express ourselves freely.
So it makes sense that when we sit down to journal, a voice in our head says:
“This is stupid.”
“I don’t know what to say.”
“I don’t want to sound crazy.”
But that’s not you.
That’s years of conditioning—of being told to be quiet, fit in, and ignore your own voice in favour of external validation.
The simple act of writing your thoughts down is an act of rebellion. It’s a way of saying:
“I refuse to be a passive observer in my own life.”
“I am willing to hear myself again.”
And once you start listening to yourself, everything changes.
The Magic of Less Consuming, More Creating
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or creatively blocked, I want you to consider something:
Are you spending more time consuming than creating?
Scrolling endlessly, absorbing everyone else’s thoughts.
Watching instead of doing.
Reading instead of expressing.
Creativity isn’t just about art. It’s about engagement with your own mind.
Journaling is the simplest way to switch from passive consumption to active creation—even if no one ever reads a single word.
And the more you create, the clearer your path becomes.
What’s Next?
Journaling is just one tool—but it’s a powerful starting point.
Over the coming blog posts we will explore other tools we have available to us to break the fear loop.
✍️ Journaling Prompt:
If my inner voice had no fear of being judged, misunderstood, or silenced… what would it say today?
Write freely. Let the voice that’s been waiting speak—without editing, explaining, or trying to make sense. It might surprise you.
