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Christine Bergsma
- Apr 26, 2019
- 2 min
Suicide Aftermath
Suicide : the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally. This statement doesn’t make known the mental state of the mind at the time of suicide, but one can carefully assume that despair and irrational thoughts were present. Over the years, the view on suicide has changed a lot in some respects and not at all in others. In a secular society, the phrase death by/due to suicide has replaced the term committed suicide in order to steer away from th
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Christine Bergsma
- Feb 2, 2019
- 4 min
How to overcome the unfairness of death
In Journaling Through Loss and Grief we explore all aspects of the grieving process. Somehow we think that if a person lived a full life, died from natural causes at a very old age, death doesn’t seem so unfair. However if they died from a terminal illness as a child, a soldier in the military or as a victim of an accident or crime, there is a sense of unfairness to their death to those who are left behind. Allow yourself to ponder your own definition of unfairness of death f
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Christine Bergsma
- Jan 10, 2019
- 2 min
How to heal after divorce
By using your Journaling Through Divorce and Separation, you have taken control over your finances and the divorce proceedings. Ego’s suffer in divorce proceedings and airing your dirty laundry for all to see can leave you feeling sad, depressed and with a low self-esteem. This could be exasperated by seeing pictures of your ex enjoying a perceived grandiose lifestyle without you. There will also be times where you could wonder if it wasn’t better to stay in the relationship.
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Christine Bergsma
- Dec 29, 2018
- 2 min
The Empath's Guide to Divorce
Journaling Through Divorce and Separation is a workbook that saves you money in legal fees. As an empath, before we step into our power, we could feel overwhelmed, trying to please everyone, including the lawyer and this could muddy our legal proceedings in order to receive a fair judgement. As you’ll see in the journal, divorce is division of assets, nothing more, nothing less. The least amount of emotion and attachment we can have, the healthier we will come out of the divo
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Christine Bergsma
- Nov 6, 2018
- 3 min
5 Steps to Healing with Guided Journaling
You may not be able to change the outcome, but you can still make a difference. Let’s talk about life-altering events: infertility, cancer, loss, grief, divorce or anything else that flips your world upside down. Although we may not be “cured” from these life happenings, we can heal through guided journaling. Along with a guided journal on the specific topic that you are working through, take an empty journal and make a plan to become a holistically healed human with the
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Christine Bergsma
- Aug 7, 2018
- 3 min
Why Gratitude Journaling Doesn't Always Work
I attended a choir camp in high school and one of the leaders mentioned that he could make any statement into a positive. Naturally I challenged him with a few phrases and he would convert the sentence into a subtle but it could be worse response. The reason this strategy, similar to finding something to be grateful for in a difficult situation alone didn’t resonate with me is that the energy of the problem is shifted to something else. If I’m having lunch at work and my appl
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Christine Bergsma
- May 20, 2018
- 3 min
The Royal Wedding
While watching the Royal wedding we were all, in a sense reminded of the loss Harry experienced at a very young age. Over the year his grief must have been deepened by cruel speculations, conspiracies and often questioning his bloodline. How can a child live with the uncertainty whether his mother was killed by the same hands that put him to bed? Later in his life, Prince Harry was criticized about his lifestyle and choices, accused of taking after his late mother (a harsh co
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Christine Bergsma
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
What is Guided Journaling?
Have you ever started a journal, much like a New Year’s resolution just to get tired and bored by February? Life gets in the way and we tend to find a whole lot of excuses not to continue. The result: feeling like a failure or worse, giving up before we reap the benefits of our resolution. Journaling Through was created as a series of guided self-help journals. Self-help books have dominated the market for decades and are very inspirational. They provide us with stories of ot
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Christine Bergsma
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
How to Deal with the Loss of a Pet
Pets gives us affection, love and support. They are as close to us as a family member and a part of the household. Whether it is a cat, dog or other pet, their presence in our lives enhances our wellbeing. Their companionship when we need someone to talk to and not talk back, understand us in our silence and energizes us in our moments of joy. They share our lives with us through better and worse. Their lifespan is shorter than ours, perhaps to help us learn skills for grievi
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Christine Bergsma
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
Can Guided Journaling Cure Cancer?
In a conversation with one of my best friends, she mentioned hypnosis, an artificially induced state of consciousness, characterized by heightened suggestibility and guidance to direct her mind to quit smoking. She was very excited to try this technique to quit the bad habit, even if it was not “real” medicament. My instinctive reaction, but it is real. Your mind is a part of your body, it is real, because it is a part of you. When altering bad habits, it affects every part o
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Christine Bergsma
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
Do Men Journal?
“Journaling is probably only for women.” I found this take on journaling fascinating and had to investigate further. From experience I know that men aren’t always up for talking about their feelings, so how do we support them in their time of need? Josh started a new business with his wife and two daughters a few years ago. Shortly after, just as everything was falling into place for their family Grace was diagnosed with breast cancer. She ordered a copy of Journaling Through
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The world is facing a pandemic and with emotions and uncertainty running high, we bring you a playlist from people all over the world from all walks of life. As we navigate this time in history together, we return to the basics - human connection, authenticity and reintroduction to ourselves. Change is happening really fast and the ebbs and flow of the loss we feel about our previous normal can become overwhelming. Through journaling and other inward practices, we empower ourselves. We've been given a second chance to create the world we want after self-isolation. Join us as we continue to learn, grow and love together - separately in our homes.