Journaling for Power: More Than Pages, 
It's Practice

They told us journaling was about stress relief.

A wellness activity.

A cute habit. 

A gratitude list. 

A stickered notebook with neat bullet points and the occasional glitter pen.

But what if it’s more than that?

What if journaling is a radical practice of remembrance? 

A quiet rebellion against the systems that silence, erase, or distort our truths?

At And Yet She Thrived, we believe journaling isn’t just 

self-care—it’s a path to self-liberation.

We come to the page to tell the truth we were never allowed to speak aloud. 

To name what hurts and what heals. 

To unlearn what shame taught us. 

To whisper our way back to power. 

Journaling becomes the place where we take ourselves seriously, perhaps for the first time.

And no, it doesn’t have to be pretty.

It doesn’t have to be daily.

It doesn’t have to be Instagrammable.

It just has to be honest.

Because on the page, we are not being watched. 

We are being witnessed.

This is what makes journaling revolutionary. 

In a world that demands performance, we choose authenticity. 

In a culture that encourages disconnection, we return to ourselves. 

We pick up the pen not to escape, but to excavate. 

We reclaim language on our own terms. 

We dare to tell the truth when it’s still tender.

Journaling is not about writing well. It’s about writing real.

We write because the world often gaslights our reality. 

Because we are told to smile when we want to scream. 

Because the narratives handed to us rarely reflect the complexity of our lived experiences. 

Because in a society obsessed with speed, journaling dares to slow down and ask: 

What do I really think? 

What do I really feel?

Journaling is where we:

• Make meaning out of the chaos
• Reclaim stories that were interrupted or denied
• Clarify our needs, our boundaries, our dreams
• Hold space for all the parts of ourselves, especially the ones we hide from others
• Begin to see patterns and truths that help us understand not just what happened—but what it meant

Journaling for power means using your voice, 

even when no one else is listening.

It’s practicing truth so that when the moment comes to speak it, you’re ready. 

It’s preparing your body and your mind for a life that honors who you really are—not just who you've been told to be.

This practice builds resilience. 

When we journal, we are laying bricks of self-trust. 

We are developing emotional muscle. 

And most importantly, we are writing ourselves into existence in a world that often pretends not to see us.

You don’t need fancy prompts or perfect handwriting.

You need a page.

You need a pen.

You need permission to start.

So here it is:

Permission granted.

You are allowed to write yourself back into the center of your own story. 

You are allowed to let the page hold your anger, your grief, your joy, and your clarity. 

You are allowed to begin again—over and over.

Because journaling isn’t just for keeping memories.

It’s for making history.

🖤
—Toya
Founder, And Yet She Thrived