4. Journaling helps you develop a plan to
protect and maintain your energy
Writing helps increase your understanding of what
maintains and depletes your energy. As an empathic helper,
it is important to learn how to protect your energies from
people, places and situations. There are numerous ways to
set boundaries and limits. Once you find what works for
you, implement these strategies into your daily schedule.
As you write, think about what gives you energy and
fuels your passion. Use your journal to write about all you
accomplish in a day, what you are grateful for and what is
good about you as a person. When you experience a tough
day, look back on these and remember there are brighter
days ahead. Not all caregiving is bad or difficult. There are
positive memories, moments of laughter and triumphs
(no matter how small they may be). Record these good
moments in your journal.
How do I get started?
• Get a journal and a pen to write with- Purchase a
prompted journal or blank one, along with a writing
instrument.
• Next create solitude- Give yourself ten minutes a day
of alone time. This could be when you wake up or before
you go to bed.
• Now you have created a time and space to journal,
there are no restrictions. Write about whatever you like
each day, even briefly. Remember, you can speak what is
on your mind but there is a certain power in seeing your
truth in the written word.
Lisa Hutchison is a licensed mental health psychotherapist,
writing coach and bestselling author of I Fill My Cup: A
Journal for Compassionate Helpers. Lisa has created a
counseling/coaching program for empathic helpers to
rejuvenate their depleted energies.
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