Visual Journaling as a Personal Well-Being Practice

For this project, the author explored the art of Visual Journaling as a personal well-being practice. Visual journaling is the use of creative expression to explore deeper or unknown emotions. One may use it as a form of art therapy or a well-being practice. The process includes intentional breathing (meditation), art creation and then written reflection about the creation. Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox created a book called Visual Journaling, Going Deeper than Words. In this book, you are guided through a 6 week course that includes a range of exercises with goals of understanding deeper emotions. This portfolio includes Lela's personal takeaways and reflections after following the 6-week course, offering insight into what did and did not work well for them. Additionally, the visual journal entries done by Lela are provided in chronological order with their corresponding exercise and chapter goals. This portfolio offers guidance to anyone wanting to try visual journaling in their own life!