by Dr. Supriya Blair | Writing Exercises
We are all simultaneously living the phases of caterpillar, cocoon, and butterfly. We gather experiences as a caterpillar, go through our own personal alchemy/metamorphosis while cocooning, before we emerge as the transformed butterfly. Life is like this. One person’s... 
by Dr. Supriya Blair | Writing Exercises
I have kept a journal of some fashion (i.e., diary, journal, notebook, notepad) since late elementary/early junior high school. Journaling helps me clear my head, manage my energy, and soothe my feelings. Here are additional benefits of why you might benefit from... 
by Dr. Supriya Blair | Writing Exercises
One of the biggest benefits of writing/journaling lays in the fact that it is multimodal: it requires us to use our visual, auditory, and kinesthetic senses to see, hear, and touch. Activities, like journaling, that incorporate multiple senses allow us to more fully... 
by Dr. Supriya Blair | Writing Exercises
I have been a private person since I was young. It’s part of my personality. I feel most comfortable sharing my thoughts, my feelings, and my dreams with those closest to me. Part of my sense of privacy likely intensified as a result of struggling with people-pleasing... 
by Dr. Supriya Blair | Writing Exercises
There is wisdom embedded within struggle. The power of a reframe is shifting one’s perspective: asking how we can benefit from this challenge life has placed in front of us. In the battle between the mind and the heart, the heart knows; the mind only thinks it knows.... 
by Dr. Supriya Blair | Writing Exercises
I wrote this Chinese Proverb in the inside cover of my journal years ago: “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” I ran my fingers across these neatly written words I wrote when I was 23 and thought how these words ring so true in today’s...