Benefits of journaling for mums, plus 50 journal prompts

There are many benefits of journaling, especially for mums, but if you’re not quite sure what journaling is, and how it can help you, here is some information on what it actually is, what the benefits of journaling are, and 50 fantastic journaling prompts to help you get started.

What is journaling?

Journaling is the practice of writing down your thoughts, feelings, and experiences on paper, as a way to provide clarification on things you’re unclear about, to help you process your feelings towards something, and even to help you organise your life.

Journaling is a great self-care activity for mums, as it gives you time to reflect, tend to your own needs, and even start to forge a life outside of motherhood.

Journaling can take many forms, including diary entries, brainstorming, list making, brain dumps, random thoughts, or anything else you need, as it’s a very personal practice.

How to start journaling as a mum

The best way to start journaling is to simply start writing, don’t edit, don’t over think, don’t judge yourself, just write what comes to mind.

Journaling the same time each day is the best way to make journaling a daily habit, which you can do when the kids are in bed, as part of your morning routine, or any other time that suits you the best.

The benefits of journaling

Here are just some of the benefits of journaling.

Reduces stress

One of the physical benefits of journaling is to reduce stress levels.

Writing down your thoughts, worries, fears, and anything that may be causing overwhelm, allows you to identify ways to overcome them, and can give you a new perspective on them, making them less stressful than you once thought.

Helps improve your memory

As mums we have a million and one things on our to do lists, making it hard to remember everything.

One of the benefits of journaling is to write down everything that you need to do, the act of doing this helps you determine what’s important, so you can schedule these things into a calendar, so they actually get done.

Aids goal achievement

One of the best ways to achieve your mum goals is to define them, then write down the steps you need to take to achieve them, which is easily done in a journal.

Improves mental health

There are many mental health benefits of journaling, one of these is helping you to work through any problems, fears, or concerns you have, which you can do by writing down how important these things are to your day to day life, and what significance they really have.

Helps with expressing gratitude

Writing everything that you’re grateful for in a journal helps you to appreciate the positive aspects of your life, which helps you to be more positive, optimistic, and generally happier.

Great for problem solving

Writing things down that you need help with, allows you to develop a plan to solve them.

It can also help you to work out how you typically solve problems, so you can make changes if needed.

50 journal prompts for mums

If you’ve decided that you’d like to give journaling a try, here are 50 fantastic journal prompts that you can answer, to help you experience the benefits of journaling first hand.

1. How can I start being more intentional with my time?
2. 3 things I’d like to improve about myself are?
3. What can I let go of so I can move forward in my life?
4. What are 3 things I love about my current stage of motherhood?
5. What are 3 things I’m finding challenging about my current stage of motherhood, and how can I accept them?
6. How do I procrastinate, and how can I stop?
7. How can I slow down and enjoy life more?
8. Can I do anything differently with my second child to make mum life easier?
9. What does friendship look like for me, and what can I do to be a better friend?
10. What are my top 3 priorities for the week, and how will I achieve them?
11. What can I do differently today that I didn’t do yesterday?
12. What are my anger triggers, and what can I do to stop them?
13. How can I stop being hard on myself as a mum?
14. What are 3 things I love about my partner, and how can I show them what they are?
15. What traits do I want to encourage in each of my kids?
16. How can I do to encourage independence in my kids?
17. What do I need to do to end the day positively?
18. What’s one thing I need to work on as a mum, how can I start doing it?
19. What can I do to have more quality time with my kids?
20. How can I get alone time as a mum?
21. What do I wish I had more time for, and how can I start to make time for things that matter?
22. What hobbies would I like to start?
23. Is there something I want to achieve, what do I need to do to achieve it?
24. How can my family have more fun together?
25. Is there anything I wanted to learn before becoming a mum, and if I still want to learn it how can I?
26. How can I make my kids and partner happy today?
27. What will I miss about having little kids?
28. What things can I do at night that are just for me?
29. What do I need to do everyday to ensure I’m taking care of myself?
30. What can I do to help my partner overcome anything they’re struggling with?
31. What can I do to help my kids overcome anything they’re struggling with?
32. The top 3 challenges I faced today were
33. What plans can I make to ensure I have something to look forward to?
34. Self-care ideas that I want to start implementing are
35. How can I overcome feelings of mum burnout?
36. 3 goals that I have for the next month, and how I plan to achieve them are
37. I feel my best when
38. I feel my worst when
39. I’m grateful for my family because
40. How would I spend a weekend to myself?
41. How can I better express myself to others?
42. My worst trait is, and I’m going to work on it by
43. How can I be more present with my family?
44. What’s stopping me from having the relationship with my kids that I’m seeking?
45. What can I work on with my partner?
46. How can I help my kids stand up for themselves?
47. What memories do I want my kids to take with them into adulthood?
48. 5 Family traditions I’d like to start are
49. 5 family goals our family can set are
50. How can I make our house more of a home?

Writing down your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in the form of journaling has many benefits, from stress reduction, improvements in memory, helping you to achieve your goals, and helping you to make sense of any challenges you may be facing in your daily mum life.

Being consistent with journaling, and writing down whatever comes to mind, without censoring it, or judging yourself on it, is the best way to ensure that journaling is a natural part of your self-care activities, and part of your daily life.

Is journaling something you’re interested in or currently do, and how does it help you?