Episode 57: The Perfect Holiday Myth: Rewriting Your Script With Grace
Do you ever feel like you’re falling short during the holidays?If you do, welcome to The Journaling Room. I’m Kendall, and this episode is especially for the mom who feels like everyone else is doing ...
9 Dec 202513min
Episode 56: When Christmas Doesn't Feel Like Christmas
Before we jump in today, I want to share something that might surprise you: not every Christmas feels like Christmas. And if that’s where you are right now—you are not alone. Welcome back to The Journ...
2 Dec 202513min
Episode 55: Letting Go of Unrealistic Holiday Expectations
Maybe your family dynamics are complicated. Maybe the pressure to make everything perfect feels heavy. Maybe you already know that certain conversations, certain people, or certain patterns will be st...
25 Nov 202517min
Episode 54: Finding Gratitude When It Doesn't Come Naturally
Before we begin today’s episode, I want to say this: if you clicked on an episode about gratitude but you aren’t feeling grateful… you are still welcome here. This space is for you, exactly as you are...
18 Nov 202515min
Episode 53: How to Handle Pressure at the Thanksgiving Table
Today we’re talking about something that shows up quietly every November — the pressure at the Thanksgiving table.Whether you’re a mom juggling everyone’s food preferences and emotions… a college stud...
11 Nov 202513min
Episode 52: When You Can't Fix It: Writing to Make Peace With What Is
We’re surrounded by cultural images of the “perfect” holiday table — smiling families, gratitude flowing, laughter in every corner. And sometimes it does look like that. But often, it doesn’t.Maybe th...
4 Nov 20259min
Episode 51: From Resentment to Release: A Journaling Practice for When You're Tired of Carrying It
It’s that quiet bitterness that builds up when we feel unappreciated, overlooked, or wronged. Sometimes it shows up in marriage, sometimes in parenting, sometimes in friendships or even in the workpla...
28 Okt 202510min
Episode 50: "I'm Fine" (but actually not): How to Journal Through Disconnection
On the outside, we say it with a smile, keep moving, keep working, keep parenting. But inside? We’re tired. We’re hurting. We’re angry. Or maybe we’re just numb. “I’m fine” has become the mask we wear...
21 Okt 20259min
