Bringing It All Together: A Journaling Exercise
Day 7: The Language We Use
If you are receiving this post today, and are new to The Miscarriage Therapist, this post is part of a 14 day series. You can review the previous days before starting with this day.
Today, let’s reflect on the last seven days of this journey. We will bring together our thoughts and feelings. This is important as we will start, next week, to understand how we speak to ourselves impacts the way we engage with others. This work will allow us to build resilience, compassion, and empathy, when we hear all of the invalidating things that come with pregnancy loss.
Journaling
What prevalent thoughts have I noticed over the last seven days?
How do I feel when these thoughts arise?
I am practicing self-kindness by…
Are my thoughts those of common humanity, or comparative suffering? How do I feel when I am in a space of common humanity? How do I feel when I compare my suffering to others’ sufferings?
What are my true, core beliefs, around pregnancy loss?
How do my core beliefs differ from how I speak to myself?
How do my core beliefs make me feel?
Are there certain thoughts that I can now reframe? Write these thoughts in a way that you believe them, not what you think they “should” be.
I welcome you to share, reach out, or send me a message!
I’m looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow for Day 8.