In this podcast I talk about how to use cognitive techniques to cope with negative thoughts and feelings that surface during mediation.  I also talk about how to use the journaling task to challenge  these negative thoughts. It's important to reduce negative thoughts and feelings that may that may be resulting in maladaptive behaviours in your life which can lead to unhappiness. The powerful combination of mindfulness mediation and cognitive behavioural therapy techniques that can be used during journaling can help reduce negative thoughts and emotions and lead to a life where your day to day behaviours are in line with your goals, hopes, and dreams. 

In this episode, I talk about having a particularly difficult week because of side effects from some of cancer medication and how I've been using mindfulness mediation, journaling, and gratitude to cope. 

In this episode I paint a picture of what a typical mindfulness meditation journaling session looks like for me during the work week.

In this episode I talk about how I was introduced to meditation and journaling. I share my initial struggle when I first tried meditation and the positive experience I finally had years later.

In this episode I discuss the benefits of mindfulness found by researchers and that I've found personally. For further reading please look at this great article about the benefits of mindfulness by the American Psychological Association.

In this episode the definition of mindfulness is explored. This definition comes from Berkeley University's Greater Good Magazine.  Take a moment to listen to Jon Kabat-Zinn the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program talk about what mindfulness is. 

In this introductory podcast l share my journey with breast cancer.  I also discuss how I developed and used mindfulness journalling  to help me heal when I started the survivorship phase.  Mindfulness journals are available here. 

This podcast episode is an audio version of the body scan available at the beginning of the Moment: Mindfulness Journal to help ground people in the present as they prepare for mindfulness journalling.