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27 Evidence-Based Journaling Prompts

Drawn from the Pennebaker expressive-writing paradigm, the C.A.R.E. framework, Archetypal Journaling, Morning Pages, the Three-Prompt Clearing, and an autobiographical brainstorm. Clinician-curated, evidence-tiered, designed to be printed and kept.

What's inside

  • The full Pennebaker four-day block with day-by-day prompts and a brief safety note
  • The C.A.R.E. framework: Contact, Articulate, Reconfigure, Embody
  • The eleven sections of Archetypal Journaling (depth-psychology tradition)
  • The Three-Prompt Clearing for lower-stakes opening sessions
  • Morning Pages setup
  • Autobiography Brainstorm for seeing the arc of a life before writing any one part
  • Estimated minutes per prompt and evidence tier for each protocol

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