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The Rogue Mind Journaling Club | Nervous System, Overwhelm, Writing Prompts, Burnout, Anxious

The Rogue Mind Journaling Club | Nervous System, Overwhelm, Writing Prompts, Burnout, Anxious
Katie Crews: Journal Therapy and Life Coach, K-12 Educator, Blogger & Author 21 episodes Oct 27, 2026
Hosted by Katie Crews, The Rogue Mind Journaling Club explores how strategic journaling can help calm everyday anxiety, manage ADHD-related overwhelm, and reduce burnout. Katie draws on her experience as a mom, educator, and longtime journal-keeper to share simple writing prompts and practical reflection strategies. Episodes focus on organizing thoughts, unloading intense emotions, and supporting nervous system regulation. The show also reflects her Christian faith and aims to help listeners reclaim their minds and build a written record of personal growth.
Episodes

020: From Mental Clutter to Clarity: How Handwritten Journaling Helps You Untangle Your Thoughts
Hi Loves!
You're invited to come join my Substack for more journaling content here: https://theroguemindjournalingclub.substack.com/
And if you're interested in journal therapy or life coaching with me, you can book a free Meet & Greet at www.roguemindliving.com/roguemindcoaching.
And if you're more of a casual follower for now, you can find me on Instagram @roguemindliving.
On today's episode

019: Feeling anxious, scattered, and stuck? 10 Mental and Emotional Benefits of Journaling Over Time
Hi Loves!
You're invited to come join my Substack for more journaling content here: https://theroguemindjournalingclub.substack.com/
And if you're interested in journal therapy or life coaching with me, you can book a free Meet & Greet at www.roguemindliving.com/roguemindcoaching.
In this episode, I share ten ways that journaling over time can really benefit our connection with our whole self.

018: Is your nervous system flooding? Grounded journaling for anger, grief, overwhelm, and anxiety
Hi Girls!
If you're interested in journal therapy or life coaching, I would love to meet you. You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/roguemindcoaching
In this episode of The Rogue Mind Journaling Club Podcast, I focus on the words drainage and containment. Both words have conjure pretty specific images of natural disasters and medical problems, but both are also b

017: Struggling to start the tasks on your list? The exact to-do list framework to hack your brain into high gear.
Hi Girls!
If you're interested in journal therapy or life coaching, I would love to meet you. You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowercoaching
You can join my mailing list here, for monthly newsletter content about journaling tools, life coaching transformation, and my own journaling practice: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub
In this episod

016: Stuck in overthinking a big decision? Try this 3-step journaling method for clarity
Hi Girls!
If you're interested in journal therapy or life coaching, I would love to meet you. You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowercoaching
You can join my mailing list here, for monthly newsletter content about journaling tools, life coaching transformation, and my own journaling practice: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub
In this episod

015: Do Big Life Changes Rock Your Identity? How to Journal for Self-Trust and Confidence
Hi Girls!
If you're interested in journal therapy or life coaching, I would love to meet you. You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowercoaching
You can join my mailing list here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub
And connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving
In this episode, I share the ways journaling can support us during big life change

014: Journaling When You Don’t Have Words--Writing Scripture to Calm Anxiety and Transform Your Mind
Hi Girls!
If you're interested in journal-based life coaching, I would love to meet you. You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowercoaching
You can join my mailing list here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub
And connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving
In today's episode, I talk about the amazing benefits for our mind and soul of writing

013: Overtaxed and Overstimulated-Journaling for a Grumpy Nervous System
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And if you're interested in journal-based life coaching, I would love to work with you. I'm in the process of getting my ICF coaching certification and for now, my prices are super low! You can book a free Meet & Greet call here: www.roguemindliving.com/gir

012: When Journaling and Nature Come Together--Self Care for the Body, Soul, and Brain
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You can join my mailing list here: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub
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And come check out my coaching: www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowercoaching
In today's episode, I share a beautiful adventure I had journaling in outdoors Portland last week. I talk about all the awesome neuroscience behind the benefits of journaling like lower

011: When You Can’t Be Everyone’s Brain--Sharing the Mental Load Through Journaling
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And the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/journalingforwomenandgirls
In today's episode, I talk about the overwhelm that comes from being everyone else's brain and I share a few strategies to use journaling to share that mental load. I used to be a teache

010: When Anxiety, ADHD, and Busyness Take Over: Quick-List Journaling for Presence and Creativity
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In today's episode, I share the potential of lists to bring calm, focus, presence, and playfulness to your mind. It's a way to capture the beauty of your world, ground your spinning whee

009: Has crisis-mode taken over your nervous system? Use this 3-step journaling method to process a crisis
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In this episode, I share with you my doozy of a week and the 3-step journaling I took myself through to process all the things being thrown at me. May your week be smoother than mine, an

008: Does Mental Clutter Sidetrack Your Prayers? Journaling to Turn Scattered Thoughts into Sacred Focus
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In this episode, I share 4 powerful ways to journal our prayers, enhancing our conversation and connection to God. Remember that God wants our presence more than our eloquence, our hones

007: When Life Feels Too Busy--Journaling to Enhance Presence, Memory, and Perspective
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So I had a whole plan for this episode, but then I found this journal entry from one of my many years at Lake Tahoe, and I was inspired to share my own journaling journey with you. We we

006: When the Worry Overwhelms Your Working Memory--Journaling for Nervous System Sleep and Focus
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In this episode, I share with you something I've heard called Worry Time journaling. It's a quick tool to use in the morning or the evening (or both!) to contain your worries, free up

005: Ready to organize your overwhelm? 5 Powerful Brain Benefits of Journaling
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In this episode, I share five powerful ways the act of journaling benefits our brains, mental health, and even our bodies.
Building a journaling practice can be a beautiful way to bring calm and clarity by helping you name your feelings, recognize patterns, feed your do

004: Are you feeling overwhelmed by too much change too fast? 3 Ways to Capture Your Thoughts and Ease Your Working Memory
Hi Friends!
In this episode, I share two reasons why thoughts about big changes can take over our mind and three journaling prompts to help unload your working memory when it gets overwhelmed by thoughts about big change.
You can join my mailing list at www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub.
You can connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving

003: 10 Ways Journaling Has Empowered My Mind (and can empower yours too!)
Hey girls! In today's episode I share a journal entry from early motherhood when nothing felt like my own, not even my mind. Then I share 10 ways that journaling has empowered my mind, from building resilience and empathy, to giving me perspective and enhancing my memory.
Want to join my mailing list for weekly stories, prompts, and journaling tips? Head over to www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjo

002. Journaling for Overwhelm: When the World is Too Much to Carry
When the endless news cycle and the endless spinning thoughts about it get to be too much, we need a way to bring order to the chaos. In this episode, I share my methods for journaling about current events.
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001. Is Your Nervous System Running on Empty? Use This Quick 5-Minute Journaling Method to Reset in the Moment
Hey Ladies!
This episode is all about journaling for those frazzled moments when we don't have time, but we're overwhelmed. Let's get those thoughts and feelings onto paper, contained, and out of our heads. This journaling method is quick and grounding, combining writing with breathing and physical connection to our mind.
Join my mailing list at www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub
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Trailer: The Girl Power Journaling Club
Welcome to the Girl Power Journaling Club! In this podcast, we learn ways to regulate our nervous system, calm mental and emotional clutter, and build executive functioning skills through journaling.
You can join my mailing list at www.roguemindliving.com/girlpowerjournalingclub
And connect with me on Instagram @roguemindliving.
I'm glad you're here. Let's go live joyful, not anxious!
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