Does your brain love to speed up right when you’re finallyready to rest?

If your mind feels like it’s juggling 37 open tabs—conversations, to-dos, worries, and “don’t forgets”—this episode is for you.

In this gentle, guided session, we’ll use art journaling togive some of that mental noise a softer place to land. You’ll move through a short grounding practice and then create a simple “mental container” on the page that helps you:

• Empty a few of those thoughts onto the pageinstead of holding them all in your head
• Draw a visual boundary that says, “This isenough for today.”
• Notice what’s loudest in your mind right now.

You don’t need to be “artistic” to do this. A pen, a bit ofpaper, maybe some colored pencils or crayons, and a few minutes of willing attention are enough.

This is a great episode to return to on nights when yourthoughts won’t settle, or anytime you notice your mind spinning and need a gentle reset.

Grab your journal or a scrap of paper, get comfy, and let’screate a little more space inside your mind—one page at a time.

If this episode helped your mind slow down even a little, here are a couple of ways to keep going:

📖 A Garden for the Soul Journal - My meditative art journal to gently support your creative self-care

✨ The Joy of Journaling Circle - A nurturing community for art journaling, calm, and creative self-discovery

Background music:

"Meditation Relaxing Music” by DanaMusic (Pixabay).

"Relaxing Music: Beautiful Nature by Tung Lam (Pixabay)