This may be
The write of your life.
I want to get you journaling and keep you journaling.
Hi, I’m Ant
Do you like the idea of journaling more than actually doing it?
You’ve heard journaling is helpful. Even dipped your toe into the research (yes, there’s science behind it, mountains of it). So you buy the journal and another and another. And then you barely touch them.
Maybe you only write when you’re furious. Maybe you’ve scribbled out a few things and then wondered, “Why am I keeping this? What’s the point?” Maybe you did it, but it became a chore.
Or maybe you’re the opposite? You love it, you can’t get enough. You’re the everyday-to-twice-a-day writer.
Wherever you fall on this spectrum, this is a place for you.
My life shifted when I went from journaling for myself to helping others find their voice. Journaling is massively rewarding, but like any discipline, it gets easier the more you do it and the more you know how to do it.
Telling someone to journal without showing them how, is sort-of like telling someone to “eat healthy” without ever explaining nutrition, the options and what’s even right for them.
Journal writing is simple. Not fancy. Not complicated. But for it to become the fulfilling, steadying, helpful and soul-stirring practice it can be, there are a few things worth learning: rhythms, techniques, prompts, and ways to approach the page that make you want to come back again and again.
Some people want a template. I have developed those. I’ll teach you how to put your pen to paper in every season, not just the hard ones. What to lean into and when. Don’t be overwhelmed by the thought of journaling. I will teach you how to reach for your journal when life is beautiful and brimming, not only when you’re unravelling.
I’ll show you what I’ve learned across my twenty-something-thousand hours of journaling. I have written a book on journaling, taught countless courses, studied and conducted research, and engaged in deep dives into this craft because I’m obsessed with it.
None of those journals are meant to gather dust. They are meant to shift you towards your best life. You will be surprised by your own revelations because you gave yourself time! You’ll discover your voice. On paper. And in person. You’ll get excited about your words and how they are shaping your world. You’ll build a rhythm that holds you, and grounds you.
And I’m pretty convinced after a decade of doing this that you’ll find that journaling moves from something you should do, to something that your heart wants to do and pulls you into again and again.
Welcome to
It’s the work that breathes life into all other work.
I want to grow old with an increasingly soft heart. A heart too soft to store up cynicism or resentment, and wide open to ongoing forgiveness.
I aspire to be a bridge-builder rather than a wall-maker, emotionally in tune so that the chorus of my soul is empathy and compassion.
I’m intentionally pursuing a life that makes it hard for my heart to grow cold; one that beats warmly and welcomes genuine connections. I want to be a flexible old gal: full of curiosity, wonder, and awe at the world around me and the people who fill it. Strong and brave enough to reach the dusty cobwebs of fear and anxiety and sweep them clean with faith, hope, and love instead. A heart stares down uncertainty and refuses to let it overwhelm and paralyse me.
May that powerful and robust positioning of my heart develop it into a more selfless one with every trip around the sun. I’m intent on becoming the most loving and fun-loving version of myself around.
and this takes heart work
My storytelling journey
I studied to be a journalist, worked in television production, produced a podcast, and am a photographer. I have always written – articles, scripts, research, poetry, and far-too-long text messages. Somewhere amidst it all, I started teaching others to do this thing called journaling, which I was (and still am) unusually passionate about.
(My full and formal CV is below if you want that sort of thing).
“We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.”
– Jimmy Neil Smith

