Maybe you’ve felt the tug to begin an art journal but aren’t sure where to start…

You’re not alone. So many women I meet feel that quiet pull — to gather scraps of paper, to dip into paint, to lay their hearts down on the page — but they hesitate. They wonder if it has to be beautiful, if it’s only for “real artists,” or if they even have anything worth expressing. Let me offer this: an art journal isn’t about creating a polished masterpiece. It’s about discovery. It’s about giving shape to what you feel, to what you can’t yet say, to the parts of your story that need a safe, colorful container.

If I’m being honest, when The Soulful Journey first came to me, I thought my art and my guiding work were two separate parts of my life — one playful and personal, the other purposeful and meant to serve.

But the more morning pages I wrote and art journal pages I filled, the more I began to see it: they were never separate.

Every brushstroke, every torn scrap of paper, every mark made in my journals has been part of the same unfolding. The art I make and the truths I share are simply two ways of telling the same story — my Soulful Journey, lived in color and in words.

I didn’t set out to build a body of work.
I followed a whisper.
A quiet longing I could barely name —
to feel connected again
to something true,
to honor my story instead of hiding it,
to create not just for show,
but for soul.

There wasn’t a single moment of revelation.

No lightning bolt. No sky-splitting “aha.” Just a slow, quiet unfolding—a soft rhythm of noticing, creating, retreating, returning.

I used to think my path had to make sense in hindsight. That all the creative experiments, the shifting seasons of my life, the pauses and pivots, would eventually lead to a singular destination. A place where I could say, “Here I am. This is what I do. This is who I am.”

But the truth? That place never quite arrived.

Beginning can feel like the hardest part.

Whether you’re returning to your creativity after a long pause or standing on the edge of something entirely new, it’s easy to get stuck in the swirl of “Where do I start?” and “What if I get it wrong?”

I’ve been there, too. More than once.

There are seasons when the throughline feels clear—when the work flows, the pages fill, and your hands know exactly what they’re doing.

And then there are seasons like this one.

When what you have are pieces.
Snippets.
Whispers.
Unfinished phrases. A color that won’t leave you alone. An image you keep sketching again and again. A sentence you tear from a book and tape to your wall, not knowing why.

This, too, is a kind of making.

This is gathering.

Are you ready to release the grip of your inner critic and let your creative spirit shine? Grab your favorite art journal or sketchbook, a splash of color, and open your heart—let’s explore the perfectly imperfect world of art journaling.

I’m delighted to introduce you to my new 30-page guide, Creative Bliss Unleashed: Your Guide to Artful Journaling with Heart & Soul.  I designed this guide to help you discover, or rediscover, the joy of creativity without the burden of needing to “get it right.” It’s about embracing the messiness, finding the magic within, and nurturing your spirit as you create.

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