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The wellness journals from Lovendu you need in your life
With Mental Health Awareness day falling in October, and as we approach the end of the year, take positive steps to improve your wellbeing in 2024 through journaling.
The benefits of daily journaling are huge, from reducing stress and improving your mental health to boosting productivity and providing an opportunity to get in sync with your emotions. It's the ultimate act of self-care – and Lovendu makes it easy to take control of your life and truly thrive.
Female-founded Lovendu offers a range of journals to help make sense of the world, streamline your thoughts, acknowledge your emotions, and prioritise your wellbeing. Easy to use, beautiful to look at and costing just £22 each, Lovendu's self-care journals will set you on the right path. Here's to a year of you. In exciting news, Lovendu has just launched its new and highly anticipated Yearly Life Planner, which comes updated so that you can start at any time with no pressure.
Anxiety Journal, £22
Take control of your anxiety and understand yourself better with this supportive and practical Anxiety Journal. Following a simple, guided approach to CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), the journal has space for you to write down any negative situations that lead to anxiety and identify triggers, to help you navigate through your feelings. It’s packed with mindfulness activities to help reduce anxiety and stress, as well as space to record sleep patterns, water intake and any self-care goals to work towards.
Wellbeing Journal, £22
Daily self-care doesn’t have to be a challenge – Lovendu’s Wellness Journal makes it really easy to put aside some time just for you each day. Encouraging you to mentally unwind and reflect, the undated journal has space to record your moods, what you’ve achieved, positive self-talk and things to be grateful for. Think of it as your self-care BFF.
Self-love Journal, £22
Low self-esteem? This confidence boosting journal is the personal cheerleader you need, helping guide you through a journey of self-discovery. Featuring 14 weeks’ worth of self-love exercises with positive affirmations to remind you that you are more than enough, 30 days of gratitude to help start every day off right and room to track habits, goals and progress, you’ll learn to quieten those insecurities and how to love every part of yourself.
Overthinking Journal, £22
Hands up who gets stuck in a horrible cycle of over-analysing everything? Lovendu’s Overthinking Journal provides helpful strategies to cut though the noise, challenge unhelpful thoughts and reframe your thinking. Actively encouraging you to be more aware of your negative thoughts before they spiral, the journal helps you to challenge these and use mindfulness techniques to distract and move forwards.
Happiness Journal, £22
Be the architect of your own happiness with this invaluable self-care journal. Inside you’ll find self-discovery activities to learn exactly what makes you happy and who you are as a person, as well as sleep and mood trackers, and space to reflect on what has made you grateful. It’s a positive tool to help you think about different areas of your life and see the good in every day.
