50 Inspiring Journal Prompts For Self-Awareness & Growth

Dr. Karen Finn
5 min readAug 20, 2021

Wherever you are on your journey toward a “better you,” you know that change and growth aren’t easy. Sometimes just knowing where to start is the toughest part. Something as simple as inspiring journal prompts for self-awareness can make all the difference between staying stuck and making progress.

Working on yourself is a lifetime effort and commitment. But there always seems to be that chapter of life that could be subtitled “Self-Help.”

You may delve into the reading, journaling, meditation, therapy, and support groups after a major loss or life-changing event.

Or you may immerse yourself in the effort without realizing it, inspired by self-curiosity and a hunger for growth.

You may love the work. You may dread it. And you may even wonder if there’s an end to the self-help advice and lingo that follow you wherever you go.

And you would be right in line with all the reasons that self-awareness is a practice, not a destination.

But even a practice needs a starting point.

Journaling, for example, is central to self-discovery. Writing has a way of translating your subconscious to a conscious form that confronts you…

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Dr. Karen Finn

Divorce is the end of a marriage not the end of the world. Divorce coach, fashion enthusiast, writer, and most of all having fun making my 2nd marriage work.