In Part 2 of what to do to get through a terrible, no good day, we go over how thoughts contribute to how we are feeling and how we see the world. We explore the top five patterns of twisted thinking (distorted ways of seeing the world that make you feel worse than you need to) and review some strategies and remedies for each one. Then we cover a few other thinking traps that can lead us to the bad place.

We also explore self-care and how important it is to keep your life in balance, not just when you're going through a difficult time, but on a regular basis, so that you are being proactive and can keep future bad days from hitting as hard.

Come along and listen so that you can learn how to break any harmful thinking habits, and how to take care of yourself, not only to help work through a crisis, but to make sure that your days going forward are just a little bit easier.

Title Credit to: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Have you ever had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day?

Those types of days are inevitable, both with writing and in everyday life. In this episode, we highlight three areas you can focus on to get through a bad day (your feelings, thoughts, and self-care).

In Part 1 of this episode, we focus on feelings, and the importance of acknowledging and processing all the hard emotions that can come up when you're going through something. Although many of us want to push those feelings away, we explore ways to get more comfortable with them, so they get resolved and you can move on, and keep them from building to a breaking point.

We'll also go through several strategies for becoming more aware of your feelings, as well as working through them, so that you can not only get through a bad day, but can develop a routine that will help prevent a future bad day from happening.

Tune in to learn ways to become more comfortable with your feelings, as learning to feel what you feel will lead you to be more healthy, hopeful, and resilient, and ready to face whatever comes next on your writing journey.

Resources shared in this episode:

• The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron
• The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (30th Anniversary Edition) by Julia Cameron
• Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman

Title Credit to: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Writing Therapist!

They call it the querying trenches for a reason.

In this debut episode , I share a little bit about me and who I am, as a writer and a registered therapist, and how this podcast came to be.

Then we jump into querying. There are lots of ups and downs in this part of a writer's journey. In this episode, we explore ways to reframe the process, not only of querying itself, but of publishing in general, to give you more control, more choice, and more hope as you work to get your words into the world.

We'll also go through six tips, taken from my counselling work, or from writing advice I've learned while following my own journey, to help you frame querying in a way that can make it feel a little less daunting and stressful.

Tune in to find out ways to build your resilience and add some hope to your journey. The less bumps you feel along the way, the more likely you are to stick with it, and to make sure your writing dreams come true.

Links shared in this episode:

Mel Robbins Episode 39, Feb 8 2023:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fhhQ9qDbuUzbBxjjMet6U

Chuck Wendig's "25 Things Writers Should Know About Rejection"

https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/12/13/25-things-writers-should-know-about-rejection/