#123 | What Actually Happens When You Journal (Science-Backed Benefits Of This Autoimmune Health-Promoting Habit)

Send us Fan MailWhat if the single most powerful tool to improve your health, happiness, and habits isn’t a supplement or a diet—but a pen?In this long-awaited episode, Amy finally brings you inside the habit that’s quietly transformed her health more than anything else: journaling. Joined by Jennifer Faherty, founder of Psych Paper Press and expert in applied positive psychology, they unpack the science and soul of putting pen to paper. Whether you love journaling or think it's not “your thing,” this conversation will open your mind (and maybe your notebook). You’ll walk away with:A redefinition of journaling that works for you—even if it’s just a few scribbles a dayResearch-backed reasons journaling improves memory, emotion regulation, resilience, and even physical healthA powerful prompt that helps you make aligned decisions from a place of loveStrategies to make journaling a joy, not a chore, no matter your health journeyReal ways journaling supports other habits like movement, food choices, and sleepPress play and discover how journaling can be your most healing (and human) health habit yet. Check out Jennifer’s Positive Psychology Planner: psychpaper.comNote: The Habit Hub for Autoimmune Health is now Autoimmune Health Secrets—same mission to help you feel better and function better using habits that are enjoyable, effective, and  (together we make them) inevitable.New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.Menu of support options to work with me HERE.Free quiz HERE.Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.Personalized Energy Audit HERE.Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. Sign-up for emails HERE.Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read Atomic Habits by James Clear and still don’t have the healthy habits you want, this show is for you. Adjacent to functional medicine, holistic health, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.