If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying the weight of the world, stuck in survival mode, or just plain emotionally exhausted, this episode is for you.
Shawnti Refuge is a Master Certified Mental Health Coach, keynote speaker, and best-selling author of Quiet As Kept. She’s also the creator of the Shawnti Refuge Journals, a guided journaling system designed to help you release trauma, build emotional awareness, and reconnect with your truth-without medication.
In this powerful conversation, Shawnti shares how journalinghelped her overcome depression and anxiety, why guided prompts are more than just questions, and how you can start your own healing journey today, even if you feel stuck or ashamed.
Whether you’re new to journaling or already have a stack of half-written notebooks, you’ll walk away with tangible tools, deep encouragement, and a renewed sense of possibility.
In This Episode, We Explore
- What guided journaling really is and how it transforms emotional pain.
- Shawnti’s personal journey from silence and shame to purpose and healing.
- How prompts can unlock what you’ve been avoiding.
- What to do if journaling feels overwhelming.
- One journal prompt that changed Shawnti’s life.
- What to say to yourself when healing feels too hard or too late.
FIND SHAWNTI LINKS:
Website: www.shawntirefuge.com
Instagram: @shawntirefugejournals
FIND MELISSA
WEBSITES:
Somatic Healing Journeys (SMGI)
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