A gentle podcast for sensitive, creative souls who feel overwhelmed and want calmer, kinder days. Join Barbara, an artist and certified therapeutic art life coach, and creator of the meditative art journal A Garden for the Soul and the Joy of Journaling Circle, for simple art journaling practices using basic supplies. Each episode offers low-pressure prompts to ease stress, tend to your feelings, and build small self-care rituals you can actually keep.
Art Journaling for Calm & Self-Care
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A gentle podcast for sensitive, creative souls who feel overwhelmed and want calmer, kinder days. Join Barbara, an artist and certified therapeutic art life coach, and creator of the meditative art journal A Garden for the Soul and the Joy of Journaling Circle, for simple art journaling practices using basic supplies. Each episode offers low-pressure prompts to ease stress, tend to your feelings, and build small self-care rituals you can actually keep.
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June 17, 2026
Savoring Summer
<p>The Summer Solstice — the longest day of the year. </p><p>In this gentle, lighthearted episode, we slow down just long enough to actually notice summer: its colors, textures, sounds, and small pleasures. You’ll settle in with a simple grounding practice, then create <strong>A Page for Summer</strong> — a free, joyful page filled with whatever this season looks and feels like to you right now. No art experience needed. Just a little color and a few minutes of time.</p><p>Grab your journal and go enjoy the sun. ☀️</p><p><strong>Resources mentioned</strong></p><ul><li>Join the <a href="https://www.skool.com/the-joy-of-journaling-circle-8654">Joy of Journaling Circle</a> for the companion guide, including the grounding practice written out and your journal page prompt.</li><li>If you’d like more support, check out my meditative art journal - <a href="https://www.artfulbarb.com/a-garden-for-the-soul">A Garden for the Soul </a>–to gently support your creative self-care</li></ul><p>This podcast is here to offer gentle ideas for art journaling and self-care. It's not therapy and it's not a replacement for professional support. If you're having a really hard time, I encourage you to reach out to a licensed therapist, counselor, or medical provider who can walk alongside you.</p><p><strong>Background music:</strong> </p><p>"Beautiful Nature" by Tung Lam (Pixabay) </p><p>"Meditation Music” by Levgen Poltavskyi, HitsLab (Pixabay)</p>
June 11, 2026
Emotions as Color
<p>Sometimes emotions are too big — or too tangled — for words. In this episode, we slow down and let color do the talking. You'll settle into a simple grounding practice, then create an Emotions as Color page: a free-flowing, full-page artwork where each color represents something you'recarrying right now. No art experience needed, no right answers — just an honest, gentle look at your inner world.</p><p>Grab your journal and some color and join me.</p><p><strong>Resources mentioned</strong></p><ul><li>Join the <a href="https://www.skool.com/the-joy-of-journaling-circle-8654">Joy of Journaling Circle</a> for the companion guide, including the grounding practice written out and your journal page prompt.</li><li>If you’d like more support, check out my meditative art journal - <a href="https://www.artfulbarb.com/a-garden-for-the-soul">A Garden for the Soul </a>–to gently support your creative self-care</li></ul><p>This podcast is here to offer gentle ideas for art journaling and self-care. It's not therapy and it's not a replacement for professional support. If you're having a really hard time, I encourage you to reach out to a licensed therapist, counselor, or medical provider who can walk alongside you.</p><p><strong>Background music:</strong> </p><p>"Peaceful Nature Meditation Music" by CrystalEyeOfficial (Pixabay) </p><p>"Meditation Music” by Levgen Poltavskyi, HitsLab (Pixabay)</p>
June 3, 2026
From Emotion to Wisdom (Part 4 of 4)
<p>In this final episode of our four-part Emotional Awareness & Regulation series, we explore what happens after the hard feeling moves through you — and how to listen to what it's trying to say. Every emotion carries a message, and today you'll learn to receive it. </p><p>We'll settle in with a grounding practice, then create <strong>The Wisdom Letter</strong>: a journaling page where you give your emotion a voice and discover what it's been trying to protect, highlight or teach you.</p><p>This is the fourth episode in a four-part series on emotional awareness and regulation. If you’d like to follow the full journey, look for Episodes 23–26.</p><p>Grab your journal and join me for this gentle, powerful close to the series.</p><p><strong>Resources mentioned</strong></p><ul><li>Join the <a href="https://www.skool.com/the-joy-of-journaling-circle-8654" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Joy of Journaling Circle</a> for the companion guide, including the grounding practice written out and your journal page prompt.</li><li>If you’d like more support, check out my meditative art journal - <a href="https://www.artfulbarb.com/a-garden-for-the-soul" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">A Garden for the Soul </a>–to gently support your creative self-care</li></ul><p>This podcast is here to offer gentle ideas for art journaling and self-care. It's not therapy and it's not a replacement for professional support. If you're having a really hard time, I encourage you to reach out to a licensed therapist, counselor, or medical provider who can walk alongside you.</p><p><strong>Background music:</strong> </p><p>"Peaceful Nature Meditation Music" by CrystalEyeOfficial (Pixabay) </p><p>"Meditation Music” by Levgen Poltavskyi, HitsLab (Pixabay)</p>
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