Mind your Head by Juliette Byrne

First of all I just want to say thank you so much to Laura who asked me to write a piece. I admire Laura a lot and of course I also love her shop!

The first journal I bought from Laura’s shop was the ‘Mind Your Head’ Journal and it is safe to say I adored it. It is a prompt journal that has a few short questions to ask yourself every day questions you would forget to ask yourself. For example ‘Write down 3 things that trigger you’ or ‘What are you grateful for today’. It has helped me to narrow down what was on my mind which I find hard a lot of the time.

Growing up I struggled regularly with overthinking and bottling up my thoughts. I thought I was the only one who had these intrusive thoughts and really doubted myself and my self-worth. My emotions kept building up as I didn’t tell anyone or write them down. I thought it was normal that every now and then I would randomly just burst. I would cry and cry and be letting out all these feelings I didn’t realise were building up.

There was anger, sadness, guilt, and many more. Small problems I was having seemed huge and unattainable. In my eyes I was never going to overcome them. I would also take my anger and frustration out on people. This is something that went on for years and years. At the end of 6th year of school I really tried to help myself. I discovered meditation and of course journaling. I will never ever look back!

A few months ago I set up a new Instagram dedicated to putting up how I am feeling and for holding me accountable for new habits I wanted to create such as journaling. I started to put up a picture of a page from the Mind Your Head journal every night when I did it to hold me accountable. I saw results from writing things down straight away! Some of my friends also bought the journal and found it very beneficial!

I bought the journal first back during my Leaving Cert which I did in 2021. We were still going in and out of lockdown at this stage and I am so grateful I bough this journal when I did. I was doing it very sporadically. I soon realised I really needed to be asked those questions. I was feeling lonely and stressed.

Ever since then I have been writing down my thoughts and my life has changed so much. My mind is much clearer and isn’t overflowing with all those thoughts. The journals are also super cute which of course is a plus. (I got the sage green one!)

Right now I am still using the ‘Mind Your Head’ journal, one of Laura’s 2022 planners as well as the ‘Find Yourself- Manifestation’ journal. The stunning candles are next on my wish list and also another prompt journal as I am nearly finished my ‘Mind Your Head’.

It is so important that we mind our minds! No one deserves to feel like they are alone and unworthy.

I highly recommend trying out one of Laura’s journals. I have no doubt you will adore them just like myself!

- Juliette. https://www.instagram.com/juliettebyrne4/