Self-Help Journaling

The Self-Help Journaling Method

A structured journaling method for people stuck in a self-defeating struggle, whether it shows up as binge eating, avoidance, anger, procrastination, overthinking, or self-criticism.

If you feel stuck, this book is for you.

*From the author of Food Crazy Mind.

Cover of the book, The Self-Help Journaling Method by Davina Chessid - hardcover book and book on tablet.
Cover of the book, The Self-Help Journaling Method by Davina Chessid - hardcover book and book on tablet.

*From the author of Food Crazy Mind.

The Self-Help Journaling Method

A structured journaling method for people stuck in a self-defeating struggle, whether it shows up as binge eating, avoidance, anger, procrastination, overthinking, or self-criticism.

If you feel stuck, this book is for you.

You can see the pattern.

Now you need a way through It.

When you keep repeating the same self-defeating behavior, insight alone is rarely enough.

This Method Is for You If...

 You keep repeating the same type of self-destructive behavior in different ways.

  You keep circling around the same thoughts, emotions, reactions, and habits.

√  You’ve tried journaling, but it hasn’t helped you change.

√  You need more than understanding, you need a process.

√  You want a way forward that’s practical, not abstract.

√  You want a structured way to understand and change the pattern.

√  You keep repeating the same type of self-destructive behavior in different ways.

√  You keep circling around the same thoughts, emotions, reactions, and habits.

√  You’ve tried journaling, but it hasn’t helped you change.

√  You need more than understanding, you need a process.

√  You want a way forward that’s practical, not abstract.

√  You want a structured way to understand and change the pattern.

How It Works

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Name your Challenge

Pick one issue—like procrastination, people-pleasing, or overspending—as your entry point.

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Get Specific

Create a personalized roadmap to help you identify your unique patterns of self-sabotage.

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Write with FOCUS

Apply the rules of the Self-Help Journaling Method to turn your journal into an organized source of insight and meaning. 

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Pull It Together

Use the prompts and exercises to deeply understand your patterns and how they connect.

Self-Help Journaling Method website icon - eye within a pink circle.

Name your Challenge

Pick one issue—like procrastination, people-pleasing, or overspending—as your entry point.

The Self-Help Journaling website icon features a drawing of a magnifying glass within a circle.

Get Specific

Create a personalized roadmap to help you identify your unique patterns of self-sabotage.

Self-Help Journaling Method website icon with a drawing of a pink pencil inside a circle.

Write with FOCUS

Apply the rules of the Self-Help Journaling Method to turn your writing into a targeted source of insight and meaning. 

Pull it together icon for The Self-Help Journaling Method book by Davina Chessid

Pull It Together

Use the prompts and exercises to deeply understand your patterns and how they connect.

5 Hidden Ways You Keep Yourself Stuck


This free Insight Guide reveals five common but often overlooked ways we protect, defend, or quietly reinforce the struggles we most want to change.

Free self-help journaling guide for people stuck in self-defeating patterns.

5 Hidden Ways You Keep Yourself Stuck


This free Insight Guide reveals five common but often overlooked ways we protect, defend, or quietly reinforce the struggles we most want to change.

Free self-help journaling guide for people stuck in self-defeating patterns.
Book cover of The Self-Help Journaling Method by Davina Chessid.

You Don't Have to Stay Stuck

If you keep doing the same thing even though you know better, and even though it keeps you from living the life you want, this method will help you see what’s really happening, why it’s so hard to change, and what to do next. Instead of being trapped in frustration or self-blame, you get a clear path forward, one step at a time.

You Don't Have to Stay Stuck

Book cover of The Self-Help Journaling Method by Davina Chessid.

If you keep doing the same thing even though you know better, and even though it keeps you from living the life you want, this method will help you see what’s really happening, why it’s so hard to change, and what to do next. Instead of being trapped in frustration or self-blame, you get a clear path forward, one step at a time.