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The Path
Favorite Tools
Create + Explore
How to Journal When Feeling Stuck: 16 Transformative Ways to Unlock Your Mind
The Path, Journals & Tools, Spark Embers Mary Brey 9/23/25 The Path, Journals & Tools, Spark Embers Mary Brey 9/23/25

How to Journal When Feeling Stuck: 16 Transformative Ways to Unlock Your Mind

Feeling stuck? Journaling helps you untangle survival mode, people-pleasing, and creative blocks. Try prompts, practices, and playful sparks.

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Softening the Edges: A Journal for Women Ready to Release Survival Mode
Journals & Tools Mary Brey 9/3/25 Journals & Tools Mary Brey 9/3/25

Softening the Edges: A Journal for Women Ready to Release Survival Mode

Life can leave us with edges-emotional walls built for survival, but heavy to carry long-term. Softening the Edges is a 30-day guided journal designed for women who feel brittle, emotionally numb, or over-hardened by years of pushing through.

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Tired of Overthinking and Overdoing? Try This Gentle Surrender Practice
Journals & Tools Mary Brey 8/19/25 Journals & Tools Mary Brey 8/19/25

Tired of Overthinking and Overdoing? Try This Gentle Surrender Practice

I used to beleive that surrender meant failure. until I realized it was the only way I’d ever feel safe again. Surrender & Flow is a 30-day journal that gently helped me stop gripping and start trusting again.


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When You’re Running on Empty, But Life Won’t Let You Stop…
Journals & Tools Mary Brey 8/17/25 Journals & Tools Mary Brey 8/17/25

When You’re Running on Empty, But Life Won’t Let You Stop…

After years of emotional abuse, was scared. Pausing felt dangerous — until I created a space that made it safe. Permission to Pause is a journal for any woman who’s been in survival mode too long, and is finally ready to come up for air.

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You Don’t Have to Carry All of It: A Journal for Letting Go (Without the Guilt)
Journals & Tools Mary Brey 7/29/25 Journals & Tools Mary Brey 7/29/25

You Don’t Have to Carry All of It: A Journal for Letting Go (Without the Guilt)

I thought healing meant forgiving everything and holding nothing — but I was still carrying far too much. Let It Go became the space where I could finally stop pretending I was okay and gently start putting the weight down.

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Healing After Gaslighting: What Helped Me Trust Myself Again
Journals & Tools Mary Brey 7/24/25 Journals & Tools Mary Brey 7/24/25

Healing After Gaslighting: What Helped Me Trust Myself Again

Gaslighting makes you question your pain. But worse — it makes you question your magic.
The Leapbook was born from that realization. If you’ve ever felt something deep in your gut and immediately dismissed it, this is for you. Rebuilding trust in yourself starts with one spark, one page, one quiet yes at a time.

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I Was Burnt Out, Numb, and Tired of Being Told to Be Grateful — Here’s What Actually Helped
Journals & Tools Mary Brey 7/22/25 Journals & Tools Mary Brey 7/22/25

I Was Burnt Out, Numb, and Tired of Being Told to Be Grateful — Here’s What Actually Helped

When I was too depleted to FEEL gratitude, I stopped trying to force it and started noticing tiny moments of magic instead. If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at gratitude journals or felt guilty for not “being positive,” this post is for you.

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What If Healing Could Be Fun?
Journals & Tools Mary Brey 6/27/25 Journals & Tools Mary Brey 6/27/25

What If Healing Could Be Fun?

You don’t have to choose between deep healing and joy. This post invites women to explore fun as a form of recovery- with playful journals, colorful tools, and tiny sparks that help you fee like yourself again.

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