Start the New Year with intention and personal growth through reflective journaling. In this episode, we sit down with Lynda Monk, Director of the International Association for Journal Writing, to explore how journaling can help you capture memories, savor life, set meaningful goals, and gain valuable insights.

Lynda shares her unique approach to reflective journaling, practical prompts to get you started, and inspiration to make journaling a transformative habit in 2025. She also discusses the power of reflective journaling, the benefits of community in a typically solitary practice, and how journaling can serve as a compass for life's big decisions.

Visit dayoneapp.com/podcast/episode-57-lynda-monk for a list of prompts shared in this episode, including links to use them in your Day One journal.

Learn more about Lynda’s work and the International Association for Journal Writing at iajw.org.

Join the 14-Day New Year's Journaling Challenge! Start 2025 with clarity and purpose. Over 14 days, you’ll receive daily journal prompts designed to help you set meaningful goals and envision your best year ahead. Visit dayoneapp.com/newyear to get started today.

In our final episode of the year, we take a behind-the-scenes look at the latest updates and highlights from Day One. Head of Engineering Murphy Randle joins the conversation to discuss recent developments, including the return of journal header colors, updates to the Android and web apps, and the end of the Instagram connection.

Murphy also shares how his journaling habits have evolved over the years, reflecting on the power of honest and unfiltered writing.

Topics Covered

• Instagram Connection Discontinued (and the TechCrunch article)
• Return of Journal Header Colors
• Our "What’s New" Release Notes Hub
• Android App Updates
• Enhancements for Day One on the web
• Danny Gregory's YouTube Video on Day One Book Printing
• Day One's 14-Day Year in Review Journaling Challenge
• Give the Gift of Day One

Grief is a universal yet deeply personal experience. In this episode, Agnes Kowalski, an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, shares her expansive perspective on grief and how it manifests in everyday life—not just in the wake of death, but through intangible losses like trust, safety, and direction.

Through the lens of journaling, Agnes offers practical ways to honor your grief, process emotions, and find meaning amid loss. Agnes also sheds light on common misconceptions about grief, and explains why active participation in our grief is essential for recovery.

Agnes also shares some journaling prompts for grief, such as:

• What is my level of emotional pain today, on a scale of 0 to 10?
• How is my mind, body, and spirit today in relation to my grief?
• Today, I miss …

Visit dayoneapp.com/podcast/episode-55-agnes-kowalski to get the full list of prompts that Agnes mentions in this episode, including links to answer each prompt in your Day One journal.

Learn more about Agnes:
agneskowalski.com