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Why I'm Holding Space for You to Journal, Dream, & Heal 💜

Janine De Tillio Cammarata 🖊️

Jan 16, 2024

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Dear Reader,

I love journaling. Everything I do stems from this practice which I've continued for over 40 years. For the past 30 years, I've kept a family journal to my boys, which is my Legacy of Love.

Journaling guided my process of writing 7 books that I published through my company, Highland Mountain Publishing, LLC.

To me, fiction softens the harshness of reality, but journaling is The Pause Place that allows me to sit with my emotions, reflect, and live my life with awareness and intention.

Journaling is my through line for all I do.

17 years ago, I lost my oldest son to leukemia. Writing held me afloat while I searched for ways to heal. Along the way, I masked the pain through numbing and self-sabotage, yet grief always clung to me.

mother and son arm in arm — Me and Nick on his first day of 7th grade, 2007

My journey has included various trainings in dream guidance, yoga, Reiki, Narrative Therapy, and various energy healing modalities. I’ve navigated a path to hope and understanding, so that I now walk alongside grief and experience a beautiful relationship with my son.

I’ve learned that I can live my greatest life AND miss my child.

15 years ago, I began holding space to share these various modalities. I noticed the positive impact of how self-expression and shared stories create connection. People made meaning of their lives by releasing what no longer served them and having agency over the stories they wished to create and own.

My life mission is to hold space for others to heal, transform, and grow their own stories.

Yet, I still long to write. To share my stories both personal and fiction within a community. Part of the enjoyment of writing is the give and take of sharing words into the world and knowing the impact. How they resonate with someone. To have that mirrored back through connection.

I found Substack through the Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad. She created this beautiful space for exploration, healing, and community. I’m inspired to do the same in the way that reflects my unique gifts.

I love the energy of Substack and have connected with so many talented writers, seekers of healing, and world changers. Accepting all who come to this space, in whatever way serves you best is what it’s all about.

You can expect to receive a few articles each month based on an intention and theme.

Topics include:

Journal Your Way 💜 Journal techniques with stories and prompts.
The Pause Place Between Grief and Hope 💚 The space between grief and hope. Journaling to carry you through loss, big life changes, and hold you in hope.
Dream Travels 🧡 Remember and understand your dreams to guide your daily life. Dream stories and astral adventures!

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