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What no one tells you is that adults go through stages, too.
Have you ever thought — I don't want to be me anymore?
Even in the middle of everything, you feel something is missing — or a quiet need to come alive again. Maybe your children are getting older and you finally have a moment to pause. Maybe you don’t have that yet. Either way, something in you recognizes the need for change.
You have journaled before, but only to vent. Traditional journaling releases. This goes deeper — without adding complexity.
We all tell ourselves stories in our head. Photo journaling allows you to visually represent the story at the forefront of your mind and flesh out the details in writing. The analysis step unveils the deeper meaning that traditional journaling misses. The gold gets left on the page and we often don’t go back for it.
This process doesn’t tell you what matters. It helps you find faith and trust in yourself and your ability to know what is right for you.
Feeling curious, inspired, or ready to try this process?
Download my free ‘Who Am I Now?’ guide — six photo journaling prompts to begin your self-discovery.
The FACTOR framework is the anchor for the photo journaling practice. It grew out of my doctoral research with midlife women who were burned out, depleted, and wondering the same thing you might be wondering right now.
I didn’t build FACTOR from research alone. I built it because I needed something to help me make sense of what was happening in my own life.
It provides a structure to the photo journaling process to help you tune into yourself, understand what is needed and what is in your control, and feel confident in the next steps to move forward.
The framework begins with feeling because over time you may have stopped tuning into your emotions, seeing them as a nuisance, a distraction, or a lack of maturity. In doing so, you lost the insights and information they brought with them. Emotions are data points worth noting and exploring.
Emotions are data points worth noting and exploring.
I thought something was wrong with me, too.
I left my role as a school administrator, burned out and ready to pursue my dream of university teaching. Through quiet observation and honest reflection, I started to really see myself.
I didn’t come through this and arrive somewhere. I’m still doing the work, but enjoying the process.
I built Quiet Alchemy Space for the woman I was and still am.
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