The Mechanics of Monster Whispering

September 7, 2010

We’ve discussed what it means to talk to your monsters, and why writing and journaling works best, but how, exactly do you have a conversation? What kind of frame of mind do you need to be in? Just HOW are you supposed to actually DO this? Yeah, I started that way too. One thing before [...]

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Why Imaginary Things are More Useful

September 2, 2010

I’m not saying Real Things aren’t useful. Like can-openers. They’re useful. But imaginary things (you know, like monsters) are useful too. And we tend to underestimate them because they are not real. It’s easy to scoff at things that aren’t real, and it feels mature and perhaps a little superior to do so. Things like [...]

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Anxiety Gremlins

August 31, 2010

@SunflowerLeila mentioned our new site on Twitter, and it gave me an idea: Anxiety Gremlins, of course! A subset of monsterkind that very much deserves its own post. Here are some thoughts on Anxiety Gremlins. An Anxiety Gremlin’s favourite words are “what if”. What if no one shows up? What if they don’t get it? [...]

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Win a MonsterSkine!

August 24, 2010

So, did you get the Mini Monster Journal yet? If you print out the black and white version, you can colour it in yourself and win an awesome piece of stationary goodness: The MonsterSkine So, as you can see, it’s a large Moleskine Cahier in Havana, ruled, with 16 detatchable sheets in the back, visible [...]

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Conversations with Monsters

August 23, 2010

I started going through The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron with a few ladies here locally. If you’re not familiar with this book, it’s all about creative recovery. Julia Cameron calls the inner voices that resist and scream and make us not do things the “Inner Critic.” We call ‘em monsters. One of the crucial [...]

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Why you should write your monsters down

August 21, 2010

This site is called Monster Journals not just because journals are cool, but because we are both firm believers in the benefits of writing down your interactions with monsters. Benefits like these: Writing helps you to slow down. This can help you keep your wits about you and make sure you’re not drawn into a [...]

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What Monsters Want

August 16, 2010

Security. Guarantees. Perfect conditions. The status quo. Stick with what you know. Perfection. To give up. To do things the way we always did. To be right, always. To distrust so as not to get hurt. To hurt you rather than allow you to trust. To stick to the trenches. Different monsters want different things. [...]

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How to Make a Mini-Monster Journal

August 11, 2010

Hey! It’s Alexia. I’m the other Monster Wrangler around here and I made a video just for you. This movie shows you how to make that sweet little journal we send to our mailing list subscribers. (What? You’re not a subscriber? Get yourself to the right hand side of this page and enter in your [...]

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So what’s Monster Whispering?

August 9, 2010

Monster whispering is an approach to dealing with your fear, resistance and negative self talk that’s a little different to more popular methods taught by therapists, TV show hosts or drill sergeants. In monster whispering, you let a monster, either as a cartoon or simply in your head, provide the voice of your fear or [...]

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