Journalling for Wellbeing Certificate

Journalling for Wellbeing

This course is designed to introduce you to the profoundly transformative, insightful and growth-orientated practice of journalling. It introduces you to the benefits of journalling for all-round wellbeing: cultivating personal growth, good mental health, creativity, problem-solving and intuitive decision making.

The course will help you find yourself and your true voice, in order to experience therapeutic self-expression and newfound clarity. The course will walk you through the practicalities of establishing a fruitful long-term journalling practice and how to avoid 'falling off the wagon' with it, as well as featuring many quick exercises that offer immediate benefits and boosts to your mindset, insight and outlook.

Like any method of self-care, journalling works best when it is cultivated as a regular habit; therefore, the course also lays out how to navigate the practicalities and avoid the pitfalls of making journalling part of your wellbeing routine.

What You Will Learn in This Course:

  • The nuts and bolts of journalling and its benefits
  • How journalling can boost mood, develop cognitive and emotional insights and breakthroughs, cultivate greater self-confidence and improve decision making and problem-solving skills
  • How to establish a sustainable and healthy journalling practice, as part of your self-care routine, including how to avoid common pitfalls in creating a new habit
  • How journalling can support personal growth
  • How journalling can support mental health
  • How journalling can support creative expression
  • Prompts and exercises throughout, to help you explore all the aforementioned categories

The Benefits of This Course:

  • Learn how to gain profound clarity and insight into your inner world and psyche through straightforward and easily applicable self-inquiry tools
  • Experience new ways of seeing and a new perspective by using journalling prompts to get to know yourself better and to approach challenges from new angles Improve your mental health and wellbeing
  • Boost your self-confidence and gain a clearer understanding of any difficulties that you face, and discover the solutions that lie untapped within you
  • Learn how to shut out the noise, express yourself in a safe space and find your true voice, and, in doing so, discover a new freedom in your life

This course includes

24/7 Student Support

End of course certification

Lifetime access to your course

Compatible with modern devices

PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
  • How journalling harnesses our natural tendency to use narrative, to make sense of our experience, and how it helps us to gain greater insight and freedom in our lives
  • What the characteristics of expressive writing are, and how to cultivate a ‘flow state’, in order to access parts of the mind to which we don’t normally have access, and how these can help us to solve problems and make decisions
  • Scientifically proven ways in which journalling is beneficial to us
  • Different styles and approaches to journalling, depending on what your goals may be
  • How to ensure that your journalling practice is sustainable as a habit — best practice ideas for cultivating a suitable space (literally and psychologically) for your journalling
  • How to avoid common pitfalls, such as overdoing it or under-doing it, perfectionism, unhealthy expectations and poor time management
  • How getting into a healthy journalling habit can become an umbrella for developing any other new wellbeing habits that you may wish to establish
  • This module is designed to help you understand how to establish a healthy and sustainable journalling practice, which will support your wellbeing.
  • How to use journalling as a mechanism for expansion, for broadening your horizons, going after your goals and developing insight into how you may get closer to the life that you dream of
  • How to make an insightful appraisal of the different categories within your life, whereby you may wish to cultivate growth, and, from there, how to set manageable goals and track your progress
  • How to interrogate and reframe limiting beliefs as informative teachers and guides for how you can discover new opportunities and shift your reality
  • Prompts and journalling exercises that lead to transformation and growth
  • Why it is healthy to express yourself in writing and some of the benefits to our mental health that this can bring
  • Why journalling is a therapeutic practice, whether undertaken solo or under the guidance of a therapist
  • Prompts and writing exercises that you can incorporate into your journalling practice, to bring about healing, the integration of difficult experiences and the arrival at a sense of peace or, at least, insight into the nature of a specific issue, which could provide direction for further resources that you may need
  • Why personal expressive writing is so strongly linked to creative expression
  • Ways in which you can explore your creativity and be creative about how you explore yourself through your journalling practice and in your day-to-day life
  • A series of prompts and exercises that are suitable for anyone, existing creatives or otherwise, designed to richly prepare you for creative flow
  • That everyone has creativity — there’s no such thing as someone who hasn’t — it’s simply a case of understanding how to let it out
  • ID: YDFT67YHJ
    certificate

    of achievement

    This certificate is presented to

    Your Name

    NSA

    For completing the

    Journalling for Wellbeing Certificate

    on 21st November 2026

    Selena Hurford

    Selena Hurford

    Course Tutor

    cpd

    Daniel Morgan

    Daniel Morgan

    Head of Academy

    Certificate Example

    Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.

    The course is broken down into 5 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

    You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

    Once you have completed all 5 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 5 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

    If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

    You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

    You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

    We estimate that the course will take about 3 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

    Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.

    An amazing opportunity to improve my skills and easy to access. I really enjoyed the course! I think it s an excellent way to learn and improve yourself.

    Thanks to this amazing course my self-esteem is growing up and I feel capable to start a new job and a new life. Constantly I am studying and I hope to be successful in the future.

    Grazia Marino

    My dream has come true. Eventually I found this online course after searching for years in my area where none of the colleges provided it and it is necessary to get my dream job.

    I got an incredible discount and what I like the best I got a lifetime access to the course, so there is no rush and I can revisit any time to revise as well.

    Excellent support and immediate response to emails, I am very pleased. The course material is written in an easily understandable way, no hidden fees and mobile friendly so I can learn anywhere.

    Zsuzsanna Horak

    Very nice and practical. Good course structure comes with handout. Each module contains down-to-earth content which provide a comprehensive knowledge from learning about this industry, getting to know the florist and the basic understanding about flowers, then to how to start and maintain our own business.

    With the completed course which does provide me clear guidelines to enter this industry and knowing what’s in front of me.

    The hand out does help a lot too. I can decide freely when to learn and the learning pace by my own. Through this course, I’ve also established a solid knowledge about techniques of how to take care of flowers correctly, how to design and create my own bouquet.

    Overall, I am very satisfied.

    Cynthia Huang

    Would recommend the course to anyone! Considering estate agency as a career gives a clear insight into the role and regulation and was easy to digest. I was able to easily fit this in with my busy work schedule. I was able to complete this course in less than a month which I originally expected to take a lot longer. The course material is really helpful and the assignments help you to identify if you have a clear understanding of what you have read and usually don't take too long to complete. I am now looking into doing a more advance course in estate agency and looking for a trainee position in my local area.

    Samantha Giles

    I found the course straight forward and easy to follow.

    It’s given me a great understanding of first aid procedures and has outlined some important aspects of looking after pets in general. It paid particular attention to the description of the CPR procedure. I will come in very useful.

    The multi choice test at the end is easy to complete and I found the worksheets at the end of each module very helpful to outline the important aspects.
    I look forward to completing many more courses on offer to help progress my new dog walking and pet care business.

    Thank you.

    Georgina Batty

    Having recently started a role in the payroll department I felt I needed to gain knowledge from as many sources as possible.

    I found this course to be thorough, easy to understand and the website easy to navigate. It gave me a much greater understanding of payroll systems, the legal obligations of an employer and HMRC guidelines.

    I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone starting out or wanting to progress in a payroll role.

    Wendy Spencer

    Duration:
    3 hours

    Access:
    Lifetime Access

    Approved by:
    CPD

    Learning Type:


    Text based modules  Images  Video learning 

    Cost:
    €120.00

    Journalling for Wellbeing

    This course is designed to introduce you to the profoundly transformative, insightful and growth-orientated practice of journalling. It introduces you to the benefits of journalling for all-round wellbeing: cultivating personal growth, good mental health, creativity, problem-solving and intuitive decision making.

    The course will help you find yourself and your true voice, in order to experience therapeutic self-expression and newfound clarity. The course will walk you through the practicalities of establishing a fruitful long-term journalling practice and how to avoid 'falling off the wagon' with it, as well as featuring many quick exercises that offer immediate benefits and boosts to your mindset, insight and outlook.

    Like any method of self-care, journalling works best when it is cultivated as a regular habit; therefore, the course also lays out how to navigate the practicalities and avoid the pitfalls of making journalling part of your wellbeing routine.

    What You Will Learn in This Course:

    • The nuts and bolts of journalling and its benefits
    • How journalling can boost mood, develop cognitive and emotional insights and breakthroughs, cultivate greater self-confidence and improve decision making and problem-solving skills
    • How to establish a sustainable and healthy journalling practice, as part of your self-care routine, including how to avoid common pitfalls in creating a new habit
    • How journalling can support personal growth
    • How journalling can support mental health
    • How journalling can support creative expression
    • Prompts and exercises throughout, to help you explore all the aforementioned categories

    The Benefits of This Course:

    • Learn how to gain profound clarity and insight into your inner world and psyche through straightforward and easily applicable self-inquiry tools
    • Experience new ways of seeing and a new perspective by using journalling prompts to get to know yourself better and to approach challenges from new angles Improve your mental health and wellbeing
    • Boost your self-confidence and gain a clearer understanding of any difficulties that you face, and discover the solutions that lie untapped within you
    • Learn how to shut out the noise, express yourself in a safe space and find your true voice, and, in doing so, discover a new freedom in your life

    This course includes

    24/7 Student Support

    End of course certification

    Lifetime access to your course

    Compatible with modern devices

    PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
  • How journalling harnesses our natural tendency to use narrative, to make sense of our experience, and how it helps us to gain greater insight and freedom in our lives
  • What the characteristics of expressive writing are, and how to cultivate a ‘flow state’, in order to access parts of the mind to which we don’t normally have access, and how these can help us to solve problems and make decisions
  • Scientifically proven ways in which journalling is beneficial to us
  • Different styles and approaches to journalling, depending on what your goals may be
  • How to ensure that your journalling practice is sustainable as a habit — best practice ideas for cultivating a suitable space (literally and psychologically) for your journalling
  • How to avoid common pitfalls, such as overdoing it or under-doing it, perfectionism, unhealthy expectations and poor time management
  • How getting into a healthy journalling habit can become an umbrella for developing any other new wellbeing habits that you may wish to establish
  • This module is designed to help you understand how to establish a healthy and sustainable journalling practice, which will support your wellbeing.
  • How to use journalling as a mechanism for expansion, for broadening your horizons, going after your goals and developing insight into how you may get closer to the life that you dream of
  • How to make an insightful appraisal of the different categories within your life, whereby you may wish to cultivate growth, and, from there, how to set manageable goals and track your progress
  • How to interrogate and reframe limiting beliefs as informative teachers and guides for how you can discover new opportunities and shift your reality
  • Prompts and journalling exercises that lead to transformation and growth
  • Why it is healthy to express yourself in writing and some of the benefits to our mental health that this can bring
  • Why journalling is a therapeutic practice, whether undertaken solo or under the guidance of a therapist
  • Prompts and writing exercises that you can incorporate into your journalling practice, to bring about healing, the integration of difficult experiences and the arrival at a sense of peace or, at least, insight into the nature of a specific issue, which could provide direction for further resources that you may need
  • Why personal expressive writing is so strongly linked to creative expression
  • Ways in which you can explore your creativity and be creative about how you explore yourself through your journalling practice and in your day-to-day life
  • A series of prompts and exercises that are suitable for anyone, existing creatives or otherwise, designed to richly prepare you for creative flow
  • That everyone has creativity — there’s no such thing as someone who hasn’t — it’s simply a case of understanding how to let it out
  • ID: YDFT67YHJ
    certificate

    of achievement

    This certificate is presented to

    Your Name

    NSA

    For completing the

    Journalling for Wellbeing Certificate

    on 21st November 2026

    Selena Hurford

    Selena Hurford

    Course Tutor

    cpd

    Daniel Morgan

    Daniel Morgan

    Head of Academy

    Certificate Example

    Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.

    The course is broken down into 5 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

    You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

    Once you have completed all 5 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 5 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

    If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

    You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

    You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

    We estimate that the course will take about 3 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

    Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.

    An amazing opportunity to improve my skills and easy to access. I really enjoyed the course! I think it s an excellent way to learn and improve yourself.

    Thanks to this amazing course my self-esteem is growing up and I feel capable to start a new job and a new life. Constantly I am studying and I hope to be successful in the future.

    Grazia Marino

    My dream has come true. Eventually I found this online course after searching for years in my area where none of the colleges provided it and it is necessary to get my dream job.

    I got an incredible discount and what I like the best I got a lifetime access to the course, so there is no rush and I can revisit any time to revise as well.

    Excellent support and immediate response to emails, I am very pleased. The course material is written in an easily understandable way, no hidden fees and mobile friendly so I can learn anywhere.

    Zsuzsanna Horak

    Very nice and practical. Good course structure comes with handout. Each module contains down-to-earth content which provide a comprehensive knowledge from learning about this industry, getting to know the florist and the basic understanding about flowers, then to how to start and maintain our own business.

    With the completed course which does provide me clear guidelines to enter this industry and knowing what’s in front of me.

    The hand out does help a lot too. I can decide freely when to learn and the learning pace by my own. Through this course, I’ve also established a solid knowledge about techniques of how to take care of flowers correctly, how to design and create my own bouquet.

    Overall, I am very satisfied.

    Cynthia Huang

    Would recommend the course to anyone! Considering estate agency as a career gives a clear insight into the role and regulation and was easy to digest. I was able to easily fit this in with my busy work schedule. I was able to complete this course in less than a month which I originally expected to take a lot longer. The course material is really helpful and the assignments help you to identify if you have a clear understanding of what you have read and usually don't take too long to complete. I am now looking into doing a more advance course in estate agency and looking for a trainee position in my local area.

    Samantha Giles

    I found the course straight forward and easy to follow.

    It’s given me a great understanding of first aid procedures and has outlined some important aspects of looking after pets in general. It paid particular attention to the description of the CPR procedure. I will come in very useful.

    The multi choice test at the end is easy to complete and I found the worksheets at the end of each module very helpful to outline the important aspects.
    I look forward to completing many more courses on offer to help progress my new dog walking and pet care business.

    Thank you.

    Georgina Batty

    Having recently started a role in the payroll department I felt I needed to gain knowledge from as many sources as possible.

    I found this course to be thorough, easy to understand and the website easy to navigate. It gave me a much greater understanding of payroll systems, the legal obligations of an employer and HMRC guidelines.

    I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone starting out or wanting to progress in a payroll role.

    Wendy Spencer

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