{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ddfa7be-69b9-413c-9c51-4965d3fb699a/b492c264-1b96-47a8-a373-5ef8991c1ca8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Habit 12 | What are the mental health benefits of journaling?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e770906c05e2cf2f40943/611e78003a54930012a5d174.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>My 12th habit in #26habits is going to be journaling. Why? Because there is endless research to show that the mental and physical benefits are nothing but positive. Improved cognitive function, stronger immune system, a general sense of calm - it's all at the end of your pen. But something as easy as writing is simple to overlook in the busy, tech-heavy world we live in, so what steps do I, and maybe you, need to take to make journaling a part of our every day.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I examine the benefits, the ways to make it work for me and how to get the most out of each written entry...</p>","author_name":"Emma Gunavardhana"}