Journaling is quite subjective, and people’s opinions and preferences can vary quite significantly. We can’t promise you’ll love your Story of My Life Journal (we certainly hope you do), but we can promise we’ll be here to support you in getting the most out of it. We’ve provided a comprehensive overview of how your Story of My Life Journal works, so you know what to expect. We recommend checking out our blogs and resources, as well as signing up for our newsletter, to get to know us a little better and see if you like our style.

Sure do! Make sure you check out our Weekly Wellbeing Planner, and our downloadable Goalsetting Kit.

We want to say something upfront, to be really clear about it: no-one involved in producing the Story of My Life Journal is a psychologist/psychiatrist. We have an interest in mental health and wellbeing, and the tools employed in the Story of My Life Journal system are authentic psychotherapeutic approaches (and all have been referenced), but we are not qualified mental health practitioners.

Your Story of My Life Journal has been designed to support you in identifying who you are, where you want to go, and how you’ll get there – it’s designed to help you find meaning and purpose, and support you in pursuing it.

It doesn’t take much Googling to come up with hundreds of studies that have linked the pursuit of meaning, purpose, and meaningful goals with positive emotion and mental wellbeing, and the same goes for journaling, which can support the reduction of negative emotions through affective labelling.

So, what we’re saying is: we hope your Story of My Life Journal helps you feel better – its tools have been designed to do so – and you might find your journal can be used as a supportive and complementary tool in any strategies you’re employing in managing your mental wellbeing. However, the Story of My Life Journal is not a treatment for any mental health condition, and was not designed to be.

If you are experiencing challenges in your life that you feel are beyond your ability to manage on your own, please contact the appropriate health care professional (such as your GP or psychologist) or support service (such as Australia’s Lifeline).

Your Story of My Life Journal has been designed to support those wanting to get a better understanding of who they are and what drives them, where they want to go, and help them formulate a plan on how to get there.

It has not been designed specifically for men or women, nor for any particular age group, and it hasn’t been designed to focus on your work-life (that is: this is not a business/productivity journal); it’s simply been designed to support those who relate to the aforementioned purpose.

If that sounds like you, it’s for you.

Ok, so there’s a whole page (Our story) dedicated to explaining how your Story of My Life Journal came about, but here’s some extra information that will hopefully help answer this question.

The Story of My Life Journal system was designed by Glen Foreman. He’s a keen journaler. He was using a particular journal, which he found very good, for years, but there were some aspects he wasn’t happy with. For example, while much of it employed authentic tools, there were some elements that felt a little too new-agey and wishy-washy. He also felt the pre-work didn’t offer adequate support to dive deep enough, nor to address problematic issues and challenges. It was largely targeted at women, and felt a little too positive in parts (don’t get us wrong, positivity is important, but so is ‘calling a spade a spade’ sometimes [sorry for our international friends who aren’t familiar with that Aussie-ism]).

So, why tell you that? Because, hopefully, it gives you some idea of what to expect from your Story of My Life Journal, particularly when compared to other journals.

The pre-work has been designed to go deeper into your psyche than most journals to not only give you a better understanding of who you are and who you want to be, but also help you identify the parts of you that you might want to change and that are holding you back.

And it does so only with authentic tools and strategies, with all references provided to you, to give you peace of mind.

In terms of time commitment, your Story of My Life Journal is a daily journal, but has been designed to not be a burden (10min morning check-in, and 10min evening review once you’re into your daily pages).

The pre-work will likely be the most challenging and time-consuming element of your journal, but time guides and recommended schedules have been provided to you to help you avoid feeling overwhelmed.

• Size: 170 x 240mm
• Binding: Section-sewn for lay-flat writing
• Paper: 90GSM

• Thanks so much for your interest. We would love for you to stock the Story of My Life Journal and/or other products. Get in touch by emailing support@ffpress.com.au and we can discuss options.

Make sure you check out our downloadable Goalsetting Kit!

However, in terms of digital-only products, we don’t have any plans to introduce them.

There is a challenge with digital journals and apps, and that’s in the science of it all. Head to the “Our Research” section of the Our Story page for a more detailed explanation, but in a nutshell: writing is far more effective when it comes to journaling and goalsetting.

We set out to create a journal of authentic tools and strategies that supported people in discovering who they are, where they want to go, and how they would get there.

Research would suggest that a straight-up digital version of the journal would not be as effective in supporting you achieve that. And, hey, hopefully you know you can trust us when we tell you that, because from a business perspective, it’s WAY more beneficial to create a downloadable, digital product. No printing, shipping, wastage, or storage costs!

So, our consideration of a digital product is how we can complement your Story of My Life Journal, or support your personal development journey in a meaningful way.