Hi there! I’m Allie and I started Bliss’d to help fellow moms live more connected, joyful and fulfilling lives through journaling and self-care. Because as a mom to two toddlers, I know what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and stretched too thin, and crave a deeper connection with myself, my husband and my kids.
I discovered my love for journaling during my first postpartum in 2019, when I experienced postpartum depression. My therapist suggested journaling (and medicine) to help work through it. Both helped immensely - and my journaling practice stuck, long after the medicine finished!
During my discovery phase of journaling, I tried every journal under the sun and could never find the perfect one - a blank notebook felt overwhelming and the guided journals I used felt too rigid, with morning and/or evening specific prompts or unnecessary trackers I didn't use (looking at you, water trackers!).
I wanted an easy-to-use, lightly guided journal that could be used any time of day (so important!), so I decided to create my own - our Time to Reflect journal. It's based on the format I used (in a blank notebook) to help me start - and maintain - my journaling practice. The format is simple, yet effective with quotes and affirmations throughout to inspire and motivate.
I also recently launched our family journal for gratitude, We're So Grateful. This journal was a longtime in the making and based around my family’s dinnertime gratitude practice where we go around the table and say what we’re grateful for - which my husband and I began doing at the start of the pandemic (and layoffs we were going through) well before our now 4-year old could understand.
There are so many benefits to journaling. Benefits like: reduced stress and anxiety, an improved mindset, a greater appreciation for all you have, a deeper connection with others and with yourself, and an overall boost in self-esteem, mood and mental well-being (to name just a few!).
I've experienced these benefits, and more, and my hope is that you too will experience these benefits with regular use of our journals!
Welcome to Bliss’d - I’m so glad you’re here!
With Gratitude,
