The Emotional Benefits of Journaling

Persnickety Box is a solution for photos, but we take it one step further with our photo journal. Research shows that photographs + words are more powerful than either alone. Use your journal along with photos to create a vision for your future, set goals, or simply document your day-to-day journey. Your journal will become a strength to your future self and others (if you want to let them read it:)

Photo Journals can help overcome personal trauma by giving a different meaning to an event or person. This can be done with positive imagery and words to remember the narrative that is true for you.

Studies have shown that Journaling can help the following:

1. Boost our mood

2. Better Sleep - get anything stressful out of your mind and into your journal

3. Enhance our sense of well-being and clarity

4. Reduce symptoms of depression

5. Reduce intrusion and avoidance symptoms

6. Improve our working memory

7. Reconnect with gratitude

8. Improves our immune system

9. Creates self-awareness

10. Change our mindset

“After reading my Mothers journal, with her personal handwriting, I feel like I know her more now than I did when she was living. Journals allow us to be vulnerable and create a connection with the reader. The story becomes even more powerful with a photo.” - Persnickety founder, Chari Pack

Our story doesn’t have to be wrapped in a perfect album or fancy book. Our expectations become our biggest obstacle. Start now. Persnickety Box was created to keep memory keeping simple. We’re not taking photos for today, but for 20 years from now. Add a journal to your next box and start writing.