{"id":7889,"date":"2023-06-13T21:22:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T02:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2023-06-13T21:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T02:22:47","slug":"wellness-wednesday-there-just-might-be-an-app-for-that-how-mood-tracking-and-journaling-can-help-you-stay-mentally-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7889","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Wednesday: There Just Might be an App for That! How Mood Tracking and Journaling can Help You Stay Mentally Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_551\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7889-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/13WellnessWednesday.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/13WellnessWednesday.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/13WellnessWednesday.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this 13th&nbsp;&nbsp;episode of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=532\">Wellness Wednesday<\/a>, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore journaling, writing, and affirmations to help one stay mentally strong.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some of the Apps mentioned in this episode are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/day-one-journal-private-diary\/id1044867788\">Day One Journal<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/finch-self-care-pet\/id1528595748\">finch<\/a>&nbsp;and the upcoming&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/06\/05\/ios-17-mood-logging\/#:~:text=The%20iOS%2017%20Health%20app,state%20of%20mind%20each%20day.\">Mood Tracking feature in the Health App<\/a>&nbsp;being released in Apple&#8217;s iOS 17 this fall.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=532\">Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show Hosts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robin Ennis on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robinennislcsw.com\/\">www.robinennislcsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beth Gustin, LPC, NCC, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, CAGCS, PLGS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transitioningthroughchange.com\/\">Www.transitioningthroughchange.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can message Beth and Robin by calling 612-367-6093 or by\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Info@BlindAbilities.com?subject=Wellness%20Wednesday\">email<\/a>. They are looking forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com?subject=Podcast\">email<\/a>&nbsp;and give us a call at 612-367-6093, we would love to hear from you!<br><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_553\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7889-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/13WellnessWednesday.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/13WellnessWednesday.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/13WellnessWednesday.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/13WellnessWednesday.mp3 Podcast summary: In this 13th&nbsp;&nbsp;episode of&nbsp;Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore journaling, writing, and affirmations to help one stay mentally strong. 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