About The Project

Face How You Feel: A Self-Care Journal is a graphic design thesis project created at SUNY New Paltz. This zine uses journaling prompts and meditation exercises as a form of self-care. Journaling has been proven as a beneficial self-care method for people to work through their emotions. Journaling can be an outlet for letting out your thoughts and emotions. This can help you understand and control negative feelings and improve your mood.

Within the journal you will also find walk-through meditation exercises that have been proven to improve mental health, especially as it pertains to those who deal with anxiety. Using illustration to create an engaging journaling experience, this is a space to write exactly how you’re feeling, free from judgment. I hope you will be able to use this zine and implement these exercises into your lives.