In every Dear Mango session, reflective writing is the primary tool. Here is why it works so well. Reflective writing is a thinking tool that builds self-trust.

High-achievers often move through the world in two ways: some live primarily in their heads, planning and problem-solving; others live through action, creating, exploring, and moving toward what’s next.

Reflective writing reveals:

• Patterns you have normalized
• Internal conflicts you have not named
• The cost of staying disconnected from yourself

As Toni Morrison wrote:

"Writing is really a way of thinking—not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet."  

Writing slows the mind enough to surface what has been overlooked, avoided, or abandoned.