Gratitude With a Twist: A Psychologist-Designed Gratitude and Imagery Journal for Women

Most gratitude journals ask you to list what you are thankful for and leave it there. The twist is that each daily gratitude prompt is paired with a short, guided imagery practice, written by registered psychologist Natasha Kiemel-Incorvaia (AHPRA Registration: PSY0001977411), so you are not only noting what you appreciated but spending a moment with it. The journal also pairs prompts with images and inspirational quotes throughout. If you would like to understand how guided imagery works, there is a fuller explanation in the One Lap Around the Sun FAQ.

There is no single right frequency. Some research suggests that for some people, practising a few times a week keeps gratitude feeling fresh rather than turning into routine, while others do well write daily. Gratitude With a Twist is undated, so you set the pace that suits you and the journal simply lasts longer if you space it out. The aim is a practice you actually keep, not a box to tick. These journals are for general self-care and reflection only and are not a substitute for psychological assessment, diagnosis, or therapy.

This varies from person to person. Some people notice small shifts within a few weeks of regular practice, such as catching positive moments more readily, while for others it takes longer or feels different. It tends to depend less on how long you have kept it up and more on how specific and genuine your entries are. Outcomes vary for each person and depend on your circumstances and how you use the practice.

This is common. When you write the same broad things each day ("my family, my home"), the practice can start to feel like a chore and lose its effect. Two things help. First, get specific: a particular moment from today rather than a general category. Second, change how you engage with it, which is part of why Gratitude With a Twist pairs each prompt with a short guided imagery practice rather than writing alone. And because the journal is undated, you can pause and pick it back up whenever you need to, without guilt.

It comes down to what you will actually return to. Many people find that writing by hand slows them down and makes the practice feel more reflective and screen-free, which is part of the appeal of a physical journal you can keep by the bed. An app can be more convenient and easier to remember. Gratitude With a Twist is a printed journal for people who want a quiet, offline ritual away from notifications.

Keep the bar low and attach it to something you already do. Leaving the journal on your bedside table and writing a line or two before sleep is one of the simplest ways to make it stick. Aim for genuine over long; two specific things you noticed is plenty. And because the journal is undated, missing a day or a week does not "break" anything, you simply pick it back up. Consistency comes from the practice feeling light, not demanding.

Gratitude With a Twist is a 6-month undated journal printed in a 7 x 10 inch format, giving you room to write comfortably. It includes daily gratitude and imagery prompts, daily emotion and body-sensation awareness spaces, an emotions catalogue, guided imagery audio tracks, full transcripts of each track, and inspirational quotes and images throughout.

No app, account, or password is needed. Each audio track has a short URL and a QR code printed inside the journal. Scan the code with your phone camera, or type the URL into your browser, to stream the guided imagery practice. The tracks were written and recorded by registered psychologist Natasha Kiemel-Incorvaia (AHPRA Registration: PSY0001977411).

Gratitude With a Twist is printed and fulfilled through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) print-on-demand network, so your journal is printed at a facility local to you and shipped through your local delivery network. It is available wherever Amazon's KDP print-on-demand distribution operates, with the exception of the United States and Canada.

Gratitude With a Twist is designed to be simple: daily gratitude and imagery, nothing extra. If you would like more, One Lap Around the Sun is the fuller year-long journal. It keeps the daily gratitude and imagery practice but adds season-themed self-development exercises across summer, autumn, winter and spring, so you can reflect, let go and reawaken as the year turns. If you are after depth and structure rather than a simple daily habit, that is the one to look at. One Lap Around the Sun Journal.