Begin Your Story at Your Own Pace
Download a Free Sample of In Your Own Words: A Guided Memoir Journal
You don’t have to be ready to write your whole story. You only have to be curious enough to begin.
This free sample of In Your Own Words offers a quiet introduction to the guided journal. It’s your chance to see how the prompts work, how the tone feels, and whether this approach is right for you.
There’s no pressure. No commitment. Just an invitation to start.
A Gentle Way to Start
This sample isn’t meant to rush you into anything. It’s meant to help you answer one simple question:
Does this feel like a way I could tell my story?
Inside the sample, you’ll find:
The journal introduction
Guidance on how to use the prompts
One carefully chosen prompt from each section to help memories surface naturally
The prompts in this journal are designed to feel safe and accessible. They don’t ask you to write everything at once, or to start with the hardest moments of your life.
Instead, they begin with small, familiar memories, the kind that often lead to deeper stories on their own.
You can write a few lines or several pages. You can pause, skip, or return later. You’re always in control.
Many women are surprised by how easily the words begin to come.
How You Can Use the Sample
The sample is provided as a digital PDF, just like the full journal.
You can:
Type directly into the PDF
Print the pages and write by hand
Try the prompts in whatever way feels most comfortable
There’s no right or wrong way to use it.
If you’ve been carrying stories you’ve always meant to tell, or stories others have asked you to share, this is a simple place to begin.
Hi, I’m Anne.
I help women in their third act write the stories only they can tell.
I created this journal for women who know their stories matter, but don’t want to feel overwhelmed as they begin.
My hope is that this sample gives you a sense of what’s possible, and reminds you that you don’t have to have it all figured out to start.
