Illuminated Journaling

A guided journaling companion — offering you
intuitive prompts based on your emotional state,
in real time.

Designed for nightly unwinding
& mindful processing.

Unlike traditional journaling, which often leaves you staring at a blank page, Illuminated Journaling provides real-time, intuitive prompts based on your emotional state — helping you start exactly where you are.

It’s perfect for those who feel the need to empty out through journaling but don’t always know where to start.

Your thoughts evolve—shouldn’t your journaling prompts do the same?

What is
Illuminated Journaling?

Illuminated Journaling uses an adaptive, real-time prompt system that responds to your emotional state, guiding you through reflection, processing, and integration. Built on intuitive logic and AI-driven insights, it personalizes each journaling session—offering the right questions at the right time to support clarity, emotional regulation, and self-awareness.

Designed to be a companion for deep self-reflection, this practice gently guides you through your emotions, helping you process, release, and gain clarity at the end of each day by offering real time journal prompts that are invited & created based on your emotional state at the time. 

  • It adapts to your emotional state, offering the right prompts at the right time.

  • It helps you move from overwhelm to clarity, from tension to release.

  • It creates a sacred pause, allowing you to integrate your experiences with ease.

Tailored prompts, intuitive insights—this is journaling, reimagined

A Journaling Practice
I wish existed.

This method was born from a personal desire for a journaling experience that didn’t just document thoughts, but held space for inner transformation through a conversation. Where prompts were offered based on real time processing. 

Through years of exploration, refinement, and lived experience, Illuminated Journaling became the practice it is today — a nightly ritual for slowing down, listening within, and honoring what arises

Your thoughts evolve—shouldn’t your journaling prompts do the same?

1.
Arrive & Set the Space

Before you begin, take a moment to pause and arrive. Whether you light a candle, sip tea, or simply take a deep breath, this is a space for you.

2.
Check In With Yourself

Open your chat, press “Let’s start I’m ready to unfold and process my day!”
You will then be asked to rate your emotional state on a scale from 1-10. This simple act of self-awareness helps you recognize where you are before you begin.

3.
Receive Your Prompts

Based on your check-in, you will be offered real-time prompts that gently guide your reflection, helping you process and integrate your day.

4.
Write & Unfold

Let your words flow freely. There’s no right or wrong—just space to express, release, and gain clarity.

5.
Regulate & Integrate

End your session with a song, a somatic practice, or a reflective insight, intuitively suggested to match your emotional landscape.

6.
A Thought to Sit With

Receive a final reflection—a question, insight, or guiding phrase to carry into your night.

and then… you rest.

your nightly
un-folding

Illuminated Journaling is a guided self-reflection tool designed to support emotional clarity and integration. While this practice is offered with deep care, it is not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health support. If you are navigating complex emotions, please seek the guidance that best supports you.

Intellectual Property Notice:
This practice is shared freely as a gift for personal reflection, but its structure, methodology, and prompts remain the intellectual property of Cat Santos. Any commercial use, adaptation, or replication requires permission.