The Internal Hygiene JournalA 30-Day Guided Journey for Intense Emotional Renewal & Authentic Self-ConnectionAre you truly present in your life, or merely performing?
The Internal Hygiene Journal is more than just a space for writing—it's a transformative 30-day journey inward. Created by Bertha Freeman-Barrett, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL), Licensed Professional Counselor (GA), and Certified Clinicial Trauma Professional, this journal invites you to slow down, tune in, and gently clear the emotional residue that clutters your sense of self.
With daily affirmations, prompts, soothing practices, and reflection check-ins, this guided tool empowers you to:
- Dive deeper into the Shadow
- Clear mental and emotional clutter.
- Cultivate daily habits of internal care and mindfulness
- Heal from conditioning that no longer benefits you
- Reclaim your voice, your peace, and your authentic rhythm
- Develop emotional resilience—without rushing the process
You’ll also discover milestone check-ins, coloring pages, and self-care tips that aid in nervous system regulation and promote soulful integration.
Whether you’re navigating change, healing from emotional pain, or simply seeking more clarity in your life, this journal will meet you where you are and accompany you as you transition from conditioned behaviors and self-identity to uncovering your authentic self.
What Sets This Journal Apart?- Trauma-informed and developed by a therapist
- Daily affirmations and self-reflection prompts
- Spacious writing pages featuring body-centered self-care
- Bonus: Mindful coloring pages to soothe the nervous system
- Backed by years of clinical experience in healing and identity restoration
If you're ready to stop avoiding your feelings and start
nurturing your internal world with intention, this journal is your invitation.
You’ve taken care of your exterior. Now it’s time to clean, honor, and fragrance the internal.
Bertha Freeman-Barrett is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia with over ten years experience supporting individuals through trauma, anxiety, and other distress issues. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), her work focuses on helping people heal in ways that are safe, empowering, and authentically individualized. Bertha is the originator of the Internal Hygiene(TM) concept - a transformative framework for caring for the emotional, mental, and spiritual self with the same consistency and care we give to our physical hygiene. She believes that while we're taught to look clean, composed, and "put together" on the outside, many of us walk around emotionally unkept on the inside-our inner world cluttered with past trauma, self-doubt, unprocessed emotions, and limiting beliefs. Her journal, The Internal Hygiene(TM) Journal, is designed to address this imbalance-offering a 30-day journey of guided introspection, affirmations, and self-care practices to help readers clear emotional clutter and reconnect with themselves.Bertha's therapeutic approach bridges science and soul. She invites her readers and clients to go beyond surface-level wellness and build inner resilience by tending to the often-neglected parts of the self. Her work especially resonates with individuals who have felt unseen or unheard in traditional wellness spaces-including women, people of color, survivors of trauma, and those navigating deep transitions.Bertha is also the founder and host of The Intake Talk Show, available on YouTube and podcast platforms, where she sparks open conversations about mental health, emotional freedom, and cultural narratives that shape how we relate to ourselves and others.As a one with many titles and professional therapist, Bertha speaks from personal experience and professional knowledge. Her previous book, Just Believe: The Key to Unlocking Endless Possibilities, motivated readers to move forward with faith and courage. Her upcoming book, Gentle Relationships: Healing the Patterns that Keep Us From Ourselves and Each Other, builds on the idea of internal hygiene by showing how relationships-especially with ourselves-can change through clarity, compassion, and conscious boundaries.Bertha's voice is both clinical and heartfelt, practical and compassionate. Whether through therapy, speaking, or writing her mission is: to help others heal, grow, and live authentically from the inside out.
