You don’t have to be struggling to look after yourself. These worksheets help you grow what is going well, treat yourself more kindly and look back over your story.
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The PERMA model: five pillars of well-beingWhat positive psychology says, and how to use it without “forced positivity”→Compassion and self-compassion: treating yourself as you treat those you loveWhat self-compassion is (and isn’t), what research says and how to train it→The lifeline: looking at your whole storyWhat research says about life stories, and how to draw your lifeline without hurting yourself→
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Well-being and strengths · 10 worksheets
10615-20 min · several daysMy PERMA profileTaking stock of the five pillars of well-beingSee the worksheet →1075 minThree good thingsTraining your attention on what is going wellSee the worksheet →10820-30 minThe gratitude letterThanking someone who has matteredSee the worksheet →10920 min · several daysMy strengths in actionRecognising my strengths and using them differentlySee the worksheet →110a few min · several daysSavouringMaking good moments lastSee the worksheet →11115 min · several daysMy moments of flowGetting back to the activities that absorb meSee the worksheet →11215-20 minMy best possible selfImagining a future in which things have gone wellSee the worksheet →113a few minMy acts of kindnessDoing good for others, and for meSee the worksheet →11410 min · several daysResponding to good newsStrengthening relationships by sharing joySee the worksheet →11520 min · several daysWhat gives meaning, what I have achievedFeeding meaning and the pride of moving forwardSee the worksheet →
Compassion and self-compassion · 9 worksheets
12415-20 minThe three pillars of self-compassionMindfulness, common humanity, kindnessSee the worksheet →12515 minWhat if it were a friend?Comparing how I speak to others and how I speak to myselfSee the worksheet →12620 minThe kind letterWriting to myself as someone who wishes me well wouldSee the worksheet →12720 minMy three emotional systemsThreat, drive, soothingSee the worksheet →12820-30 minUnderstanding my inner criticWhat it says, what it is trying to protectSee the worksheet →12910-15 min · several daysMy compassionate selfImagining the wisest, strongest, warmest version of meSee the worksheet →13010-15 min · several daysLoving-kindness meditationSending good wishes, to myself and to othersSee the worksheet →13120-30 minWhat holds me back from compassionFears of kindness, towards myself and from othersBetter with your psychologistSee the worksheet →13220 minHelping without wearing myself outFrom empathic distress to compassionSee the worksheet →
Lifeline: my story · 8 worksheets
11630-45 minMy lifelinePlacing the important moments of my life on a single lineSee the worksheet →11720-30 minThe chapters of my lifeTelling my life as a bookSee the worksheet →11830 minHigh point, low point, turning pointThe key scenes of my storySee the worksheet →11945-90 minFlowers and stonesA lifeline of the moments that did me good and those that hurtBetter with your psychologistSee the worksheet →12020-30 minThe resources on my lifelineWhat helped me get through the difficult periodsSee the worksheet →12120-30 minThe common threads in my storyWhat repeats from one chapter to the nextSee the worksheet →12220-30 minThe places of my lifeMy lifeline, city by citySee the worksheet →12320-30 minExtending the lineThe next chapters of my lifeSee the worksheet →
These worksheets do not replace therapy. If you are in distress or having suicidal thoughts, call your local emergency number (112 in Europe; 3114 in France, free, 24/7).
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