Emotional Self-Care Cheat Sheet

Fear

• Practice relaxing, self-soothing
• Get support – even just one person to talk to
• Take smaller steps
• Self-listening
• Take your time; don’t pressure yourself
• Find your comfort zones

Struggle

• Uncover limiting beliefs and rewrite
• Cultivate an attitude of opportunity
• Learn new skills
• Find a mentor or role models
• Self-empower: “I can do this”
• Create a vision you believe in

Procrastination

• Focus on intrinsic motivation
• Get honest with yourself– do you really want to do this?
• Release standards and perfectionism
• Look at your boundaries – could you just say no?

Overwhelm

• Admit capacity
• Prune commitments and focus
• Courageously claim own priorities

Overwork

• Stop and feel underlying feelings
• Track how much you actually work
• Make clear boundaries with time
• Practice new habits for 21 days

Dissatisfaction

• Mourn previous losses
• Accept what you can’t change and focus on what you can
• Clarify actual needs/wants, get specific
• Don’t complain, do something