Self-Care at your Fingertips : Free Resource Library

I love to help others find strategies that will work for them and this self-care directory gathers together my articles and free self-care / emotional well-being resources in one place.

I’ve been passionate about emotional well-being since both my parents passed away in my late teens. The world I had to navigate wasn’t as safe and secure anymore so I had to develop my own beliefs, resilience and strategies that would help me in finding my own balance and place of calm.  I’m always on a quest to simplify life!

I have qualifications as a mindfulness practitioner and mental health first aider. I have also led mental health in a school of 400+ students working closely with educational psychologists and mental health professionals developing and delivering programmes.

In this directory there is a summary of each article, the free downloads linked to the topic and a link to the article.

If you are looking for a specific resource, use the drop down in the Article Contents.

You can work through the resources from foundational concepts and gradually move to more specific activities and challenges (see summary). I have suggested which resource to begin with and then build upon. Of course, you can dip in and out of all the resources in any order!

Other ways you can use this self care directory:

• bookmark this resource by clicking the blue heart on the bottom right of the page
• save a copy to your device as a PDF to browse later, just look for the print friendly button.

I hope you find this resource helpful!

Summary and Accessible Order of Self-Care Resources:

Here are my suggestions for working through the self-care resources:

• Plan and Manage Your Self Care (like a pro): Start here to help you understand the importance of self-care and how to plan effectively.
• 7 Best Tips for Overcoming Barriers to Self-Care: Follow with this practical advice on how to overcome common obstacles to self-care, to make sure you feel equipped to start your journey.
• Self-Care Activities You Can Do When You’re Short on Time: Quick and easy activities if you’re time-constrained. To make self-care more accessible.
• 17+ Best Ideas for Self Care: A broad range of self-care ideas to inspire you with various options.
• 7 Best Tips to Turn Your Negative Self-Talk into a Positive: Mental self-care to help you improve your internal dialogue.
• Self Love Affirmations to Change Your Reality: Expand on your mental self-care with positive affirmations to build self-love and confidence.
• 7 Fabulous Benefits from Using Positive Affirmations: Reinforce the importance and benefits of positive affirmations in your daily life.
• What is a Self Soothe Box?: a tangible tool for self-soothing and managing stress.
• 20 Life-Changing Tips for a Better and Happier You: A comprehensive list of tips that can have a significant impact on your overall well-being.
• 7 Day Healthy Habits for a Positive Mindset Challenge: Encourages you to adopt healthy habits with a manageable 7-day challenge.
• Self-Care Challenge: Follow with a broader self-care challenge to build on the momentum from the healthy habits challenge.
• Self-Love Challenge: Deepen the focus on self-love with this specific challenge.
• Mindfulness Challenge: Introduce mindfulness practices with a dedicated challenge to enhance mental well-being.
• Gratitude Challenge: Encourages you to practice gratitude, an important aspect of mental health.
• 60 Gratitude Quotes: Provides inspiration and motivation to continue practicing gratitude.
• Connect to Nature: Highlights the benefits of connecting with nature as part of a holistic self-care routine.

Specific resources are below:

Plan and Manage your Self Care (like a pro)

How do you make a self care plan that suits your individual needs and will work for you every day?

There’s nothing more empowering than taking responsibility for our own wellness. And if we’re not feeling okay, a self-care plan shows what we need to do to get back on track.

I’m sharing how easy it is for you to create your own self-care plan that will work for you every day.

7 Best Tips for Overcoming Barriers to Self-Care

Being aware of common barriers to self care and what you can do to overcome them will help you towards succeeding in your wellness adventure.

Self-Care Activities you can do when you’re Short on Time

This article shares 5, 10, 15 and 30 minute self care activities you can do on Self Care Sunday (or any day of the week!).

17+ Best Ideas for Self Care

Ideas for self care that are either free or low cost.

This article shares 17 self-care ideas that will boost your mood, won’t take up much of your time, are free or affordable and you can do from home.

Lots of free goodies with this article for you to download.

7 Best Tips to Turn your Negative Self-talk into a Positive

When our mood is low our communication will often be littered with negative self talk. Sometimes the language we use and the way we express ourselves becomes a habit without us even realising.

When was the last time you really paid attention to what you are saying?

What is a Self Soothe Box?

Are you finding it difficult to cope when you’re feeling upset or stressed?  A self soothe box could well be the answer.

Self-soothing isn’t just something we learn as babies to get ourselves to sleep. Throughout our lives we need to be able to regulate our emotions.

This article shares 27 ideas for what you can put in your self-soothe box.

7 Fabulous Benefits from using Positive Affirmations

Positive affirmations can be a powerful tool for you to use in helping you to reach your goals.

Positive affirmations use the power of your subconscious mind to create change and help you reach your dreams.  But did you know that daily affirmations can have other benefits as well?

20 Life-Changing Tips for a Better and Happier You

Living your best life is about finding that ultimate sense of joy, fulfillment, and contentment.

It is a way to truly enjoy your life, including the big moments and the small memorable ones!

This article shares 20 life-changing tips to get you going in the right direction for living your best life.

7 Day Healthy Habits for a Positive Mindset Challenge

This challenge aims to help by introducing you to shifting your mindset. It gives you some simple, actionable tasks to help get you started.

Over 7 days, you will learn:

• How to practice gratitude
• How to be kinder to yourself and others
• The importance of having a consistent sleep schedule
• Why you should treat your body with respect
• How to find a hobby you love
• How to enjoy your life no matter what

There are quite a few free goodies to help you with this challenge.

Self Love Affirmations to Change your Reality

Self love affirmations are a powerful way to rewire your brain and change your reality. But did you know that it’s not enough to have a generic affirmation on your wall?

In this article I’m sharing my tips to turn your affirmations into powerhouses for change in your life.

60 Gratitude Quotes

Let the words of Maya Angelou, Anne Frank, Henry David Thoreau, John F Kennedy, Rumi and others inspire and remind.

Self-Care Pamper Boxes for Busy People

Five of the best self care boxes that deliver ‘me time’ no matter how busy you are.

Curated from small independent businesses, these self pamper kits will give you the ultimate pamper experience but won’t cost you the earth.

And if you do have time to make your own, I’m sharing some ideas and tips to help you make a self care kit/DiY self care box that will help you plan ahead to save time.

Self-Care Challenge

This free 30-day self-care challenge will give you the opportunity to show yourself some love by taking time for yourself … and come out the other side glowing!

Self-Love Challenge

A guide to healing the relationship you have with yourself, this free challenge guides you through 21 different habits that can help you get started on your self love journey.

Mindfulness Challenge

Mindfulness is simply being focused on the present moment. It’s a skill we can learn to improve our emotional awareness and reduce stress. And it’s something we have control over.

All of the actions in the Mindfulness Challenge are designed to slow you down and for you to take notice of what is around you.

Do the mindfulness challenges alone, with your partner, a friend, or even with your family.

Gratitude Challenge

Do you want to start a daily gratitude habit but not sure where to start?

Or maybe you started a daily gratitude journal but found it hard to keep it going?

Try my 21 day gratitude challenge and replace the habit of negative thinking with keeping a daily gratitude journal.

Connect to Nature

Do you feel a disconnect from nature? Would you like a boost to your emotions?

In this article I look at the different benefits we can get from spending time in nature, a suggested resource for using ecotherapy to boost mood and my workbook full of prompts to inspire you to get outside.

Disclaimer

In practical advice articles, books or courses, like anything else in life, there are no guarantees.

You are cautioned to rely on your own judgement about your individual circumstances and act accordingly.

This article is not intended to provide professional advice. All readers are advised to seek services of competent professionals in these fields.