74+ ‘Self-care’ Writing Prompts
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Love Letters to Self
On Valentine’s Day, write a love letter to yourself, focusing on your strengths and achievements.
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The Bridge of Self-Love
Reflect on a time when you had to choose between prioritizing yourself or someone else, and you chose yourself.
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Romancing Yourself
Write a narrative about spending Valentine’s Day completely alone, but still making it a day filled with love.
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Changing Seasons, Changing Immunity
Write a journal entry documenting a day battling with fall allergies.
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The Warm Hearth
Describe your ideal winter, cozy nook at home and write about the activities you enjoy doing there.
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Embracing Winter Solitude
Reflect on your experiences of spending time alone in winter and how it affects your well-being.
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Asserting Your Boundaries
Write about a situation where you regret not setting proper boundaries and how you can set those now.
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Journey to Self-Care
Compose a list of daily self-care practices you can implement during this difficult time.
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The Feast of Self-Love
Write about Valentine’s day as a day devoted to self-love and treating oneself.
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Thank-You Notes to Self
Pen a note of thanks to yourself, including all the ways you’ve taken care of yourself, nurtured your growth, and been there for oneself.
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Holiday Blues and Silver Linings
Discuss how you cope with post-holiday blues and spotlight the little things that help.
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Road to Recovery
Map out the steps you think you need to take in order to heal heartbreak and move on with your life.
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Sleeping Beauty in the City
What if Sleeping Beauty lived in New York City and fell into an endless slumber caused by burnout and stress.
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Indulging in Self-Care Rituals
Record a description of your most cherished self-care routine and why it feels special to you.
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Apart from Me-Time
Narrate about a time when you practiced caring for yourself in the presence of others.
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Slowing Down to Self-Care
Describe a hectic day and then detail a moment in it where you slowed down for self-care.
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The Case for Self-Care
Write a persuasive letter to convince a skeptic friend about the importance of self-care.
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The Rejuvenating Ritual
Reflect on one self-care ritual that rejuvenates you and delve into how and why it impacts you so greatly.
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Daily Deeds of Kindness
Narrate an instance where you were kind to yourself and detail your feelings about the experience.
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Journey to Self-Compassion
Write about a time when you were uniquely kind to yourself. When was it? What did you do?
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Self-care Moments
Write about a moment when you did something just for yourself since the baby came.
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My Safe Haven
Elaborate on your personal sanctuary – a place or experience where you feel the safest and most at peace.
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Building Blocks of Happiness
Describe what you think are the ten most essential ingredients for your happiness and why.
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Impact of Physical Health on Mental State
Write about how your physical health affects your mental well-being.
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Self-Care through Quotes
Choose a quote about self love, write it down and then elaborate on self-care activities that align with the quote.
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Recharge and Rejuvenate
Identify things that drain you emotionally and create a self-care plan to counteract them.
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Recipe for Self Love
Imagine that self love is a recipe; what ingredients are necessary and in what quantities?
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Thank You Note to Self
Write a note of thanks to yourself, expressing gratitude for the things you have done for your own well-being.
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Reflecting Compassion
Mentally transport yourself to a place you go to for comfort or solace. Descriptively write about it.
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A Letter to My Younger Self
Compose a tender letter to your younger self, offering advice, assurances, or words of comfort.
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Love Languages
Write about your personal love languages and how you can use them to show love to yourself.
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A Day of Indulgence
Write about your perfect day of self-care, detailing what you would do, see, eat, feel, and experience.
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Understanding Self-Care Blocks
Write about the barriers you face when trying to prioritize self-care.
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Self-Care Inventory
Write a list of self-care activities, both physical and emotional, that make you feel good.
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The Scale of Self-Care
Write about your self-care routine and how it contributes to your overall balance.
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Celebrating Progress
Keep a weekly log of personal victories in your recovery journey, no matter how small they seem.
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Rediscovering Self Love
Describe actions you’ve taken to foster self-love and self-care during your mental health recovery.
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Self-Care Evaluation
Pen down one self-care activity you indulged in today and describe the impact it had on you.
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The Self-Care Journey
Write about various self-care practices you utilize or would like to utilize when dealing with depression.
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Your Letter of Self-Love
Write a letter to yourself expressing love, assuring you’ll take care of your emotional and physical well-being.
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Safe in the Sanctuary
Describe a place from your childhood where you felt safe, secure, and cared for.
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Self-Care Rituals
Journal about your favourite self-care rituals, why you love them, and how they make you feel.
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Soothe with Self Care
List all the ways you choose to pamper and care for yourself when you are stressed.
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Road to Recovery
Write a narrative where a character dealing with depressive thoughts begins their journey towards self-care and healing.
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The Letter of Reassurance
Compose a letter to your future self aimed at providing comfort and reassurance during anxious times.
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Soothing Practices
Write about a self-care routine or relaxation technique that you’re grateful for.
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The ABCs of Self-Soothing
Create an A-Z list of self-care activities or practices that help you to manage your anxiety.
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Quenching Writer’s Block
Imagine a method or ritual that helps to overcome the dread of writer’s block and rekindle your creative enthusiasm.
