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Welcome to the interactive and follow-up best practices for the Self-Care Practical Tips and Tools chapter. Here, you can access the Self-Care Reflection Prompts.
Self-Care Reflection Prompts
What are you doing and why are you doing it? These questions can be used repeatedly as you establish routines and structures, but also as a reset to reconnect yourself with your purpose and intention when things begin to feel out of hand.
When you decide something is unsuccessful, stressful, or chaotic, how does that feel to you? Where is your breaking point?
What calms you when you are overcome with emotion? Are there scenarios where you struggle to find a calming balance? Why do you think that is? Which practical Self-Care Tips and Tools could you apply to support yourself in the moment and in the long-term?
How would you describe your expectations for yourself? How about for your children? Are there any influential exterior factors that impact either?
What supports do you currently have that benefit your parenting structure? Do you feel these supports are successful? Why or why not?
Do you find it difficult to ask for help? Why or why not?
Ideally thinking, what supports do you feel would make your parenting structure most successful? Why? What stands in your way of using these ideal supports?
What times of day and which activities make you feel your best (strongest, healthiest, most successful)? Why do you think these times of day and activities have such positive impacts? How can you structure your day to have more of these positive, feel-good components and activities?
How do you recharge your battery? How do you feel when you have recharged?
What barriers stand in the way of you making time for yourself? How do you think you can apply the Practical Self-Care Tips and Tools to help break them down?
