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Emotional Safety Plan Things that help me relax make a cup of tea put in headphones and play my favorite playlist call a friend take a walk We had one of our parents fill out the things that help her when she is feeling overwhelmed as an example She mentioned that making a cup of tea is always her first go to because it allows her to get up get away from the stressor and get a momentary change of scenery She also finds peace in shutting out the world for a moment with some of her favorite songs Calling a friend and taking a walk around the block help her to recenter herself and better approach what is overwhelming her Things are going to stress you out that is life especially life as a parent of a child with an emotional behavioral social or mental challenge When you find yourself in the thick of a stressful and overwhelming situation it can be hard to think straight and rationalize ways that will help ease your anxiety The purpose of this tip sheet is for you to have a place where you can sit down and make yourself a priority by laying out the things that help you relieve stress These tactics are unique to you and what helps you when you are overwhelmed Print out the blank sheet and fill it out for yourself Keep this resource somewhere easily accessible to you like your wallet bed side table or fridge and when you find yourself in a situation that you need it is there for you to use

Emotional Safety Plan Things that help me relax Things are going to stress you out that is life especially life as a parent of a child with an emotional behavioral social or mental challenge When you find yourself in the thick of a stressful and overwhelming situation it can be hard to think straight and rationalize ways that will help ease your anxiety The purpose of this tip sheet is for you to have a place where you can sit down and practice mindfulness by laying out the things that help you relieve stress These tactics are unique to you and what helps you when you are overwhelmed Print out the blank sheet and fill it out for yourself Keep this resource somewhere easily accessible to you like your wallet bed side table or fridge and when you find yourself in a situation that you need it is there for you to use

Emotional Safety Plan Things that help me relax make a cup of tea put in headphones and play my favorite playlist call a friend take a walk We had one of our parents fill out the things that help her when she is feeling overwhelmed as an example She mentioned that making a cup of tea is always her first go to because it allows her to get up get away from the stressor and get a momentary change of scenery She also finds peace in shutting out the world for a moment with some of her favorite songs Calling a friend and taking a walk around the block help her to recenter herself and better approach what is overwhelming her Things are going to stress you out that is life especially life as a parent of a child with an emotional behavioral social or mental challenge When you find yourself in the thick of a stressful and overwhelming situation it can be hard to think straight and rationalize ways that will help ease your anxiety The purpose of this tip sheet is for you to have a place where you can sit down and make yourself a priority by laying out the things that help you relieve stress These tactics are unique to you and what helps you when you are overwhelmed Print out the blank sheet and fill it out for yourself Keep this resource somewhere easily accessible to you like your wallet bed side table or fridge and when you find yourself in a situation that you need it is there for you to use

Emotional Safety Plan Things that help me relax Facetime Alex Snuggle with my dog Watch youtube videos When you re having a bad day what do you do to relax Do you throw on your favorite Netflix show Do you go on a walk Do you make a snack It may feel silly but these activities that make you feel better are SO important Use the space to the left to write all of these down No activity is too small if you find scrolling on Tik Tok for 10 minutes helps make you calm write it down Go on a walk with an upbeat playlist Now keep this somewhere easily reachable to you like your wallet bed side table or take a picture of it and keep it in your cameral roll Get a smoothie Anytime you are having a bad day feeling nervous about something feeling overwhelmed by a situation or just overall not feeling so great look at your list We had one of our team members teenage daughter s fill out her very own Emotional Safety Plan as an example She mentioned that her friend Alex is so funny that she almost instantly puts her in a better mood so that is a great 1 She said if Alex isn t free cuddling her dog or doing any of these activities really helps her relax When you are in these stressful situations it can be hard to think straight Now with the help of your Emotional Safety Plan you know exactly what you need to do to feel better and have a moment of calmness

Emotional Safety Plan Things That Help Me relax When you re having a bad day what do you do to relax Do you throw on your favorite Netflix show Do you go on a walk Do you make a snack It may feel silly but these activities that make you feel better are SO important Use the space to the left to write all of these down No activity is too small if you find scrolling on Tik Tok for 10 minutes helps make you calm write it down Now keep this somewhere easily reachable to you like your wallet bed side table or take a picture of it and keep it in your cameral roll Anytime you are having a bad day feeling nervous about something feeling overwhelmed by a situation or just overall not feeling so great look at your list When you are in these stressful situations it can be hard to think straight Now with the help of your Emotional Safety Plan you know exactly what you need to do to feel better and have a moment of calmness