The Quick Guide to Self-Soothing

Self-soothing is one of my favorite coping skills. It’s an emotional regulation strategy used to help us deal with stress and upsetting emotions by tapping into our senses. This workbook has tips and prompts to help you discover what self-soothing looks like to you! Here's what's inside! – A 27-page PDF (one version in full color and the other in black and white) – Why Self-Soothing is important – Taste: Self-soothing suggestions and a Sensory Wheel focusing on different kinds of drinks, snacks, food textures, and candy types. – Sight: Self-soothing suggestions and a Sensory Wheel focusing on colors, light, activities, and your environment. – Sound: Self-soothing suggestions and a Sensory Wheel focusing on music types, background noise, ASMR, and nature sounds. – Smell: Self-soothing suggestions and a Sensory Wheel focusing on nature scents, scent types, cooking scents, and items. – Touch: Self-soothing suggestions and a Sensory Wheel focusing on different kinds of textures, types of t