A free health psychology handout for building small daily practices that protect mental health over time. Includes three daily gratitudes, somatic grounding, social anchors, realistic pacing, nervous system resets, and a simple stabilizer plan.
Use this as a starting place for protecting your mental health during stressful seasons, health changes, caregiving demands, chronic pain, or emotional overload. The goal is consistency, not perfection.
Want deeper support? This handout pairs well with Sticky Brain Studio’s health psychology and chronic pain workbooks, especially When Pain Stays and When the Body Changes the Rules.
FREE HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY TOOL
Small practices that help keep the whole system steady
This handout helps you build simple daily stabilizers, including gratitude, grounding, social connection, pacing, and nervous system resets.
Use this as a starting place for protecting your mental health during stressful seasons, health changes, caregiving demands, chronic pain, or emotional overload. The goal is consistency, not perfection.
Three Daily Gratitudes
A simple practice for noticing what is good, okay, or not terrible alongside what is hard.
Somatic Grounding
A two-minute nervous system reset using body-based awareness.
Social Anchor
A small, reliable point of real human connection.
Realistic Pacing
A way to distribute energy before you crash, not after.
Nervous System Reset
Brief practices that help discharge activation before it builds into overwhelm.
My Stabilizer Plan
A fillable plan for choosing your practices and making them realistic.
This handout is a psychoeducational resource and is not a substitute for medical care, mental health treatment, crisis support, or individualized clinical guidance.