Tools for Reflection

🖋️1. Journaling (The messy kind is welcome)

Let the words spill. Write what hurts, what's heavy, what you wish someone would say to you.

Try starting with:

🌿"Right now, I feel ..."

🌿" I've been holding this inside ..."

🌿"I wish someone knew ..."

There's no right way. Just your way.

🪞2. Mirror Moments

Stand in front of the mirror, even for 30 seconds. Look into your own eyes. Not your flaws. Not your hair.

Just ... you.

You might say:

🌿"I see you."

🌿"You're doing better than you think."

🌿Or nothing at all. Just be there.

🍀3. Sensory Grounding

Use your senses to come back to the present:

🌿Light a candle. Feel the warmth.

🌿Wrap up in a soft blanket.

🌿Sit outside and listen - wind, birds, traffic - anything that reminds you you're here.

It's not about distraction. It's about presence.

💛4. Quiet Questions

When you're ready, gently ask yourself:

🌿What part of me needs love right now?

🌿What am I avoiding?

🌿What am I proud of - even if no one else sees it?

You don't need answers. Just curiosity.

🎤5. Voice Notes to Yourself

Talk like you would a friend. Record it. Listen back later. You'll be surprised how wise your heart sounds when you give it the mic.

👩‍💻 A Final Thought:

Reflection isn't always pretty. Sometimes it's raw. Sometimes it's messy. Sometimes it's just you, sitting in silence, trying to feel something again.

But that's okay.

The goal isn't perfection. It's honesty. Compassion. And maybe ... a little softness toward the person you've been trying so hard to hold together.

You don't have to do it all today. Just take one moment to check in. That's enough.

- The Healing House 💛

Gentle tools. Quiet healing. Real you.

The Healing House

"A soft place to land, a safe space to heal." 🌿