All too often we can schedule our lives full with people, places and things to attend to. Taking care of many of these nouns are part of the general way that we keep track and take care of ourselves.

Responsibly scheduling those doctor and dentist appointments even though we might not want to is difficult. On the other hand, sometimes, it is easier to take care of meetings and oil changes than emotional tune up's and winding down's.

When it comes to taking care of our emotional health it may seem overwhelming because it asks us to become more aware of a whole other world of things that are asking for our attention, care and consideration outside of all of the other logistics of life.

That is some of why I have created the following self care plan. The plan creates a framework of questions and process of options that lead to greater self awareness and challenges the maker to more consistently gaze upon their unique emotional landscape.

It begins by acknowledging the places in ourselves that we try and stay as far away from as possible (our unbearable feelings), and then brings in the circumstances where those feelings most often come up (red flags). From there, you are lead to contemplate the ways your self responds in difficult situations emotionally (those difficult feelings that are more often felt than your unbearable feelings), physically (what clues your body is sending you) and mentally (self talk/attitudes). Finally it offers options for how to handle those tense, loaded or painful situations in different ways that include you taking on the essential responsibility of taking care of yourself.

So, check out these pages, and see if something of them may be helpful for you along your journey of taking care of yourself more deeply, creatively and fully.