How to Be Kind to Yourself: Resources

Thanks for reading How to Be Kind to Yourself! On this page, you’ll find all the tools and resources mentioned in the book (don’t have your copy yet? Get your guide to navigating life’s daily challenges with self-compassion, self-acceptance, and ease here).

Tools and Resources

The Becoming Who You Are Library. Get free workbooks, audios, and video classes to continue your personal growth: http://library.becomingwhoyouare.net/

The “When Life Works” List

Artist Date Planner

Useful Articles about Self-Kindness

View the self-kindness category on the blog here.

Books

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Stop Being Mean to Yourself: A Story About Finding the True Meaning of Self-Love by Melodie Beatty

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden

I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t) by Brené Brown

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

Rising Strong by Brené Brown

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

Where to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day by Anne Katherine

Playing Big: A Practical Guide for Brilliant Women Like You by Tara Mohr

Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind by Kristin Neff

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working by Tony Schwartz

Eat That Frog!: Get More of the Important Things Done Today by Brian Tracy

The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind by Richard Wiseman

More Books by Hannah

If you enjoyed How to Be Kind to Yourself, I also invite you to check out my other books:

The Ultimate Guide to Journaling

In The Ultimate Guide to Journaling, you’ll find the tips, inspiration, and prompts you need to start and maintain a journaling practice for DIY self-discovery. 

This clear and concise handbook shares everything you need to know to deepen your relationship with yourself using this powerful personal development tool.

Covering foundational topics like how to journal, which tools to use, and how to make it a regular habit, as well as over 30 different journaling techniques and many more prompts, The Ultimate Guide to Journaling will help you keep your practice flowing for years to come.


From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life

From Coping to Thriving is a comprehensive guide to making self-care part of your everyday life.

With a balance between practical suggestions, coaching-style questions and psychological groundwork, this book is designed to give you the self-knowledge and awareness you need to start making self-care an integral part of your life.

Not only does The Ultimate Guide to Journaling contain hundreds of useful self-care tips and ideas, it will also take you deeper into related topics like habit-formation, coping strategies, dealing with resistance to self-care and more.


The Power of Self-Kindness: How to Transform Your Relationship With Your Inner Critic

In The Power of Self-Kindness: How to Transform Your Relationship With Your Inner Critic, you’ll discover a radical approach to healing your relationship with your inner critic and yourself, one based on understanding, self-acceptance and self-compassion.

Whether you’ve been struggling with your inner critic for a long time or are at the beginning of your self-kindness journey, this book offers a range of approaches and suggestions you can use to mend the most important relationship in your life: the one with yourself.


The Year of You

The Year of You: 365 Journal Writing Prompts for Creative Self-Discovery by Hannah Braime

Are you ready to go on a journey?

The Year of You: 365 Journal Writing Prompts for Self-Discovery is an invitation to discover more about yourself, become more conscious about what you want, and create a rich and fulfilling life through one journaling prompt a day. With this book, you can take the guess work out of journaling and use one writing prompt each day of the year to explore and unpack the most important aspects of your life and your being.

Each month, you’ll focus on one important area of your life, including identity, career, relationships, health, and more.

You can start in January, June or November; simply turn to today’s date and start writing! Whether you’re new to journaling or have enjoyed a reflective writing practice for some time, The Year of You offers a wealth of inspiration that will deepen your understanding and awareness of what makes you who you are.


The Year of You for Mothers

Do you want to reconnect with your sense of who you are and what matters most to you? Could you benefit from a daily dose of reflection and self-connection?

The Year of You for Mothers is your opportunity to spend a few minutes with yourself each day. As well as reflecting on your parenting experience, you’ll also maintain (or regain) that important connection with the areas of your life that can get pushed aside by the daily whirlwind of parenting.

Inside, you’ll find 365 daily journaling prompts that will make you think about a specific aspect of your life and your parenting experience, including identity, purpose and meaning, community, money, health, and more.

Whether you’re new to journaling or have enjoyed a reflective writing practice for some time, The Year of You for Mothers offers a wealth of inspiration that will deepen your understanding and awareness of yourself as a mother and an individual.


The Year of You for Creatives

Deepen your creative identity and build a foundation for your best work in just a few minutes each day.

As a creative, you probably spend a lot of time in your work, but how often do you take a step back to reflect on your work?

In The Year of You for Creatives, you’ll discover more about your creative identity, your motivation, your habits and routines, and the things that make your work work. Inside, you’ll find 365 daily journaling prompts that guide you through different elements of your creative work so you can build a strong foundation, improve your craft, and develop a practice that works for you. Every month, you’ll explore an important aspect of your creativity, including creative identity, working environment, time and energy, mindset, and much more.

Wherever you are on your creative journey and whatever your previous experience with journaling, this book offers a wealth of inspiration that will deepen your understanding of yourself and your creative work.

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