Self Care Worksheet: Prioritizing Wellbeing and Meeting Primal Human Needs

Download this free therapy worksheet PDF to help your clients make self care part of life

Effective self-care must be more than just an occasional indulgence; it needs to be an integrated part of a healthy lifestyle. Adequate rest, nutrition, exercise, social interaction and so on are essential for good physical and emotional health. And yet, it’s often neglected when life gets busy or stressful, leading to burnout, poor mental health, and impacted physical health.The Self Care Worksheet is designed to help your clients recognize the importance of self-care, identify gaps in their self-care routines, and understand the consequences of neglecting their primal human needs.The worksheet gives you structured activities to help clients develop a personalized and sustainable self-care practice that enhances life quality and personal growth through:

• Assessment of primal human needs: Evaluate how well each of your client’s basic needs is currently being met.
• Identification of self-care deficits: Identify specific areas where self-care is lacking.
• Development of a personalized self-care plan: Create actionable steps to improve the fulfillment of your client’s needs.

Expected outcomes from the use of this worksheet include:

• Enhanced self-awareness: Increase your client’s awareness of their own personal needs and how they impact their overall wellbeing.
• Improved self-care practices: Encourage your client to adopt regular self-care routines that improve their quality of life.
• Strengthened resilience: By meeting their needs in healthy ways, your clients build resilience against stress and adversity.

The Self Care Worksheet is a helpful tool for enhancing your client’s quality of life by integrating structured self-care into their everyday routine. Regularly revisiting and adjusting the self-care plan can lead to profound benefits, helping clients lead more balanced and fulfilling lives. An editable version of this worksheet is free to members of Uncommon Practitioners’ TV