How to use your body to soothe your mind.

Calm Practice

Coping Statements

Read (silently and out loud) and repeat as needed.

• Not everything I think is true.
• This feeling will pass.
• I have survived every hard thing I have ever been through.
• I am stronger than I give myself credit for.
• I do not need to fight or fix my feelings.
• Distress reminds me to come back to my breath.
• My emotions are messengers signaling to me my needs. 
• I choose to honor my emotions by allowing them space. 
• I listen to the wisdom of my body and trust in my innate ability to heal and flourish.
• I enrich my soul by speaking to myself with kindness and compassion. 
• I take each day at it comes, one step at a time. 
• A bad day does not equal a bad life. 

What are some of your own self-soothing, coping statements?

Read each statement first silently and then out loud. 

 

 

 

 

Reference

Ballagh, R. (2024). Coping statements. 101 Ways to Find Calm: How to Use Your Body to Soothe Your Mind. P. 186.