The Give Yourself Kindness Journal

The journal that helps you treat yourself like you'd treat a friend
Dr. Chris Germer
"A warm invitation to make friends with your emotions and yourself!" — Dr. Chris Germer, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Harvard Medical School | Co-developer of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program taught to 250,000+ people worldwide
£28.95

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Inc. Dr. Chris Germer (Harvard)

Printed in the UK
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Trusted by Therapists & Recommended by Leading Experts

Dr. Chris Germer

Dr. Chris Germer, PhD

Clinical Psychologist
Harvard Medical School
Co-developer MSC program

"A warm invitation to make friends with your emotions and yourself!"

Professor Willem Kuyken

Professor Willem Kuyken, PhD, DClinPsy

Ritblat Professor of Mindfulness
University of Oxford
Top 1% most cited scientists

"Rachel has curated the experience to make the writing intrinsically rewarding and the journal something to treasure."

Dr. Chris Irons

Dr. Chris Irons

Clinical Psychologist
CFT Researcher & Trainer

"This is such a fantastic resource! Supportive, encouraging and containing, whilst also helping people to explore and learn how to manage their emotions with compassion. Highly recommended."

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Why Choose This Journal?

Other Journals Give Yourself Kindness
Same prompts daily 90 varied prompts—never repetitive
Can reinforce toxic positivity Validates all emotions, includes awareness tool
Dated (creates guilt) Undated—no pressure, return anytime
No expert input Recommended by Harvard psychologist & Oxford professor
Generic approach Research-backed self-compassion principles
Implies difficult emotions are "bad" Helps you befriend all emotions with curiosity
psychotherapist carrie pollard
give yourself kindness journal
experienced psychotherapist Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW

“By far my favourite guided journal that I’ve used!”

Being able to identify what you’re feeling and compassionately explore the ‘why’ is central to self-connection and self-growth. The Give Yourself Kindness journal is a steady guide in this process. It helps you:

- name and process your emotions,

- identify what you need to cope and/or problem-solve,

- balance the acknowledgment of the hurt and suffering with gratitude and comfort, and

- give yourself the same compassion you would a loved one.

For me, journaling has been an important practice for insight, reflection and release, and this is by far my favourite guided journal that I’ve used!

FAQs

How is this different from other guided journals?

Most journals can accidentally make you feel worse—they either repeat the same prompts until it's mechanical, or push "just be grateful" when you're genuinely struggling.

This journal takes a completely different approach, rooted in self-compassion research:

Instead of forcing positivity, it helps you explore ALL emotions with curiosity and without judgment. Research shows this is actually more effective for wellbeing than trying to suppress or "fix" how you feel.

Every page includes an emotional awareness tool that validates whatever you're experiencing—recognising that difficult emotions aren't "wrong," they're human. And with 90 days of varied prompts (no two days the same), you're guided to respond to yourself with the same kindness you'd offer a friend.

The difference you'll feel? Permission to be human, not pressure to be perfect.

Do I need to understand self-compassion to use this?

No prior knowledge needed. The journal guides you through self-compassion practice as you use it. Whether you're new to journaling or experienced, the prompts support you at your level.

What if I miss days?

The journal is undated—you can return anytime without guilt. Life happens, and the journal welcomes you back.

How long does it last?

3 months of daily prompts (90 unique pages). Use it at your own pace—whether that's daily, a few times a week, or whenever you need support.

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Rachael Oliver MBACP
An essential component of counselling

This is my latest of many orders of the Give Yourself Kindness journals. I have been using them with my counselling clients for years and feel like for many, it's an absolutely essential tool for helping build self awareness, compassion, reflect on things happening between sessions and collect thoughts and feelings. I love giving these to any clients who express an interest in writing/journalling, I firmly believe this is one of the best out there and knowing I'm supporting a small, hardworking business as well as providing my clients with high quality and effective journals brings me a lot of joy!

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Mary

Arrived faster than expected, nicely packaged, super nice quality. This was a wonderful gift…for MYSELF!

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Hillary

A great journal for practicing self compassion

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Susannah

Beautiful quality and design. Thank you!

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Karen
Beautiful and thoughtful

The journal is really special - well made with a beautifully design and thoughtful prompts for self care

“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”

― Jon Kabat-Zinn