Clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School
Chris Germer, PhD
He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and MSC has since been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide.
Ritblat Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science at the University of Oxford
Willem Kuyken, PhD, DClinPsy
His work focuses on preventing depression, promoting mental health, and flourishing across the lifespan. He has published more than 150 journal articles and is listed by Web of Science as in the top 1% of the most cited scientists in the world.
Rachel’s work is to support awareness and compassion is inspiring. Her journal’s are not only aesthetically pleasing, they scaffold my writing. Writing can be creative, beautiful, resourcing, but it can also invoke an inner critic, rumination and procrastination. Rachel has curated the experience to make the writing intrinsically rewarding and the journal something to treasure.
Clinical Psychologist, Researcher, Writer and Trainer Specialising in Compassion Focused Therapy
Dr Chris Irons
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.
Experienced psychotherapist
Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
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!
Holistic psychotherapist
Michelle Shlafman Ph.D., LPC, ACS
Understanding your emotions and compassionately exploring their origins is so important for self-connection and personal growth. Give Yourself Kindness journal has been a reliable companion for not only my clients, but myself. It helps you identify and process your feelings, and guides you to figure out what you need to cope or find solutions. This journal also encourages you to offer yourself the same compassion you would extend to a loved one. Journaling has always been an important practice for me, providing insight, reflection, and release. Out of all the guided journals I've used, this one stands out as my favorite, making the process even more enriching and effective!
Psychotherapist
Nina Holle
This is a wonderful, easy-to-use and transformative journal which will help you befriend your emotions and find more ease and contentment as a result. The journal is rooted in state-of-the-art research that emphasizes the importance of understanding our emotions in order to lower stress and lead a happy and meaningful life. Highly recommended for everyone who is on a journey to find more wellbeing!
Therapist & private practice owner
Julie Burke, LPC-S
This journal created by Give Yourself Kindness is such a gift. There are affirmations throughout the journal that feel safe and encouraging to feel your feelings/experience emotions in ways that create a sense of safety and are free of judgment for yourself. It is part of the human experience to feel an array of emotions and this journal helps users navigate that. As a mental health clinician, this is something I would encourage clients to use as an extra support and as a human with emotions, it's something I highly value for myself.
Accredited counsellor
Rachael Oliver MBACP
I love using these beautiful journals with clients throughout their counselling journeys. The prompts and areas to think about are helpful to shine light on their feelings, experiences and thought processes. The way the journal is constructed helps validate their entire experience and avoid toxic positivity, encourage reflection and ownership of feelings. I love them and feel privileged to be able to use them.
Licensed psychotherapist
Joanna Townsend, LCSW
This journal is beautifully curated. As a self-compassion advocate and educator, the journal has an abundance of thought-provoking reflections and inviting visuals to help guide your self-compassion journey.
Licensed psychotherapist in California
Deanna Solomon, LCSW
The give yourself kindness journal is a lovely tool for self reflection and getting more familiar with your emotions. The questions really encourage acceptance and curiosity of emotions, and I appreciate the focus on self compassion. This journal would be helpful for anyone interested in increasing self compassion and self awareness. It's a really calming addition to any morning or evening routine!
Accredited Level 4 Mindfulness and Compassion teacher (CPCAB)
Nic
Such a beautiful and helpful journal, which takes you on a gentle guided journey to a place of calmness, comfort and kindness. Inside you will find all the journal prompts you will need, so you won’t have to spend time trying to come up with your own. I love how the journal prompts change throughout which helps keep me motivated with my practice. Using this journal won’t feel like a chore or another thing to do, it has quickly become a beautiful little ritual which I look forward to each day accompanied with a cup of tea and a biscuit! It’s helped me to process the day and honour how I am feeling with the gentle reminders to allow the emotions to just be without judgement, which is very comforting. It’s filled with beautiful gratitude prompts too to boost those happy vibes. Thank You so much. Highly recommended.
Senior writer of the award-winning mental health magazine Happiful
Happiful
We so rarely take the time to pause and recognise how we're feeling, and the Give Yourself Kindness journal makes a beautiful space for this. As well as prompting you to identify how you're feeling, the thoughtful prompts ask us to dig deeper, encouraging us to notice gratitude and embrace self-love. This is all done in a gentle and considered way, never feeling overwhelming or 'too much'. It's clear how much thought has gone into this journal and it really is a must-have for anyone on a self-love journey.
Experienced psychotherapist
Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
Practicing gratitude is a way to bring balance and perspective to life—it helps us recognize the gifts, glimmers and simple things that make life feel better. However, when gratitude is forced, diminishes difficulties, or triggers guilt or shame (e.g., ‘I should be grateful, look at all I have’) it leaves us feeling worse, not better.
Give Yourself Kindness’ journal creates intentional, permission-giving space for our feelings, worries and struggles while noticing things that bring joy, comfort, laughter, hope and connection from the past and present.
As an experienced therapist, mom and avid journaler, I’ve found this journal to balance mindfulness (encouraging us to be in the moment), validation (of ALL our feelings), compassion (connecting with what we need), and of course, gratitude.
Licensed therapist
Margaret Davis, MS, LPC
Affirmations can be so helpful along our healing journey. And these affirmations are truly so beautiful and powerful! When I read them, I instantly feel a sense of groundedness and calm. They are wonderful reminders for when I need to slow down and reconnect with myself. I also love that they are centered around having more compassion and kindness for ourselves. I will definitely be utilizing these with my clients, as well as practicing them myself. Thank you so much Rachel!
Practice owner and licensed therapist
Collette Jones, LCSW
These cards are a beautiful tool that offer gentle reminders to soothe the mind, ease tension, and cultivate a sense of peace. Unlike other affirmations that can veer into forced positivity, these cards focus more on affirming self-acceptance and self-compassion. Whether you need a gentle reminder to be kind to yourself or encouragement to let go of the day's stressors, these affirmations offer soothing reassurance and can promote a peaceful internal environment.
Neuroscientist & sleep expert
Olena Santangeli, PhD
The sleep cards are fantastic. I particularly like how they foster positive thinking, relaxation, and self-compassion, which are key in managing sleep and stress. They wonderfully echo the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and could be used as an additional tool in conquering anxiety surrounding insomnia. These cards also promote mindfulness and self-care, offering hope and support to those struggling with sleep amid life's chaos, making them a very good tool for better rest.
Mindfulness Teacher & Occupational Therapist
Kerry Munro, BSc HCPC
A truly beautiful journal. Love the layout and thoughtfully designed pages. The prompts really help too! And I’ve used the self kindness affirmation cards with the patients I work with on a mental health ward at work. The feedback was great! So many people struggle and forget to offer themselves kindness and self-compassion, especially during hard times, when we need it most! These cards help remind us that we deserve to! Thank you :)
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