#grounding activities

[traumasurvivorsactivities]

Create a Texture Box

While we've discussed making a self-care box, this one will specifically be for textures with the intent to help ground you.

Create a small box, or even a little pouch and fill it with different textured objects.

Some examples:

Velvet ribbon

Cool metal key

Fuzzy fabric

Slime or putty

Smooth stone

Beaded bracelet

Woven string

Small, soft plushie

There aren't real rules to this, and you can pick whichever items work for you.

When you feel overwhelmed, need help grounding, or just overall could use some centering, slowly reach in and touch each item. Or hold one at a time. Notice the difference in textures. Notice which items feel cool to touch, or warm. Take note of the different weights of the items.

The goal is to help focus you and ground you in the present. If you are feeling extra motivated, you could make a box for other senses as well. (Or perhaps a playlist of different sounds, not just songs, for 'sound'.)

[traumasurvivorsactivities]

Self-Care Activity - Soothing Sounds Playlist

Let’s create a playlist that’s made just for those moments. Those moments when you feel overwhelmed, or like everything is caving in. You can include songs, ambient sounds, ASMR, or anything really that helps you feel calm and steady.

Some ideas (you can just use songs, or you might have other ideas of sounds that help you calm) – Rain falling softly on leaves – Instrumental piano – Ocean waves or river sounds – A song that always makes you feel safe – White noise, pink noise, or crackling fireplace sounds – Soft spoken word or nature ambience

Create this in your favourite app! Or you can just jot the list down of sounds/songs you want to listen to when you're not calm and save it in a note on your phone to help you remember.

If you're up to it, tell us what sound(s) you used, or the name of a song you put on it!