Values and meaningful action / VAL-A11-2
Values and Self-Compassion — Practice worksheet
Rewrite a self-criticism as an accurate description of difficulty and a kind next-step invitation.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery misses a planned call and notices a global self-judgment.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A valued direction can be pursued without turning setbacks into character judgments.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Rewrite a self-criticism as an accurate description of difficulty and a kind next-step invitation.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What response preserves both care and accountability? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What response preserves both care and accountability?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Valuing as a Choice — Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.