Values and meaningful action / VAL-A17-5
Values after Loss or Change — Review journal
Review an attempt at values after loss or change and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery can no longer volunteer in the same role but still values community.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A changed role may alter how a value is expressed without erasing it.
Before looking back
Choose one ordinary attempt or decide to review the fictional example instead. This journal has no scores, required disclosure, or expectation of progress.
Revisit the practice
Identify a value affected by a transition and brainstorm new accessible expressions of it.
Notice context and impact
Record what actually happened, including an unhelpful or neutral outcome. Note resources, power differences, accessibility, and changed conditions rather than attributing everything to personal effort.
Choose a revision
What expression fits your current life? Keep the approach, change one part, ask for support, or set it aside. A mismatch is useful information.
Prompts for this resource
- What I tried, or what happened in the fictional example:
- What I noticed before, during, and after; what remains uncertain:
- What helped, did not help, or was outside my control:
- What expression fits your current life? My optional adjustment or support request:
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.