Create yourself a sleep sanctuary
Dear Human 💕, You’re tossing and turning and you can’t fall asleep. I’m not surprised. Just before heading to bed, I heard you talk about all the things that went wrong today, everything you’re...
Tagged: Coping Mechanism
The ways you try to feel better when things get hard. Some are healthy helpers and others are temporary band-aids. Find your healthy go-to strategies for handling stress and difficult emotions. They will be your personal toolkit for life’s rough patches.
Plan things to look forward to
Dear Human 💕, I saw how hard it was to get out of bed this morning. You were thinking about everything you’ve been struggling with for weeks now, and all the things you have...
Have an emotional emergency kit ready
Dear Human 💕, This week has been hard! You’ve had to face a lot of feelings that are hard to face. I see how exhausted you are. You’re barely keeping it together. When intense...
it’s okay to hide sometimes
Dear Human 💕, I can see you want to hide from the world right now. That’s okay. Sometimes the world seems too loud, too demanding, too chaotic, too confusing. Sometimes hiding is exactly what...
Squeeeeeze! Get a hug.
Dear Human 💕, Sometimes everything seems terrible and you don’t have any energy left for anything. When I am in a dark spot, your cuddles always make me feel better. As a cat I...
You’re never doing nothing
Dear Human 💕, I overheard you beating yourself up, because “you’ve done nothing all day”. You are never doing nothing. You might not check off anything on your to-do list or do anything extraordinary,...
Everything in life is only for now
Dear Human💕, Remember that Musical you told me about? The one with the puppets. Avenue Q. I don’t like musicals, but I liked the button you brought back to be kicked off the table...
Relax. Get a massage.
Dear Human 💕, I really enjoy getting massages from you. It’s sooooo realaxing. You should find another human who can give you a massage. Yours, Cat 🐾 P.S. There‘s science to back it up!...
It sucks less, if you find some humor
Dear Human 💕, imagine you injured yourself playing with a puppy. Shortly after that, you passed out in a way that other humans thought you were dying. You need an ambulance ride to the...