Self-Worth Curriculum: Phase One (Weeks 1-7)
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Self-Worth Curriculum: Phase One (Weeks 17)
WEEK 1: AWARENESS & GROUNDING
Theme: You are not your thoughts.
Focus: Building awareness of internal patterns and grounding in the present.
Video: "How to Stop Overthinking" by Therapy in a Nutshell
Tools:
- Daily 5-minute breathing (Box breathing or 4-7-8)
- Journal prompt: What thought patterns show up when I feel unworthy?
- Practice: One grounding walk daily (describe sights/sounds/smells)
- Tool: Thought Record Sheet (CBT)
WEEK 2: IDENTIFYING YOUR STORY
Theme: You are not your history.
Focus: Understanding where your self-worth beliefs come from.
Video: "Rewriting Your Story - The Power of Narrative Therapy" by The Holistic Psychologist
Tools:
- Timeline reflection: Life events shaping how I see myself
- Journal prompt: When did I first feel I wasnt enough?
- Practice: Write your old story of self-worth and a new story
- Tool: Self-worth timeline PDF
WEEK 3: CHALLENGING NEGATIVE BELIEFS
Self-Worth Curriculum: Phase One (Weeks 1-7)
Theme: Beliefs can be rewritten.
Focus: Replacing inner criticism with compassionate truth.
Video: "How to Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind" by Psych2Go
Tools:
- Affirmation building: If I truly believed I mattered, I would...
- Daily mirror talk (2 mins)
- Practice: 3-column worksheet: Negative Belief Counter Evidence Reframe
- Tool: Reframing worksheet PDF
WEEK 4: HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF & OTHERS
Theme: Boundaries are bridges.
Focus: Shifting from people-pleasing to authentic presence.
Video: "Why People Pleasing is Self-Sabotage" by Lisa Nichols
Tools:
- Practice saying no to 1 small thing
- Journal prompt: What do I need to feel safe being myself?
- Relationship values list (print and rate importance)
- Tool: Boundaries checklist PDF
WEEK 5: WORTH BEYOND PRODUCTIVITY
Theme: You are not your achievements.
Focus: Disconnecting self-worth from doing or success.
Video: "You Are Enough" by Jay Shetty
Tools:
- Joy list (10 things you enjoy for their own sake)
Self-Worth Curriculum: Phase One (Weeks 1-7)
- Journal prompt: Who am I without roles or titles?
- Practice: 1 hour of non-productive rest or play
- Tool: Values & identity wheel PDF
WEEK 6: FAITH, SPIRITUAL ANCHORING, AND SELF-COMPASSION
Theme: Your worth is God-given.
Focus: Embracing Orthodox Christian compassion and inner stillness.
Video: "God's Love and Your True Identity" by Be Transfigured Ministries
Tools:
- Morning prayer of worthiness (Psalm 139 or Orthodox prayer)
- Journal prompt: What does God see in me that I dont?
- Practice: 10-minute silent prayer/reflection time
- Tool: Self-compassion tracker PDF
WEEK 7: INTEGRATION & DAILY HABITS
Theme: Keep tending your garden.
Focus: Making daily worth-building a lifestyle.
Video: "Tiny Habits for Massive Change" by Dr. BJ Fogg
Tools:
- Create your Worth Ritual (10 min version of your weeks favorite tools)
- Journal prompt: What habits keep me rooted in worth?
- Habit tracker sheet
- Tool: Daily routine checklist PDF
