About My Comfort Guide
Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, stressed, or stuck in a cycle of low-energy routines?
My Comfort Book is your personal guide to reconnecting with yourself, reducing stress, and reclaiming your inner peace. Through thoughtful prompts and simple, actionable instructions, this book helps you discover the self-care practices that work for you. It’s designed to help you live intentionally, nurture your mental health, and restore balance in your daily life.
Take control of your well-being—one step at a time.
About Shira and Sheila
We worked together in a healthcare setting overseeing behavioral health services for several years. As leaders in the organization, we were asked to develop something for the nursing workforce to be rolled out during the annual Nurse’s Week celebration. Traditionally this would include some merchandise with the company logo or other miscellaneous trinkets that offered little value to the employees. We wanted to offer something different. Our goal was to help the employees understand the importance of taking good care of themselves and providing them with a tool to facilitate that process.
To meet that need, we developed a small booklet we titled “Pocket Full of Comforts” which was designed to fit into the pocket of nurses’ scrub uniforms. Soon after, we discovered the power of the booklet in our own lives. After a particularly stressful workday, Shira called Sheila, who was her director at the time, and told her that she just knew she was “not right”. Sheila suggested Shira take some time for “rigorous self-care” and reminded her of her personal completed Pocket Full of Comfort Shira followed the guidance in her own booklet, taking a few days to recharge. She was amazed that after only a few days of intentional activity , she felt like herself again and was able to return to her work, refreshed and ready to care for others.
In the years since then, we have used the concepts from the booklet in many different settings from local service organizations, employee wellness programs, community colleges, as well as individual and group therapy sessions. We consistently heard that using the tool was a powerful and helpful experience.
We recently expanded the tool and included some new ideas that we have learned along the way.
As mental health clinicians, we’re deeply aware of the strain today’s fast-paced world places on people. Many report feeling “busy but empty,” unproductive, unfulfilled, or even numb. It’s our hope that by utilizing this tool, people will return to who they are at their core, and make intentional choices about how they spend their time and live their lives.