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Self-Care Check-In: A Guided Journal to Build Healthy Habits and Devote Time to You
Unlock joy and cultivate growth―guided journaling with practical self care strategies
Self care isn’t about escaping life’s problems―it can actually help you solve them. The Self Care Check-in is a guided journal packed with research-based techniques to help you manage stress, nurture your values and goals, and take steps toward concrete change. Equipped with these tools, you can open the door to a healthier, more fulfilling lifestyle.
Actionable journal prompts and inspiring quotes guide you through thoughtful reflection, goal-setting, decision-making, and active planning. Identify unhelpful behavioral patterns along with positive creative impulses and discover how to make constructive adjustments in your life. Commit to happiness by committing to self care!
The Self Care Check-in journal includes:
3 steps to self care―Each exercise begins with observation and awareness, focuses your intentions, and then guides you toward practical change.
Creative space―Work your way from thoughts to action plans with a colorful, easy-to-use format that includes room to write.
Everyday exercises―Every short one- or two-page exercise stands on its own, so you can flip through and find the perfect self care strategy for your needs in the moment.
Discover how even small, simple choices can cultivate greater joy and wellness with the Self Care Check-in journal.
Self care isn’t about escaping life’s problems―it can actually help you solve them. The Self Care Check-in is a guided journal packed with research-based techniques to help you manage stress, nurture your values and goals, and take steps toward concrete change. Equipped with these tools, you can open the door to a healthier, more fulfilling lifestyle.
Actionable journal prompts and inspiring quotes guide you through thoughtful reflection, goal-setting, decision-making, and active planning. Identify unhelpful behavioral patterns along with positive creative impulses and discover how to make constructive adjustments in your life. Commit to happiness by committing to self care!
The Self Care Check-in journal includes:
3 steps to self care―Each exercise begins with observation and awareness, focuses your intentions, and then guides you toward practical change.
Creative space―Work your way from thoughts to action plans with a colorful, easy-to-use format that includes room to write.
Everyday exercises―Every short one- or two-page exercise stands on its own, so you can flip through and find the perfect self care strategy for your needs in the moment.
Discover how even small, simple choices can cultivate greater joy and wellness with the Self Care Check-in journal.
163 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2020
About the author
GG Renee Hill
7 books64 followersGG Renee Hill is the author of Self-Care Check-In: A Guided Journal to Build Healthy Habits and Devote Time to You (Rockridge, 2020) and A Year of Self-Reflection Journal: 365 Days of Guided Prompts to Slow Down, Tune In, and Grow (Rockridge, 2021).
Her debut book of essays, Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative is forthcoming from Broadleaf Books in fall 2025. Her books center writing as a tool for healing, self-discovery, and creative courage.
GG is also a creative coach, facilitator, and speaker who helps people in transition reconnect with their voice, reshape their stories, and realign their lives with their values. Through reflective writing practices, personalized coaching, and transformative workshops, she guides clients through burnout, blocks, and self-doubt into clarity, creative flow, and authentic self-expression.
She graduated from Morgan State University and lives in Maryland with her family.
Her debut book of essays, Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative is forthcoming from Broadleaf Books in fall 2025. Her books center writing as a tool for healing, self-discovery, and creative courage.
GG is also a creative coach, facilitator, and speaker who helps people in transition reconnect with their voice, reshape their stories, and realign their lives with their values. Through reflective writing practices, personalized coaching, and transformative workshops, she guides clients through burnout, blocks, and self-doubt into clarity, creative flow, and authentic self-expression.
She graduated from Morgan State University and lives in Maryland with her family.
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May 20, 2020
This book gives you some journal prompts and activities to do that help to promote self-care and happiness. I really love how the prompts guide you through difficult questions, to find what will bring you the most balanced life and a sense of well-being. How to set self-care boundaries, how to say no to others, how to be confident with spending your money, how to trust your own instincts, and many more issues are explored in a calm and caring way.
This book encourages self-acceptance, slowing down to reflect, making positive changes with baby steps, and designing a life that is full of wellness and joy!
Each page has three sections: Reflect, Focus, and Do. There are one or two sentences about an issue you can Reflect on, then a prompt to Focus on what you really need and what would make that issue better, and finally an activity to Do that will help you to realize your self-care goals.
The book has lovely designs all around the borders of each page with drawings of the moon, sun, trees, polka-dots, flowers, and fruit. Each page is colorful and bright! There is plenty of room for writing in your thoughts, and there is an inspirational quote at the top of every other page.
I really love how this book is designed, and the kind and encouraging tone of the writing!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
This book encourages self-acceptance, slowing down to reflect, making positive changes with baby steps, and designing a life that is full of wellness and joy!
Each page has three sections: Reflect, Focus, and Do. There are one or two sentences about an issue you can Reflect on, then a prompt to Focus on what you really need and what would make that issue better, and finally an activity to Do that will help you to realize your self-care goals.
The book has lovely designs all around the borders of each page with drawings of the moon, sun, trees, polka-dots, flowers, and fruit. Each page is colorful and bright! There is plenty of room for writing in your thoughts, and there is an inspirational quote at the top of every other page.
I really love how this book is designed, and the kind and encouraging tone of the writing!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
June 2, 2020
Self-Care Check-In is a collection of introspective questions which ask the reader to Reflect, Focus, and Do. Each section (mostly each page) has these three sections. The Reflect section asked the reader to think about some aspect of life, work, etc. The idea is for the reader to gain some perspective on themselves. The Focus section takes those thoughts to the next level and the Do section asks the reader to perform an activity based on the subject matter.
These "devotional" sections don't build on each other and doing them in order is not a requisite. The frustration for me is that there are no page numbers and the material is not divided. So, unless they are done in order, it can create some confusion as to where you are or have been. I would add, at least, page numbers, but maybe the author is trying to break free of the generally accepted conventions.
The questions are good. Hill has done an excellent job of developing material that will cause the reader to sit up and think. These are not quick write the first thing that comes to mind and move on devotions. These are dig deep and see what you are really made of sessions. As she says in the subtitle the end product hopefully will be time that you devote to you!
Upon request, the publisher, with no preset conditions, sent me a copy of the book to review.
These "devotional" sections don't build on each other and doing them in order is not a requisite. The frustration for me is that there are no page numbers and the material is not divided. So, unless they are done in order, it can create some confusion as to where you are or have been. I would add, at least, page numbers, but maybe the author is trying to break free of the generally accepted conventions.
The questions are good. Hill has done an excellent job of developing material that will cause the reader to sit up and think. These are not quick write the first thing that comes to mind and move on devotions. These are dig deep and see what you are really made of sessions. As she says in the subtitle the end product hopefully will be time that you devote to you!
Upon request, the publisher, with no preset conditions, sent me a copy of the book to review.
June 19, 2020
The book review is “Self-Care Check-In” by GG Renee Hill. It falls in the genre of self help and journaling.
The beginning of this journal gives you a small preface on how to make the use of this book.
The point of it all is to learn how to handle stress, making goals and growing to a better you. The book is set up with a quote at the top of each reflection page with a subject matter that one reflects on. Each topic has the pages divided in three sections: reflect, focus and do. That’s basically it.
You don’t have to do them in order, each reflection stands on it’s own. You can work on the ones that interest you.
My thoughts:
About 95% of this book is journaling You get a lot of subject matter to think on. Unlike other journaling books this one was a bit different from others I have reviewed. The book was easy to handle and wasn’t filled with frills to add to the page count.
This is a nice one to use for yourself or to give as a gift. The price was reasonable for what you are getting. It seemed to go a bit deeper under the skin than other books in this genre do.
The beginning of this journal gives you a small preface on how to make the use of this book.
The point of it all is to learn how to handle stress, making goals and growing to a better you. The book is set up with a quote at the top of each reflection page with a subject matter that one reflects on. Each topic has the pages divided in three sections: reflect, focus and do. That’s basically it.
You don’t have to do them in order, each reflection stands on it’s own. You can work on the ones that interest you.
My thoughts:
About 95% of this book is journaling You get a lot of subject matter to think on. Unlike other journaling books this one was a bit different from others I have reviewed. The book was easy to handle and wasn’t filled with frills to add to the page count.
This is a nice one to use for yourself or to give as a gift. The price was reasonable for what you are getting. It seemed to go a bit deeper under the skin than other books in this genre do.
May 26, 2020
Thoughts: I found this book very useful, especially in this time of upheaval. The prompts guide you through different challenges you might face to help you find what works for you. They include ways to set boundaries, how to deal with annoying people, social media, and a lot more. There are inspirational quotes scattered throughout and a bright, colorful format.
What I liked: the overall “happy” feel of the book. It’s colorful but the designs are around the outer edges so you can actually read the questions and guides. I liked the wide variety of guides and how each guide has three parts: Reflect (asks the question), focus (how to look at it), do (how to approach a solution).
What I didn’t like: Nothing. I really think this is a good book to have.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All the opinions here are my own and are not influenced by anyone.
What I liked: the overall “happy” feel of the book. It’s colorful but the designs are around the outer edges so you can actually read the questions and guides. I liked the wide variety of guides and how each guide has three parts: Reflect (asks the question), focus (how to look at it), do (how to approach a solution).
What I didn’t like: Nothing. I really think this is a good book to have.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All the opinions here are my own and are not influenced by anyone.
May 6, 2020
Being home during the Covid-19 stay-at-home orders allows us a lot of time for self reflection and self-care. It's not as fun as getting my nails done, but it certainly provides time to devote to my self. Rather than developing unhealthy habits, like over eating and vegging in front of the boob tube, I've delved into this guided journal. It provides ways to make changes toward a healthier and fulfilling lifestyle.
I love the quotes and reflections, though some of them seem a bit TOO simplistic, and journaling space is always appreciated. Simple choices make big changes, and this book is fun way of discovering them.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher.
I love the quotes and reflections, though some of them seem a bit TOO simplistic, and journaling space is always appreciated. Simple choices make big changes, and this book is fun way of discovering them.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher.
March 21, 2021
I received an advance publishers copy.
I started bullet journaling and, when Self-Care Check-In became available, I was interested to see if I could use this guided journal to provide me clarity in what I wanted to gain from a bullet journal. There are so many questions! The questions range between past experiences, how you currently feel and future goals. Also, obviously not every question will apply to every person, but there’s no guilt in skipping them as there’s always more. The similes used to set up some questions were unnecessary but didn’t hinder the thought process.
I started bullet journaling and, when Self-Care Check-In became available, I was interested to see if I could use this guided journal to provide me clarity in what I wanted to gain from a bullet journal. There are so many questions! The questions range between past experiences, how you currently feel and future goals. Also, obviously not every question will apply to every person, but there’s no guilt in skipping them as there’s always more. The similes used to set up some questions were unnecessary but didn’t hinder the thought process.
June 19, 2020
Production-wise, I really like the look of this book. It's colorful, has lots of space to write in, and could be used by a wide variety of ages or either gender.
Content-wise, I struggled, as the book looks to the self for and as the source of truth. For me as a Christian, it's unfortunately at odds with my faith; I believe truth to be absolute and determined by God, not me.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
Content-wise, I struggled, as the book looks to the self for and as the source of truth. For me as a Christian, it's unfortunately at odds with my faith; I believe truth to be absolute and determined by God, not me.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
June 8, 2020
I loved the writing prompts and quotes in this journal. I feel like they are thought provoking and encourage you to actually *do* something - not just write about it. I will definitely be using this journal in the future.
I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
June 17, 2020
One of two, new-release journals for encouragement, mindfulness, and self care, both inspire reflection, create calm, and relieve stress, see also: True You: A Self-Discovery Journal of Prompts and Exercises to Inspire Reflection and Growth.
May 8, 2020
I received a complimentary copy.
Easy to understand but it will take as long as you need for each page to be effective depending on the use needed.
Easy to understand but it will take as long as you need for each page to be effective depending on the use needed.
October 22, 2024
Helpful to use with devotionals.
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