Mental Health Self Care Kit

            Mental health is very important. In a time of a pandemic it’s important to check up on others and how they are doing, so I decided to document the process of making a self-care kit for one of my friends. A self-care kit is a gift full of goods that are chosen with self-care in mind, in this case the self-care is based on mental health.

Also, with organizing a self-care kit it’s very fulfilling knowing that in some way that you will be helping them. Self-care kits can be any size and with anything in it that will help the other person feel better, self-care kits show that you care for that person so they know that they can confide in you.  Making these types of things is a great way to show that you care for them and that it’s safe space to talk about things with you.

Showing that you’re there for them helps that person know that it’s okay for them to open up to you. Them knowing that you’re willing to listen will help them with their mental health, so they don’t feel alone and bottle their emotions. Since they know that they’re able to talk to you there is a less possibility that they’ll do something hurtful to themselves.

By making a self-care kit I’ve learned that it’s really easy to make but also shows that you put time and effort into helping somebody in need and making sure that they know you care.