🛡️ Student Mental Health Series *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

16.14 – How to Self-Soothe After a Meltdown: After an emotional meltdown, guilt and exhaustion can make recovery harder than the outburst itself. Self-soothing means treating yourself the way a supportive friend would—with patience instead of shame. Start by calming your body through deep breathing, soft textures, or gentle sound like rain or music. Avoid judging the moment; instead, remind yourself that feeling overwhelmed doesn’t make you weak—it makes you human. Reflect on what built up to that point, not as punishment but as learning. Comforting yourself may look like wrapping in a blanket, sipping water, or doing something grounding like drawing or walking slowly. Self-soothing restores trust between your emotions and your logic. It tells your nervous system that it’s safe to relax again. The more you practice kindness after emotional storms, the faster you recover each time. You begin to see that meltdowns don’t define you—they reveal where your limits are. When you soothe instead of criticize, you rebuild emotional strength with compassion instead of fear.

About this course

Trauma-informed mental wellness lessons that help students manage emotions, build resilience, and stay safe in real-world situations—like bullying, grief, violence, and poverty. Built for schools, youth programs, and Medicaid-compliant services.

This course includes:
  • Step-by-step guidance for handling social pressure, conflict, and unsafe situations
  • Stories and messages that encourage students to speak up, stay safe, and take control of their future
  • Flexible learning options for classrooms, after-school programs, and independent use

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