Walking the Middle Path

Lesson 8 of 8

Acceptance AND change: two-sided plan

About 5 min

The goal

Balance accepting yourself with making small changes.

Do it step by step

  1. 1

    Pick one thing that's hard for you.

  2. 2

    Write an acceptance sentence: "It makes sense that ___ is hard because ___."

  3. 3

    Write one tiny change you'd like to try.

  4. 4

    Join them with "AND" and read it aloud.

For parents

Neurodivergent teens hear a lot of 'change'. Lead with acceptance so change feels safe.

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