Editorial standards

We want selfgrowth.org to be something you can trust with something tender, your own self-image. Here's how our worksheets are made and where their limits are.

What our worksheets are based on

Our exercises draw on widely-used, well-established approaches to personal growth, including:

• Cognitive techniques, noticing automatic harsh thoughts and weighing them against evidence, the basis of the "put the critic on trial" exercises.
• Self-compassion practices, treating yourself with the same fairness and care you'd offer a friend, including the self-compassion break used in our self-love worksheet.
• Values and strengths work, anchoring self-worth in what matters to you rather than in approval or achievement.

Accuracy and honesty

• We write in plain language and avoid overclaiming. We don't promise quick fixes, and we're clear that change is usually gradual.
• We don't invent statistics or cite research we haven't verified. Where we describe how something works, we keep it to what established practice supports.
• Every worksheet and guide is written, reviewed, and dated by the Self Growth editorial team before it goes live, and updated as we improve it. As the site grows we intend to add named, qualified reviewers for the topics that most warrant them.

Safety and scope

Everything here is educational self-reflection, not therapy, counselling, diagnosis, or medical advice, and not a replacement for care from a qualified professional. Self-help tools can sit alongside professional support, but they can't replace it.

If you're dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any thoughts of harming yourself, please contact a qualified professional or a local support or emergency line. If you're ever in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services.

Free and accessible

All worksheets are free to use online and free to print, no payment and no email required. Asking for your email is always optional, only ever to send you new worksheets, and you can unsubscribe any time.