SEL Lesson Self-Awareness Week 2

Key wellness, self-care, and self-growth strategies from the subtitles

Practice self-awareness

• Name your feelings: recognize what you’re feeling in the moment.
• Understand why you feel that way: identify the cause or trigger.
• Explain your thoughts/feelings: put words to your experience.

Identify strengths

• List three things you’re really good at to build self-confidence and clarity.

Recognize areas for growth

• Identify where you can improve to support ongoing personal development.

Develop confidence in yourself

• Use self-reflection to reinforce belief in your ability to learn, adapt, and handle challenges.

Do reflective stress/emotion check-ins

• Name your top stress feelings: what stresses you most right now.
• Consider whether emotions are temporary vs. lasting, and explain why (to understand emotional patterns).

Clarify identity: external vs. internal

• Reflect on the meaning of: don’t confuse what others say you are with who you know you are.
• Ground your self-perception in your own internal understanding and evidence.

Presenters / sources

• Mr. J (presenter)
• Oprah Winfrey (quoted source)