Wellness Maintenance Blueprint
A mental health maintenance plan for staying well: your routines, early warning signs, and next steps
Wellness Maintenance Blueprint
A mental health maintenance plan for staying well: your routines, early warning signs, and next steps
Wellness Maintenance Blueprint
A mental health maintenance plan for staying well: your routines, early warning signs, and next steps
Maintaining mental health is an active, ongoing process, much like maintaining physical fitness. Relapse prevention, first developed for addictions, teaches people to identify their triggers, recognize early warning signs, and plan coping ahead of time (Marlatt & Donovan, 2005). Psychological prevention programs lower the risk of depression returning by about a third compared with usual care (Biesheuvel-Leliefeld et al., 2015). This worksheet helps you build a personalized wellness maintenance plan organized into four domains: triggers to monitor, warning signs to watch for, self-care practices to sustain, and coping strategies to deploy when challenges arise.
Complete each column thoughtfully. In the first column, identify a specific trigger, warning sign, self-care activity, or coping strategy. In the second column, describe how you will monitor, practice, or implement it. In the third column, note how often you will check in with this item or practice it. Review and update this plan regularly, especially after periods of stress or symptom change.
| Domain & Item | Action Plan / How to Implement | Frequency / Check-In Schedule |
|---|---|---|
References
- Biesheuvel-Leliefeld, K. E. M., Kok, G. D., Bockting, C. L. H., Cuijpers, P., Hollon, S. D., van Marwijk, H. W. J., & Smit, F. (2015). Effectiveness of psychological interventions in preventing recurrence of depressive disorder: Meta-analysis and meta-regression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 174, 400-410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.016
- Marlatt, G. A., & Donovan, D. M. (Eds.). (2005). Relapse prevention: Maintenance strategies in the treatment of addictive behaviors (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
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Common Questions
What is the Wellness Maintenance Blueprint worksheet?
Maintaining mental health is an active, ongoing process, much like maintaining physical fitness. Relapse prevention, first developed for addictions, teaches people to identify their triggers, recognize early warning signs, and plan coping ahead of time (Marlatt & Donovan, 2005).
How do I use the Wellness Maintenance Blueprint worksheet?
Fill out this worksheet digitally or print it for use in session. You can save your progress with a Pro account. Take your time with each column — there are no right or wrong answers.
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