he Energy Grocery Store Worksheet is a creative, client-centered tool inspired by Spoon Theory. Instead of spoons, clients receive $100 Energy Dollars each week to “spend” on physical, emotional, social, and mental tasks — grouped into Essentials, Extras, and Impulse Drains, each with standardized energy costs. This metaphor helps clients visualize energy use, reflect on burnout patterns, and begin practicing boundaries, rest, and intentional decision-making.
Designed to support neurodivergent clients, trauma survivors, and those with chronic fatigue, mental illness, or burnout, the worksheet turns invisible labor into something tangible and trackable.
What's Included:
Energy Grocery Store Worksheet
A weekly planner with set prices per category, space to total costs, and self-reflection prompts.
Therapist Reflection Guide
A set of gentle, open-ended prompts to help clients explore whether they may be overextending themselves, internalizing pressure, or confusing productivity with worth — with a focus on compassion and choice.
Use it to:
Support energy awareness and pacing
Guide burnout recovery
Gently introduce boundary work
Encourage non-judgmental self-care
Visualize the cost of “invisible” tasks
he Energy Grocery Store Worksheet is a creative, client-centered tool inspired by Spoon Theory. Instead of spoons, clients receive $100 Energy Dollars each week to “spend” on physical, emotional, social, and mental tasks — grouped into Essentials, Extras, and Impulse Drains, each with standardized energy costs. This metaphor helps clients visualize energy use, reflect on burnout patterns, and begin practicing boundaries, rest, and intentional decision-making.
Designed to support neurodivergent clients, trauma survivors, and those with chronic fatigue, mental illness, or burnout, the worksheet turns invisible labor into something tangible and trackable.
What's Included:
Energy Grocery Store Worksheet
A weekly planner with set prices per category, space to total costs, and self-reflection prompts.
Therapist Reflection Guide
A set of gentle, open-ended prompts to help clients explore whether they may be overextending themselves, internalizing pressure, or confusing productivity with worth — with a focus on compassion and choice.
Use it to:
Support energy awareness and pacing
Guide burnout recovery
Gently introduce boundary work
Encourage non-judgmental self-care
Visualize the cost of “invisible” tasks
