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Printable companions to the tools on this site. These come from The Ballast Principle's free kit — no signup required, no catch. Print them, stick them on a wall, keep one on the nightstand.
The Ballast Kit
Eight one-page printables covering the core practices: a self-tracking log, four emergency cards, a storm plan, a 30-day onboarding checklist, and a life-design worksheet. Each one is designed to be genuinely useful on paper, away from a screen — which is often exactly when you need it.
The Steadiness Log
A five-question quarterly baseline to track how well you’re carrying things over time.
Download PDFThe Ballast Method card
Read. Check. Trim. Sail. — the four-beat method on one printable card.
Download PDFThe Life Design Audit worksheet
One honest hour on what you carry — and how much of it is actually yours.
Download PDFWellness printables
Four standalone one-pagers for everyday upkeep: an anxiety journal page, a monthly mood tracker, a gratitude journal page, and a self-care checklist. They pair naturally with the tools on this site — and like everything here, they are reflection aids, not therapy or diagnosis.
The Anxiety Journal page
A one-page thought record: what the body is doing, what the mind is saying, and a triage box for what’s yours to act on.
Download PDFThe Mood Tracker
A ten-second daily tick-box for a month of moods — because one bad day is weather, but a month is a chart.
Download PDFThe Gratitude Journal page
Three specific things and why they mattered — the version of the practice the research actually supports.
Download PDFThe Self-Care Checklist
Daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance basics, plus space for your own non-negotiables.
Download PDFThe Night Protocol audio
A short guided track for the 3 AM wake-up — the audio companion to the Night Protocol card. Also available on the kit page.
Want the book behind all this?
Every tool and printable here draws on The Ballast Principle by Peter Bryce — the full argument for why some of your anxiety is worth listening to, and how to tell which part.
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