Personal Bill of Rights

A reflective workbook exploring autonomy, choice, self-respect and responsibility in relationships and everyday life.

The workbook begins with 22 personal rights and gives space for an immediate response before offering gentle reflection on what each one may mean personally. The emphasis is on understanding your own position while recognising that other people have autonomy too.

Personal Bill of Rights explores rights including the right to ask for what I want, say no, take time to respond, express feelings, change my mind, follow my own values and priorities, have personal space and expect dignity, honesty and freedom from abuse.

Before offering any guidance, the workbook gives space for an immediate response to each statement. There is no correct answer to find: the purpose of this first section is simply to notice what comes up before exploring the rights in more depth.

The second part returns to each right with reflective commentary and questions. The emphasis throughout is not on entitlement or getting other people to behave in a particular way, but on understanding my own autonomy alongside the autonomy of others.

This resource may be useful for anyone wanting to reflect on choice, responsibility, self-respect, personal limits and what it means to remain connected to others without losing sight of themselves.

What’s included

• the complete Personal Bill of Rights
• space to record first responses before guidance is offered
• reflection on each of the 22 rights
• questions exploring autonomy, choice, feelings, values, relationships and responsibility
• a closing reflection on my own rights alongside the rights of others

Format

20-page digital PDF workbook designed for reading on screen or printing at home on A4 paper.

Your purchase is for your own personal use.