Cheering someone up guides

How to cheer up a friend, partner or colleague, plus care package ideas. There are 14 guides in this section, all free to read and copy from.

Every one is written for a specific moment rather than in general, so pick the closest fit and take the lines you need.

How to cheer someone up over text
Forty texts that actually help, and the ones that do not.
How to cheer up a friend
Thirty practical ways to help a friend having a hard time.
How to cheer up your partner
What helps a partner having a bad day, week or stretch.
How to cheer up a colleague
Supporting a colleague without crossing a line.
How to cheer up someone who is ill
What to say and send to someone who is unwell.
How to comfort someone who is grieving
What genuinely helps someone who is grieving.
How to cheer someone up after failing an exam
What to say after a failed exam, test or interview.
How to cheer someone up long distance
Cheering someone up from another city or country.
Care package ideas
What to put in a care package, by situation.
Thinking of you gestures
Twenty five small gestures that land harder than gifts.
Random acts of kindness ideas
Fifty kindness ideas, most of them free.
Self care ideas for a bad week
Thirty realistic self-care ideas for low-energy weeks.
Gifts to make someone smile
Small, thoughtful gifts to make someone smile when they're ill, grieving, homesick or just having a rough run — plus what to write with them.
Pet memorial gift ideas
What to send when someone's pet dies — candle, print and card sets, the words that help, and the ones that don't.

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There are 14 in this section, and the full directory has 267 guides across 25 topics.

Yes. Copy any message, joke or checklist straight into a card or a party plan. You do not need to buy anything.