{"id":4355,"date":"2026-10-16T07:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:44:40","slug":"goal-setting-for-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal Setting for Mental Health (Without the Guilt)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You made a list. You felt hopeful. Then life happened \u2014 a rough week, a low mood, a day where getting out of bed counted as a win \u2014 and the list just sat there, quietly judging you. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That creeping guilt after a missed <a href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/mental-health-goal-setting-start-small-win-big\/\">goal<\/a> is one of the most common reasons people give up on goal setting for <a href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/21-new-years-mental-health-goals-to-actually-keep-in-2026\/\">mental<\/a> health altogether. And that&#8217;s a real shame, because when goals are built the right way \u2014 gently, flexibly, and around <em>your<\/em> actual life \u2014 they can be one of the most grounding tools you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post is going to walk you through why the traditional &#8220;set it and crush it&#8221; approach doesn&#8217;t work well for mental health recovery, what actually does work, and how to build goals that hold up even on your worst days. No pressure. No perfection required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Relevant blog to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/mental-health-goal-setting-reduce-anxiety-find-purpose\/\">Mental Health Goal Setting Reduce Anxiety Find Purpose<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#the-problem-with-how-were-usually-taught-to-set-goals\">The Problem With How We&#x27;re Usually Taught to Set Goals<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#why-process-goals-are-a-game-changer-for-mental-health\">Why Process Goals Are a Game-Changer for Mental Health<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#what-smart-goals-for-mental-health-actually-look-like\">What SMART Goals for Mental Health Actually Look Like<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#how-to-set-goals-when-depression-or-anxiety-makes-everything-feel-hard\">How to Set Goals When Depression or Anxiety Makes Everything Feel Hard<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#a-simple-way-to-build-your-first-goal-today\">A simple way to build your first goal today<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#the-weekly-review-that-replaces-self-criticism\">The Weekly Review That Replaces Self-Criticism<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#related-reading\">Related Reading<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"yoast-table-of-contents-heading\" href=\"#authors-note\">Author&#x27;s note<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-problem-with-how-were-usually-taught-to-set-goals\">The Problem With How We&#8217;re Usually Taught to Set Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of us grew up thinking a goal meant something big, bold, and measurable \u2014 lose 10 kilos, get promoted, run a marathon. And if you didn&#8217;t hit it, that said something about your willpower or your character. That kind of thinking is genuinely harmful when you&#8217;re working through anxiety, depression, or burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the thing that often gets missed: missing a goal deadline doesn&#8217;t mean you failed. It usually means the goal wasn&#8217;t the right size or shape for where you were at that moment. That&#8217;s not a personal flaw \u2014 it&#8217;s just information. The goal needed adjusting, not you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mental health recovery is rarely a straight line. Your energy, motivation, and capacity change from week to week \u2014 sometimes from hour to hour. A goal-setting approach that doesn&#8217;t account for that is working against you, not for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-process-goals-are-a-game-changer-for-mental-health\">Why Process Goals Are a Game-Changer for Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the most important idea in this whole post, and it&#8217;s one that many people have never heard: <strong>focus on what you <em>do<\/em>, not on how you <em>feel<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A process goal is something you can actually control. &#8220;Feel less anxious&#8221; is an outcome \u2014 it depends on your brain chemistry, your circumstances, a hundred things outside your hands. &#8220;Practice five minutes of slow breathing after lunch&#8221; is a process. You can do that even on a difficult day. And doing it, repeatedly, is what gradually builds the calm you&#8217;re hoping for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mental health professionals often prioritise process goals precisely because of this. When you complete a small, doable action, you get a tiny hit of mastery \u2014 a quiet sense of &#8220;I did that.&#8221; Over time, those small moments stack up into something that actually feels like progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n  <li><strong>Outcome goal:<\/strong> &#8220;I want to feel less depressed.&#8221;<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Process goal:<\/strong> &#8220;I&#8217;ll send one text to a friend this week.&#8221;<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Outcome goal:<\/strong> &#8220;I want to stop worrying so much.&#8221;<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Process goal:<\/strong> &#8220;I&#8217;ll write three things I noticed today in a notebook before bed.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the difference? The process goal is something you can tick off. It doesn&#8217;t depend on your mood cooperating. That matters enormously when symptoms fluctuate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-smart-goals-for-mental-health-actually-look-like\">What SMART Goals for Mental Health Actually Look Like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may have heard of SMART goals \u2014 Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound. They&#8217;re useful, but only when you use them as a gentle guide rather than a rigid performance test. Here&#8217;s how each piece actually helps when you&#8217;re managing your mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n  <li><strong>Specific:<\/strong> Instead of &#8220;exercise more,&#8221; try &#8220;walk to the end of the street and back on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.&#8221; A specific goal tells your brain exactly what to do, so there&#8217;s no decision fatigue on a hard day.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Measurable:<\/strong> Keep it simple. A check mark in a notebook is enough. You&#8217;re not running a corporate report \u2014 you&#8217;re just giving yourself evidence that you showed up.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Achievable:<\/strong> This is the big one. Your goal needs a &#8220;minimum version&#8221; \u2014 the smallest possible action that still counts on a really bad day. Two minutes of breathing still counts. One sentence in a journal still counts.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Relevant:<\/strong> The goal has to matter to <em>you<\/em>, not to what you think you&#8217;re supposed to want. Ask yourself: why does this actually matter to my life right now?<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Time-bound:<\/strong> Set a review date, not a deadline. &#8220;I&#8217;ll check in on this goal on Sunday&#8221; feels very different from &#8220;I must achieve this by Sunday.&#8221; One invites reflection. The other sets you up to feel like a failure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A systematic review that looked at 54 studies on goal planning in mental health settings found benefits across a wide range of conditions and care settings \u2014 including improvements in how people felt about their own ability to reach goals, their mood, and their sense of meaning in life. That research matters because it tells us this isn&#8217;t just motivational fluff. Done well, goal setting is a legitimate mental health tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-set-goals-when-depression-or-anxiety-makes-everything-feel-hard\">How to Set Goals When Depression or Anxiety Makes Everything Feel Hard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know that feeling when someone cheerfully tells you to &#8220;just set a goal and go for it&#8221; and you&#8217;d quite like to throw something at them? When depression is heavy or anxiety is loud, even small tasks can feel enormous. The answer isn&#8217;t to push harder. It&#8217;s to go smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think of it this way: if you&#8217;re running on 20% battery, a goal that requires 80% effort is going to drain you flat. A goal that needs 15%? That you can actually do. And doing it \u2014 completing the small thing, the embarrassingly small thing \u2014 builds just enough momentum to try something slightly bigger next time. Not because you&#8217;ve fixed anything. Just because you proved to yourself that you still can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-simple-way-to-build-your-first-goal-today\">A simple way to build your first goal today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n  <li><strong>Write one sentence<\/strong> about what you&#8217;d like to be a little different, and why it matters to you personally.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Turn it into an action<\/strong> that starts with a verb \u2014 walk, call, write, breathe, attend, schedule. Verbs make things real.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Find the minimum version.<\/strong> What&#8217;s the tiniest form of this that still counts? That&#8217;s your floor, not your ceiling.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Attach it to something you already do<\/strong> \u2014 after making tea, after brushing your teeth, when you close your laptop. Linking a new habit to an existing one makes it much easier to remember.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Track it with a check mark,<\/strong> not a score. You did it or you didn&#8217;t. There&#8217;s no grade.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more thing worth knowing: research looking at a digital health programme found that 79% of people who set goals chose just <em>one<\/em> goal. Not five. Not a whole list. One. That&#8217;s not laziness \u2014 that&#8217;s wisdom. Narrowing your focus to a single priority is often what makes the difference between a goal that stays on paper and one that actually happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-weekly-review-that-replaces-self-criticism\">The Weekly Review That Replaces Self-Criticism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people either never look back at their goals (so they drift) or look back and spend ten minutes cataloguing everything they didn&#8217;t do. Neither works. What does work is five minutes, once a week, where you sit with your goals like they&#8217;re a friend you&#8217;re checking in on \u2014 not a test you&#8217;re marking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try asking yourself these four questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n  <li><strong>What helped this week?<\/strong> Even if things went sideways, something probably supported you. Name it.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>What got in the way?<\/strong> Not to blame yourself \u2014 just to understand. Barriers are information, not verdicts.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Does this goal still feel relevant?<\/strong> It&#8217;s okay if your priorities have shifted. Goals are allowed to change.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>What would make next week&#8217;s step feel slightly easier?<\/strong> Smaller? Different timing? More support?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This kind of review isn&#8217;t about grading yourself. It&#8217;s about staying in an honest, compassionate conversation with yourself about what&#8217;s working. That&#8217;s exactly how good therapy works too \u2014 not judging whether you hit a target, but learning together what the next right step might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re working with a therapist or counsellor, sharing your goals with them can make that relationship even more useful. And if you&#8217;re not currently in professional support but you&#8217;re finding that low mood, anxiety, or difficult thoughts are making daily life consistently hard, that&#8217;s a sign that goals alone won&#8217;t be enough \u2014 and that&#8217;s completely okay. Goals work best as one part of a wider picture that might include professional support, good sleep, connection with others, and whatever else genuinely helps you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start with one small, honest goal. Review it without cruelty. Adjust it without shame. That&#8217;s not settling for less \u2014 that&#8217;s how real, lasting change actually begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1792136666450\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I set goals when I have depression?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Start smaller than you think you need to. Depression reduces energy and motivation, so a goal that feels easy on a good day can feel impossible on a hard one. Choose a minimum version of the action \u2014 something that still counts even when you&#x27;re running low. One text sent, two minutes of breathing, a single sentence written. Tiny and done beats ambitious and abandoned every time.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1792136666451\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are SMART goals in mental health?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. In a mental health context, the most important letters are A and R \u2014 your goal needs to be genuinely doable given your current energy and symptoms, and it needs to matter to you personally. Use SMART as a gentle guide, not a rigid test. A review date is more helpful than a hard deadline.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1792136666452\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are some examples of mental health goals?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Good mental health goal examples tend to focus on actions, not feelings. Try: &#x27;I&#x27;ll go for a ten-minute walk three times this week,&#x27; &#x27;I&#x27;ll write in my journal for five minutes before bed on weekdays,&#x27; or &#x27;I&#x27;ll attend my therapy session and share one honest thing.&#x27; These are all process goals \u2014 things you control \u2014 rather than outcomes like &#x27;feel happier,&#x27; which depend on too many variables.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1792136666453\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why do I keep failing to reach my goals?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Failing to reach a goal usually means the goal wasn&#x27;t matched to your actual capacity \u2014 not that something is wrong with you. If symptoms, stress, or circumstances shifted after you set the goal, the goal needed adjusting, not you. Try building in a minimum version of every goal \u2014 the smallest action that still counts \u2014 and review your goals weekly so you can adapt them before they start to feel impossible.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1792136666454\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can goal setting actually improve mental health?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, when it&#x27;s done in a way that fits your life. A review of 54 studies on goal planning in mental health settings found improvements in mood, sense of purpose, and people&#x27;s belief in their own ability to cope. The key is that goals work best when they&#x27;re personally meaningful, realistic, and reviewed regularly \u2014 not when they&#x27;re used as a measuring stick for whether you&#x27;re trying hard enough.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-reading\">Related Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/mental-health-goal-setting-reduce-anxiety-find-purpose\/\">Mental Health Goal Setting Reduce Anxiety Find Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/mental-health-goal-setting-start-small-win-big\/\">Mental Health Goal Setting Start Small Win Big<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/21-new-years-mental-health-goals-to-actually-keep-in-2026\/\">New Years Mental Health Goals to Actually Keep in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/work-life-balance-mental-health\/\">Work Life Balance Mental Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"authors-note\">Author&#8217;s note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for taking the time to focus on your well-being and for being your own cheerleader in this journey called life. I truly appreciate you for choosing to invest in yourself today, and I&#8217;m honored that you spent a part of your day here. Remember, every small step you take matters, and you&#8217;re doing an amazing job. Keep going\u2014you&#8217;ve got this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goal setting for mental health works best when it&#8217;s flexible, kind, and built around your real capacity. Here&#8217;s how to set goals that actually hold up on hard days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[285,356,451,476,876,324,549],"class_list":["post-4355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motivation","tag-anxiety","tag-depression","tag-goal-setting","tag-motivation","tag-recovery","tag-self-compassion","tag-smart-goals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Goal Setting for Mental Health Without Guilt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Goal setting for mental health doesn&#039;t have to mean pressure or perfection. Learn how small, flexible goals can support recovery on hard days too.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Goal Setting for Mental Health Without Guilt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Goal setting for mental health doesn&#039;t have to mean pressure or perfection. Learn how small, flexible goals can support recovery on hard days too.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"My Well-being Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mywellbeingapp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T07:44:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Purnima Raj\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mywellbeingapp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mywellbeingapp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Purnima Raj\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Purnima Raj\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bf1c159a20f09fa7587451bc041e4679\"},\"headline\":\"Goal Setting for Mental Health (Without the Guilt)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T07:44:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2029,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif\",\"keywords\":[\"Anxiety\",\"depression\",\"goal setting\",\"motivation\",\"recovery\",\"self-compassion\",\"SMART goals\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Motivation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#respond\"]}],\"accessibilityFeature\":[\"tableOfContents\"]},{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"FAQPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/\",\"name\":\"Goal Setting for Mental Health Without Guilt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T07:44:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"Goal setting for mental health doesn't have to mean pressure or perfection. Learn how small, flexible goals can support recovery on hard days too.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"mainEntity\":[{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666450\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666451\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666452\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666453\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666454\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif\",\"width\":940,\"height\":627,\"caption\":\"Goal Setting for Mental Health (Without the Guilt) \u2014 goal setting for mental health\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Goal Setting for Mental Health (Without the Guilt)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"My Well-being Blog\",\"description\":\"Be your own cheerleader\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"My Well-being\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/app_store.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/app_store.avif\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"My Well-being\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/mywellbeingapp\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/mywellbeingapp\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/mywellbeingapp\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bf1c159a20f09fa7587451bc041e4679\",\"name\":\"Purnima Raj\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/f61eed9a1103be6ef9dec793b73594a0.jpg?ver=1791922577\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/f61eed9a1103be6ef9dec793b73594a0.jpg?ver=1791922577\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/f61eed9a1103be6ef9dec793b73594a0.jpg?ver=1791922577\",\"caption\":\"Purnima Raj\"},\"description\":\"I am the Founder of My Well-being App. I have been an SEO expert for 5 years. My Well-being Blog is a place where you can come to read all sorts of blogs related to Mental and Emotional Health. It helps you to Be Your Own Cheerleader.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/mywellbeingblog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666450\",\"position\":1,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666450\",\"name\":\"How do I set goals when I have depression?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Start smaller than you think you need to. Depression reduces energy and motivation, so a goal that feels easy on a good day can feel impossible on a hard one. Choose a minimum version of the action \u2014 something that still counts even when you're running low. One text sent, two minutes of breathing, a single sentence written. Tiny and done beats ambitious and abandoned every time.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666451\",\"position\":2,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666451\",\"name\":\"What are SMART goals in mental health?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. In a mental health context, the most important letters are A and R \u2014 your goal needs to be genuinely doable given your current energy and symptoms, and it needs to matter to you personally. Use SMART as a gentle guide, not a rigid test. A review date is more helpful than a hard deadline.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666452\",\"position\":3,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666452\",\"name\":\"What are some examples of mental health goals?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Good mental health goal examples tend to focus on actions, not feelings. Try: 'I'll go for a ten-minute walk three times this week,' 'I'll write in my journal for five minutes before bed on weekdays,' or 'I'll attend my therapy session and share one honest thing.' These are all process goals \u2014 things you control \u2014 rather than outcomes like 'feel happier,' which depend on too many variables.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666453\",\"position\":4,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666453\",\"name\":\"Why do I keep failing to reach my goals?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Failing to reach a goal usually means the goal wasn't matched to your actual capacity \u2014 not that something is wrong with you. If symptoms, stress, or circumstances shifted after you set the goal, the goal needed adjusting, not you. Try building in a minimum version of every goal \u2014 the smallest action that still counts \u2014 and review your goals weekly so you can adapt them before they start to feel impossible.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666454\",\"position\":5,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mywellbeing.me\\\/blog\\\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\\\/#faq-question-1792136666454\",\"name\":\"Can goal setting actually improve mental health?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, when it's done in a way that fits your life. A review of 54 studies on goal planning in mental health settings found improvements in mood, sense of purpose, and people's belief in their own ability to cope. The key is that goals work best when they're personally meaningful, realistic, and reviewed regularly \u2014 not when they're used as a measuring stick for whether you're trying hard enough.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Goal Setting for Mental Health Without Guilt","description":"Goal setting for mental health doesn't have to mean pressure or perfection. Learn how small, flexible goals can support recovery on hard days too.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Goal Setting for Mental Health Without Guilt","og_description":"Goal setting for mental health doesn't have to mean pressure or perfection. Learn how small, flexible goals can support recovery on hard days too.","og_url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/","og_site_name":"My Well-being Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mywellbeingapp","article_published_time":"2026-10-16T07:44:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":940,"height":627,"url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Purnima Raj","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mywellbeingapp","twitter_site":"@mywellbeingapp","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Purnima Raj","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/"},"author":{"name":"Purnima Raj","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bf1c159a20f09fa7587451bc041e4679"},"headline":"Goal Setting for Mental Health (Without the Guilt)","datePublished":"2026-10-16T07:44:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/"},"wordCount":2029,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif","keywords":["Anxiety","depression","goal setting","motivation","recovery","self-compassion","SMART goals"],"articleSection":["Motivation"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#respond"]}],"accessibilityFeature":["tableOfContents"]},{"@type":["WebPage","FAQPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/","url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/","name":"Goal Setting for Mental Health Without Guilt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif","datePublished":"2026-10-16T07:44:40+00:00","description":"Goal setting for mental health doesn't have to mean pressure or perfection. Learn how small, flexible goals can support recovery on hard days too.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#breadcrumb"},"mainEntity":[{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666450"},{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666451"},{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666452"},{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666453"},{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666454"}],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/goal-setting-for-mental-health.avif","width":940,"height":627,"caption":"Goal Setting for Mental Health (Without the Guilt) \u2014 goal setting for mental health"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Goal Setting for Mental Health (Without the Guilt)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/","name":"My Well-being Blog","description":"Be your own cheerleader","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#organization","name":"My Well-being","url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/app_store.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/app_store.avif","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"My Well-being"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mywellbeingapp","https:\/\/x.com\/mywellbeingapp","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mywellbeingapp\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bf1c159a20f09fa7587451bc041e4679","name":"Purnima Raj","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/f61eed9a1103be6ef9dec793b73594a0.jpg?ver=1791922577","url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/f61eed9a1103be6ef9dec793b73594a0.jpg?ver=1791922577","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/f61eed9a1103be6ef9dec793b73594a0.jpg?ver=1791922577","caption":"Purnima Raj"},"description":"I am the Founder of My Well-being App. I have been an SEO expert for 5 years. My Well-being Blog is a place where you can come to read all sorts of blogs related to Mental and Emotional Health. It helps you to Be Your Own Cheerleader.","sameAs":["https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/author\/mywellbeingblog\/"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666450","position":1,"url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666450","name":"How do I set goals when I have depression?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Start smaller than you think you need to. Depression reduces energy and motivation, so a goal that feels easy on a good day can feel impossible on a hard one. Choose a minimum version of the action \u2014 something that still counts even when you're running low. One text sent, two minutes of breathing, a single sentence written. Tiny and done beats ambitious and abandoned every time.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666451","position":2,"url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666451","name":"What are SMART goals in mental health?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. In a mental health context, the most important letters are A and R \u2014 your goal needs to be genuinely doable given your current energy and symptoms, and it needs to matter to you personally. Use SMART as a gentle guide, not a rigid test. A review date is more helpful than a hard deadline.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666452","position":3,"url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666452","name":"What are some examples of mental health goals?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Good mental health goal examples tend to focus on actions, not feelings. Try: 'I'll go for a ten-minute walk three times this week,' 'I'll write in my journal for five minutes before bed on weekdays,' or 'I'll attend my therapy session and share one honest thing.' These are all process goals \u2014 things you control \u2014 rather than outcomes like 'feel happier,' which depend on too many variables.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666453","position":4,"url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666453","name":"Why do I keep failing to reach my goals?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Failing to reach a goal usually means the goal wasn't matched to your actual capacity \u2014 not that something is wrong with you. If symptoms, stress, or circumstances shifted after you set the goal, the goal needed adjusting, not you. Try building in a minimum version of every goal \u2014 the smallest action that still counts \u2014 and review your goals weekly so you can adapt them before they start to feel impossible.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666454","position":5,"url":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/goal-setting-for-mental-health\/#faq-question-1792136666454","name":"Can goal setting actually improve mental health?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, when it's done in a way that fits your life. A review of 54 studies on goal planning in mental health settings found improvements in mood, sense of purpose, and people's belief in their own ability to cope. The key is that goals work best when they're personally meaningful, realistic, and reviewed regularly \u2014 not when they're used as a measuring stick for whether you're trying hard enough.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywellbeing.me\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}