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Sun-shaped mental health word search with words like boundaries, empathy, and self-compassion.
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This 22-word mental health word search introduces middle school students to key wellness and emotional-regulation vocabulary. Hidden words include boundaries, self-compassion, transformation, trauma, and serenity, covering both coping strategies and emotional concepts. The sun-shaped grid works well in counseling, health, or social-emotional learning lessons, as a well-being activity, or as a template for other wellness-themed puzzles.

Subject:
Social Emotional Learning
Topic:
Emotional Regulation
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated May 2026

Word List

  • TRANSFORMATION
  • INNERPEACE
  • ACCEPTANCE
  • BOUNDARIES
  • NURTURE
  • TRANQUILITY
  • EMPATHY
  • FORGIVENESS
  • SELFDISCOVERY
  • DETERMINATION
  • SERENITY
  • OPTIMISM
  • CLARITY
  • GROWTH
  • KINDNESS
  • TRAUMA
  • WELLNESS
  • SELFCOMPASSION
  • UNDERSTANDING
  • COURAGE
  • OPENNESS
  • VALIDATION

How to Use This Word Search

Print this word search for early finishers, vocabulary review, or classroom warm-ups. Click 'View Word Search' to change the grid size, swap words, or adjust difficulty before downloading.

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