Sorry, C. Well, I struggle with daily life too so I'm not the best person to advise. I'd say you've got it right. Small things, to begin with.

Creative pursuits are what have always worked for me in the past. They absorb you and give you a strange inner confidence that you can't really imagine until you do try them. And, because they're for their own sake rather than to make money, they tend to lead you to other people on a similar wavelength.