The deep breathing and mindfulness activities we showed you are only a few examples of different coping skills. There is a wide variety of tools and activities out there to suit your child’s specific ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- School is back in session, meaning students and families should prioritize their mental health. While back-to-school season can be an exciting time of year, entering a new ...

Anxiety isn’t one-size-fits-all. For some people, it feels like a tight chest or a racing heart. For others, it shows up as constant worrying, spiraling thoughts, or panic that makes everyday ...

In this fourth of a five-part series on the fundamental tools that should be in our self-care tool chests when we come from relational trauma backgrounds, we explore another proverbial drawer: coping ...

Living with the stress of prolonged uncertainty takes a toll on physical and mental well-being. Even if it’s not pandemic-level uncertainty, every day you can bump up against low-grade uncertainties ...

Over the years, I have studied and integrated learned stress-coping skills into my life and interviewed people who are actively involved in resiliency programs and the whole trauma/stress spectrum.

Now, fill out this Choosing Your Coping Tools worksheet (or read it in the drop-down below). Review this list of coping tools on your own or with your parent, then check off which tools have worked ...