Coping Skills and Strategies
A Letter To Students Coping With COVID-19
“Do you think we’ll still have prom?” Life in the COVID-19 pandemic I was hiking one weekend when I overheard a group of 4 teen girls talking about COVID-19 and prom. One of them asked, “do you think we’ll still have prom?” The others hesitantly chimed in, attempting to reassure their friend and themselves that…
Read More“Catastrophizing” life in the midst of COVID-19
Feeling like it’s the end of the world… It had been one week since I’d been to the grocery store. I had just moved across the country from Arizona to Connecticut and needed some supplies. It’s very difficult with a cross-country move to haul what you need on a daily basis. You need every inch…
Read MoreMom’s Blog Contribution: Worried About Family Conflict Over The Holiday Ham?
Holiday stresses can add up by the time December 25th rolls around. If family gatherings feel like a covert mission through a minefield, then my latest guest post on North Phoenix Moms Blog is for you! Looking For More Like This? How To Talk With Your Teen When You Don’t See Eye To Eye The Perfect “Recipe”…
Read MoreStruggling To Catch Your Breath?
The Toll Of Physical Stress And Emotional Stress “Brian” my “running buddy” (you may think differently when you hear my story), helps me demonstrate a good lesson about coping with stress in this video! My takeaways for you today: Coping skills are to cope. You can’t avoid problems altogether, but it does make it…
Read MoreFlipping The Switch On Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Have you ever made a “prediction” about how something would go, and had things turn out exactly as planned? Maybe you wake up and think—for no specific reason — today is going to be a bad day. Then it turns out that your coffee is cold, you hit every red light on your way to…
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