10/09/2026
Coping can look different for everyone and sometimes we might use one strategy for one experience and another strategy for something else.
Over the next week, we are exploring a variety of coping strategies. Some you may be familiar with and others you may like to consider trying if you feel they'll be helpful to you.
Theres no right or wrong way to cope. What's important is that when we are coping with difficult experiences, we do what we need to feel safe and survive, and accept with compassion, that it might not always be the way we would choose to cope if our circumstances were different 💞
We've all experienced times when our inner critic pops up to tell us we didn't do well or that we're not good enough. When we notice that part of ourselves popping up in our thoughts or speech it is a great time to be curious about self-love and self-soothing. These are skills we are rarely taught and yet can have a profound impact on our ability to cope with the challenges life throws in our direction. I wonder what self-soothing techniques you have found to be most helpful and whether others might value hearing from you? ❤️