Both deep breathing and reading work well for Sally because they help her feel more calm and ready to reach her goal of talking to more people. If Sally reads instead of talking to other kids at ...

A new study has found that military veterans who have started or gone back to school have a more difficult time when they use avoidance coping strategies (denying or minimizing negative thoughts ...

Smile more often to take on any challenge head on as the body's stress response with a simple curvature of your lips becomes ...

Years ago, when my siblings and I headed out the door to catch the school bus, our mom would yell from the kitchen, “Don’t come home until you have had a good day!” In other words, “Make it ...

What are coping tools? I gave a brief overview of this in my first post in this series. Still, to reiterate, coping tools, in essence, refer to the in-the-moment techniques individuals use to ...