Coping Strategies

I hope that you find the content here helpful! This blog is meant to provide ideas, tips, and insights and is not meant to replace a relationship with a therapist or to serve as medical advice for your specific needs.

Mar 29
7 min

Why do we have emotions?

Emotion are crucial to our survival. But if we don't have great strategies for managing them, they can get us into a world of pain.

Jan 22
5 min

What can I eat for better brain health?

Brain health impacts emotional health. Eating brain healthy foods can increase your mental clarity, emotional management, and overall health

Oct 21, 2020
7 min

How to practice self-compassion (or “Would you say that to a friend?”)

Self-compassion is about the practice of treating yourself with kindness, just as you would treat a friend you cared about.

Sep 10, 2020
6 min

How much do you really know about suicide?

Suicidal thoughts do not mean you are crazy or that you are broken. Suicidal thoughts DO mean that you are human and that you are in pain.

Aug 22, 2020
7 min

How to make hard decisions (the Six Thinking Hats model)

Decision-making is hard, especially if there's possible risk or negative consequences. The Six Thinking Hats is a pragmatic tool to help you

Jul 28, 2020
8 min

What does it mean to “need better boundaries?” (and how to do it)

If you're wondering if you need some different boundaries, one of the quickest ways to assess this is by noticing any feelings of resentment

Jun 7, 2020
5 min

How to cope when the nation is in crisis

The U.S. is going through intense and emotional turbulence. There's no roadmap and this is new for all of us. Some tools to help you cope.

Apr 1, 2020
8 min

Surviving Stay Home Orders with your Sanity Intact

There's no roadmap for what we're experiencing right now. Here are 19 strategies to help us emerge on the other side with our sanity intact.

Mar 21, 2020
11 min

How a quarantine can impact your relationships and interactions (and what to do about it)

If you live with other people, you will be dealing with some unprecedented experiences in your environment over the next weeks and months.

Mar 13, 2020
6 min

Your (understandable) anxiety about the Coronavirus COVID-19

Feeling overwhelmed about a novel pandemic killing people worldwide is perfectly fitting. But letting anxiety control or paralyze you is not

Oct 21, 2019
4 min

What can I do about my anger? 5 steps to improve your anger management.

Anger is a normal human emotion, and it can be helpful; motivating us to take action. Here's how to manage when it feels out of control.

Sep 17, 2019
8 min

Podcasts your future self will thank you for listening to.

Podcasts that can help with your mental health and overall wellness.

Aug 16, 2019
13 min

What are the best mental health apps to help you feel better?

Apps can be a great self-help tool or a supplement to therapy. Apps can help you pay better attention to your thoughts feelings & behaviors.

Jul 19, 2019
5 min

Why you should be curious about Mindfulness and 5 easy ways to do it

Mindfulness is an approach that we can take towards our daily life to have intentional awareness of what we feel and think and how to react.

Jun 26, 2019
4 min

Your brain needs a DOSE of happy chemicals (how you can do this)

Learn about how our brains work and the flexibility we have to change some ineffective patterns and states of being.

May 22, 2019
3 min

Your thoughts are making you feel worse.

Our thoughts and perceptions of ourselves and our life situations have a huge impact on our daily experience.

May 12, 2019
4 min

How you can breathe your way to feeling better

Your breathing pattern and style sends signals to your brain. Here's how you can better control your signals.

Apr 9, 2019
1 min

How stress can help you grow

Stress is a natural part of life. The key is managing it well. Try some strategies I discussed on this podcast with a colleague.

Apr 9, 2019
7 min

Why can’t I sleep?

Sleep issues are an indicator that something else is afoot. Try some strategies to improve your sleep and related emotional issues.

Apr 6, 2019
6 min

Is anxiety making you avoid things? Try these solutions!

A side effect of anxiety is avoidance. Worry and overthinking and overwhelm become a regular way of being...here's how to improve that.

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Heather M. McKenzie, Therapist

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Online Counseling and Clinical Supervision