Coping Tools for Daily Support
These gentle, practical tools help steady your mind and body as you heal. Explore the categories below to find emotional, somatic, and lifestyle approaches you can return to again and again.
Emotional & Mindset Support
Compassion
How to use self-compassion to care for yourself
Mindfulness
Using mindfulness as a coping tool and life approach
Writing
journaling, fiction, and memoir notes as a coping resource
Retraining
Information on DNRS, Gupta and other limbic retraining programs
Self-Soothing
Ideas for nuturing, soothing and comforting yourself
Body-Based and Somatic Regulation
Breathing
Breathing techniques to help calm the body
Grounding
Use grounding techniques for connectedness and coping
EFT
How to use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) as a coping tool
Jin Shin Jyutsu
Using this Japanese technique as a coping technique
Neuro Exercises
Neuro, vagus, and somatic therapy exercises
Meditation
Guided meditations to use daily for grounding and balance
Lifestyle and Meaningful Living
Exercise
Gentle exercises and understanding limitations
Nature
Using the healing power of nature as a coping tool
Pets
Pets and the therapeutic companionship they provide
Sound Healing
Using different forms of sound (including music) for coping
Pastimes
Using hobbies and pastimes to healthily distract