When you're super emotional the thinking part of your brain essentially shuts
down and that's why when you're upset you do things or say things that you
later regret. Hi I'm Emma McAdam I'm a licensed therapist and welcome to the
coping skills and self-care course. In this course you're gonna learn what most
people don't teach about coping skills, that they don't really work on their own
and that's because coping skills need to be used in conjunction with emotion
processing skills and self-care skills in order to create lasting change. In
this course you'll learn essential skills to manage intense emotions, calm
the stress response and develop a self-care practice that keeps you from
burning out. This course is for anyone who's struggling with intense feelings
of anger sadness anxiety stress or discouragement. Most people only have one
or two skills to deal with emotions like eating venting or avoiding them. Within
the first thirty minutes of this course you'll learn
dozens of strategies to manage those intense feelings and help you calm down
when emotions run high. By the end of the course you'll know over a hundred ways
you can self sooth or cope with emotions. In the first section of this course
you'll learn about four different types of coping skills. Emotion coping skills,
relaxation skills, sensory coping skills, and distraction coping skills. Each
section will have an explanation, a list of skills, and an exercise you can try. In
the second section of this course you'll learn about self-care which is creating
habits that lead to a sustainable life. You'll learn to take care of your body
and your mind in a way that renews your energy, resolves emotions improves
relationships and helps you move forward with joy and purpose. Coping skills and
self-care work together to handle all that life has to throw at you. Coping
skills help you feel better in the short term and they can keep you from acting
impulsively. They are essential when you're overwhelmed with intense emotions.
But to be most effective and to find lasting solutions to problems they need
to be paired with self-care skills. So, sign up now to begin learning right away.