Assembling Your Coping Skills Toolbox

Please note: Krista Beck is incorrectly described at one point as a "registered social worker" when she is in fact a registered psychologist.When life throws you a curve ball, how do you deal with it? How do you manage stress in your life? There are many different and effective ways to cope — but do you know what methods are best for you?On this episode of Living Fully, host Katherine Hurtig talks with registered psychologist Krista Beck about various coping skills and which ones you can use in your life. They cover the types of emotional and physical coping mechanisms, which are healthy and unhealthy, and how to teach children what skills may be best for them.Watch the original Facebook Live discussion of this episode.Learn more about healthy vs. unhealthy coping tools.  "Living Fully" is not a substitute or alternative for professional care or treatment. Calgary Counselling Centre and Counselling Alberta provide effective counselling for anyone in Alberta with no wait list and no financial barriers.For help across Canada and the United States, call 211. If you are outside Canada and the U.S., seek help from your general medical practitioner.