Healthy vs. Unhealthy Coping Strategies: How to Recognize Your Patterns and Break the Cycle

Know Your CopingWe all cope. The question is - how? This episode breaks down the difference between helpful and harmful coping strategies, names some of the sneaky ones we don’t always recognize (hello, blame and avoidance), and offers a more empowering framework for navigating hard situations. Includes a personal share about recognizing avoidance patterns and learning to sit with emotions instead.Key Concepts: Conscious vs. unconscious coping · Avoidance · Blame as avoidance · Self-awareness · Emotional processingReflection prompts: What do I reach for when things get hard? Is it helping or hurting? What is this situation trying to teach me? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashleydeluccia.substack.com/subscribe