Coping with Life Stress

Program Overview

We each develop a maximum capacity for tolerating and coping with life stress due to genetics and lived experience. From significantly stressful events to small daily hassles, like traffic jams, every day puts pressure on our mental health. Then, when we experience a particularly challenging event, our vulnerabilities and fragility are brought to light. Everyone can benefit from learning healthy coping skills but most of us don’t know we need it until the stress is upon us and we’re struggling to access help. People who lack adaptive coping skills are especially at risk of experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, substance abuse/relapse, social conflict or physical illness. 

Based on neuroscience principles and evidence-based psychology therapies, the "Coping with Life Stress" wellness program will teach participants how to expand their capacity to accept, tolerate and effectively cope with life. Participants will learn 7 key skills that build on each other to create an integrated stress management method.

Benefits

  • Develop adaptive coping skills
  • Increase happiness and well-being
  • Expand stress tolerance capacity
  • Reduce procrastination resulting from anxiety and overwhelm
  • Build self-confidence and self-worth

Who is this for?

  • Anyone currently experiencing negative emotions, general stress or a significantly challenging life event who's looking for support and more effective coping skills and strategies.
  • Anyone who tends to ....  
  • turn to alcohol or other substances for stress relief;
  • react inappropriately to situations with hostility, emotional explosions or cutting people off and isolating;
  • avoid difficult situations, procrastinate on tasks even if they're easy and spend a significant amount of time daydreaming but never taking action; or
  •  experience intrusive and repetitive negative thoughts that seem unstoppable.

Format

This is an experiential and interactive wellness program that can be adapted for any size group of adults. The "Coping with Life Stress" wellness program has been designed to, ideally, be delivered over 6 weekly 1.5hr sessions. Alternatively, it can be presented over 2 days or adapted for a half day workshop. 

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Instructor, Trudy Murphy

Trudy Murphy is the Founder of Psychology Snacks and she's on a mission to share mental health research in an easily digestible and enjoyable format. With years of corporate experience as a change management consultant, Trudy has witnessed the toll life and work stressors can take on the mind and body. Trudy has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Psychology degree and is working towards registration as a psychologist. When she's not speaking or writing about mental health, you'll find her looking after her own on a kayak, boat or brunching with friends somewhere. 

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I knew some individual skills before the class, but I didn't know how to practice or combine them like a do now. 

- Michelle

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I used to get really anxious all the time but now I'm more aware of my triggers and thoughts and how to calm myself down. I feel lighter and less worried about things.

- Laura

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Before Trudy's program it had never occurred to me before that my emotions have important information to give me and that can be used to reach my goals.  

- greg

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I really enjoyed the classes, they moved at the right pace and I liked that we were interacting a lot and not sitting looking at slides much. I learned a lot and feel much happier and more confident in myself.

- Cynthia

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