• Anxiety management tools can serve to help us to continue to do the things that we need and want to do in our lives when worry and anxiety present themselves. 

    • The attached document “Processing Diamond” illustrates the 4 ways in which we process; thinking, emotions, behavior and the way in which we feel physically. When we change one of these, the others change as well.  
    • The attached document “My Anxiety Management Tools” offers several suggestions on ways in which to manage anxiety and worry, and a place to note the strategies that you have found to be most helpful.  

    Resilience can be a great tool to pull from when dealing with a challenging situation.  The attached document “Building Resilience” serves as a guide to reflect on past strategies used in order to draw on these tools in difficult circumstances.  

    Mindfulness is defined as a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings and thoughts.  The attached document “Daily Mindfulness Activities” offers some suggested practices that can be beneficial in cultivating this skill. 

    At this time of heightened emotions and increased time together, disagreements may occur.  The attached document “Dear Man” offers some suggestions of ways in which to have meaningful and beneficial dialogue when different viewpoints arise.

    “The Wright Family” is a fun game that can be played with 3 or more people, offering an opportunity to enjoy each other’s company.