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Mental Health Kit

Article by Kathryn McGuirk, MSW, LCSW, Addiction Specialist and EMDR trained Founder and Therapist of Porchlight Therapy and Addiction, LLC www.porchlighttherapy.com, 970-281-5633

Photography by Illustration/Design by Alyssa Gonzales

Originally published in Boulder Lifestyle

2020 has been full of loss, disappointment and changes to work, school, relationships, ability to travel or to see family. This can feel (and be) out of our control, creating great stress, anxieties or depression. 

Most people are finding their go-to coping tools are not measuring up this year, so we may need to try new things.  

I think it can be extremely helpful to be honest and ask yourself: "how am I doing right now?"

Here is a list of coping skills or tools to most effectively manage mental health symptoms during these extremely difficult times.