Coping with COVID-19
Taking Care of Ourselves and Each Other
Articles & more:
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Psychology Tools guide to living with worry and anxiety amidst global uncertainty
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National Alliance on Mental Illness COVID-19 Resources
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American Psychological Association Five Ways to View Coverage of the Coronavirus
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Russ Harris How to Respond Effectively to the Corona Crisis
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UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center Six Daily Questions to Ask Yourself During Quarantine; Four Things to Do Every Day for Your Mental Health
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University of Virginia How to Protect Your Mental Health During Quarantine
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Dr. Robert Leahy Anxiety Files: Simple and powerful techniques for coping with anxiety and worry
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Center for Mindful Self Compassion Self Compassion and COVID-19
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Duke Health Tools for Resiliency
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UNC School of Social Work Showing Up to What Matters: Managing Anxiety During COVID-19
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Carissa Gustafson Coping with COVID-19
Mobile Apps:
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Russ Harris' The ACT Companion: The Happiness Trap, is available for free during the next few months using code "TOGETHER" on the subscription page
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Check out our mobile apps page for more ACT-based options!
Mindfulness & Meditation Practices:
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Tara Brach has a repository of guided meditations, including several on sitting with difficult emotions related to COVID-19
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Portland Psychotherapy offers several guided mindfulness and acceptance exercises
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Chris Cermer's mindful self-compassion meditations
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Ten Percent Happier's Coronavirus Sanity Guide has many meditation recordings - they also offer free live guided meditations every weekday at 3pm EST
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Mindful magazine is offering several resources, including their 30-day course Find Calm and Nourish Resilience for free
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Russ Harris is offering several audio recorded mindfulness exercises and meditations free of charge
Meditate Together. Groups practicing live virtual meditation:
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Barre Center for Buddhist Studies: daily, 10:30-11:15am EDT
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Space2Meditate: Mon-Sat, 8-8:30am EDT and 5:45 - 6:15pm EDT
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Ten Percent Happier: every weekday, 3pm EDT
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Cultivating Mindfulness at this Critical Moment with Jon Kabat-Zinn: every weekday, 2pm EDT
Guided Breathing Exercises:
Families & Kids:
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Mindful Schools is offering a free online mindfulness class for kids, with classes available on demand on their website
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Drs. Anne Marie Albano, Jonathan Kaplan, Dean McKay, and Rebecca Sachs recorded a talk on Resilience, Coping, and Parenting Strategies for Everyone
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Duke's COVID-19 Resource Guide for Parents and Families
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Just for kids: a comic exploring the new coronavirus
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Talking to teens & tweens about COVID-19