“What fresh hell is this?!”
That’s what I ask myself almost every day when I wake up to devasting news.
Airplane crashes, wildfires, floods, mass shootings, economic challenges, job layoffs, fears for personal and family safety, government upheavals, wars, etc.
How are we supposed to cope with so much grief and anxiety?
What I’ve found helpful, besides surrounding myself with supportive people, is revisiting “A Guide for Emotional Recovery: Fifty Things You Can Do When There is Nothing Else to Do”? It’s the subtitle of “A Light in This Dark Valley” by Gilbert Brenson-Lazan and Maria Mercedes Sarmiento Diaz.
Initially written to help victims of a catastrophic event, this invaluable guide was updated several years ago and is useful for anyone in need of “survival, recovery, and growth.”
The article, available in English and Spanish, can be found in GFSC’s free online library. I’m proud to be a part of GFSC (Global Facilitators Serving Communities), a volunteer facilitator network that provides materials, methods, and mentoring to help communities in crisis.
When you’re on GFSC’s library web page, check out other helpful articles in the library that includes emotional first aid; resilience; anxiety, stress, and grief management; and crisis intervention and leadership.
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