Managing Emotions During Uncertain Times

Esther Doucette, MSW, RSW

Many people these days are feeling some level of worry, overwhelm, anger, sadness and/or powerlessness in light of what we are hearing and seeing from events around the world. You may be worrying about family or friends abroad or those close to you (young and old) and how they are coping. Although we cannot solve the issue of world conflict and global warming, if we are physically safe, there are things that we can do to help ourselves to cope with how overwhelmed we can become with everything that is happening.

Here are some suggestions: