• Honor your feelings and emotions. Feelings are meant to be felt! Give yourself time but believe that you have it within you to move. forward. With each setback you experience, you are building resilience for the next.
• Focus on what you can control and problem solve.
• Counter unhelpful thinking – if you can’t stop thinking about something, write or speak about it a couple of times over a month for about 15 minutes and then try to lock it away. Notice how your perspective becomes clearer, or your story changes.
• Create a caring community – connect and surround yourself with those who support you on a regular basis.
• It is important to be kind to yourself. What would you say to a friend who was having a hard time? Now say that to yourself