(3 minute read) It happens more often than we would like: a deadline that is approaching quicker than we anticipated, a family argument that is making our blood boil, a toddler that just will not stop whining. Stressful moments come and go almost every day and collectively they can have a profound negative impact on our physical and mental health. The good news is that we can adopt simple tools to learn how to cope with them as they arise, which can greatly reduce any harmful effects. 1. Pause, breathe, and notice The first tool is the simplest and quickest to implement. Pause, breathe, and notice. When you feel yourself losing control, getting highly stressed, angry, tense, anxious etc, stop…