News Summary

• When you find yourself facing a disheartening reality your emotional reaction might be to deny the situation.
• But by doing so you’re inadvertently holding on even tighter to the pain that you wish to let go of.
• When you face struggles with an attitude of openness — open to the painful feelings and emotions you have — you find out that it’s not comfortable, but you can still be fine.
• With practice, healthy coping allows you to find better ways of managing life's continuous stream of unexpected and uncontrollable circumstances.