Helping Yourself Learn

Support yourself

Illustration by Rosalind B. Penfold, author of Dragonslippers.

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Hold onto hope

Photos by Debbie Lifshen and Judy Murphy

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Be gentle with yourself

Tenuous by Judy Murphy

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Comfort yourself

You could find pictures or make a collage that gives you joy or helps you feel better when you are feeling down. Students at Parkdale Project Read made these collages for themselves.

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Calm yourself

Trying to learn new things can be very stressful. Stressful situations can become even worse when we put ourselves down, blame ourselves for everything that is going wrong, or let our anxieties get out-of-hand. Some practical strategies can help us calm down. Visualization, positive-self talk, thought-stopping and meditation can all be useful.

Chapter 5 from: Living with Stress by Judy Murphy. Edmonton: Grass Roots Press, 2005.
The whole book is full of wise help to understand stress and how to cope with it.