Living through crisis: How to cope with grief, unrelenting stress and toxic positivity

The federal immigration enforcement actions have brought a sense of fear and uncertainty to many communities in Minnesota.

Many people — especially immigrants and their families — are feeling unrelenting stress. Others are feeling anxious and exhausted as their workplaces, schools and neighborhoods navigate sudden changes and loss.

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how to live through a crisis — how to process grief, protect yourself when anger is everywhere and cope when you feel overwhelmed without resorting to “toxic positivity.”

Guests:

• Mary Jo Kreitzer is the founder and director of the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing at the University of Minnesota, where she is also a professor in the School of Nursing.  The center has created a new website Minnesota You Do Matter with videos, advice and other resources for helping people build resilience, learn self-regulation practices and support wellbeing as they recover from traumatic events.

• Kayla Ulsby is a licensed independent clinical social worker who is a therapist at Vanda Counseling in the Twin Cities metro area.

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Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.