How to Self Soothe

Human rights defenders face a lot of stress every day, which may lead to worn-down resilience, making situations harder to cope. Learning what self-soothing is and how it works may help you deal with it. In this video, Yesim Arikut-Treece, counseling psychologist, explains how to identify what self-soothing activities will work for you, incorporate self-soothing into your day-to-day activities, and build resilience through regular practice of self-soothing.

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