It’s 2020 — we’re in the midst of a global pandemic, climate collapse has already started playing out, and mental health issues are skyrocketing -but not everyone can afford to go to a psychotherapist. There are other reasons you may choose not to find your own therapist: trust issues, a lack of time, or perhaps you’re just not convinced that talking about your feelings with somebody else is going to be all that helpful.

If you’re looking for a way to work through difficult emotions without having to bring another person into the equation, here are the simple (but effective) things that I do.

Right now, we are full of uncertainty – when will all this end? When will things go back to normal? WILL things go back to normal? What if I lose my job? What if I catch the virus?

This is bad news, because our brains love certainty and control - at least, to a certain point. How can we learn to embrace uncertainty when it feels so scary? Why is the current pandemic so stressful for us? And why are we so obsessed with control in the first place? Read on to find out, plus a powerful exercise to help you separate what you can control from what you can’t.