The Coping Toolkit
This "grounding" technique involves naming 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, and 1 you can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
These "slow-moving" mammals can hold their breath underwater for up to 40 minutes—longer than most dolphins!
What are Sloths?
This famous "honest" U.S. President was once a champion wrestler before he ever entered the White House.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, Forrest famously says, "Life is like a box of..." this.
What are Chocolates?
This is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside.
What is a Strawberry?
This 3-letter word describes a short, intense practice of focusing only on the present moment, often used to reduce anxiety.
What is Zen (or Mindfulness)?
This animal's heart is located in its head rather than its chest.
What is a Shrimp?
In 1912, this "unsinkable" ship hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
What was the Titanic?
This 1995 animated film was the first ever feature-length movie to be made entirely with computer-generated imagery (CGI).
What is Toy Story?
It’s impossible for a human to do this "nasal" action while they are sleeping.
What is Sneeze?
In cognitive behavioral therapy, this is the act of identifying a "negative thought" and looking for evidence to prove it might not be 100% true.
What is Reframing (or Cognitive Restructuring)?
These farm animals actually have "best friends" and can become stressed when separated from them.
What are Cows?
This ancient civilization built the Great Pyramid of Giza as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu.
Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
In the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls, the "Plastics" famously wear this color on Wednesdays.
What is Pink?
This common kitchen item is the only food that never truly spoils; archaeologists have found edible pots of it in ancient Egyptian tombs.
What is Honey?
This "colorful" creative outlet is a science-backed way to lower cortisol levels and help the brain enter a meditative state.
What is Art Therapy (or Coloring/Drawing)?
This pink bird can only eat when its head is held upside down.
What is a Flamingo?
Though she never reigned as Queen of England, this woman was the mother of King Edward VII and ruled for 63 years.
Who was Queen Victoria?
This 1997 blockbuster about a doomed ocean liner remains the first film to ever gross over $1 billion at the box office.
What is Titanic?
This 6-letter word is the only word in the English language that ends with the letters "mt."
What is Dreamt?
When you are feeling "floated" or "spaced out," this physical practice involves tensing and then relaxing each muscle group from your toes to your head.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
This creature has the thickest fur of any mammal, with up to one million hairs per square inch.
What is a Sea Otter?
This 1944 military operation, often called "D-Day," saw Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy.
What was Operation Overlord?
In the 1999 sci-fi hit The Matrix, Keanu Reeves' character Neo is offered a choice between a blue pill and this color pill.
What is Red?
There are more of these "plastic brick" people on Earth than there are real humans.
What are LEGO Minifigures?
This 6-letter word, meaning the ability to bounce back or recover quickly from difficulties, comes from the Latin word resilire, which means "to jump back."
What is Resilience?