Managing Stress and Emotional Wellbeing

Materials

• Presentation Guide [PDF - 175 KB]
• PowerPoint Slides with Talking Points [PPT - 9.3 MB]
• Paper, pens and pencils
• Beverages and snacks

Handouts

• Healthy Coping Strategies Worksheet [PDF - 34 KB]

Activity

• Participants complete the Healthy Coping Strategies Worksheet [PDF - 34 KB].
• Stressful Situation Activity 1 and Stressful Situation Activity 2 [PDF - 164 KB]. The facilitator reads each hypothetical situation to participants and leads a discussion to generate suggestions for how to handle each stressful situation better.

Additional Resource — Optional, but strongly consider providing in your session

• Diabetes at Work: What’s Depression Got to Do with It?
• American Diabetes Association: Living Well with Diabetes/Complications/Mental Health
• National Institute of Mental Health: Depression and Diabetes