In this espisode I talk about the science of Coping Mechanisms - healthy and unhealthy ones. I talk specifically about both student and teacher stress and how unhealthy coping mechanisms affect the other. I tell a story of a mother who drank excessively, but not to forget, but to remember - as the laughing and drunken moments created an opportunity to turn the pain into a laughable exchange... a coping mechanism. Join me for part 2.