Life presents a variety of challenges for all of us. Some challenges are expected whereas others can be unpredictable and even traumatic. This iCope book is focused on building your personal resilience to manage the usual and not so usual events, pressures, and demands throughout your lifetime. The book presents an efficient yet comprehensive approach for those who want to learn positive coping skills to build resilience by managing stress with four key strategies. Because stress is linked to the leading causes of death, there are major health reasons to learn these positive ways to cope with stress. The methods described are all based on scientific principles established over the past several decades. You will learn what to do on a day-to-day basis to manage stress as well as what steps will improve your overall resilience to any of the many health risks caused by chronic stress.