Dr. Rachel Goldman: When coping becomes a habit

By Avery S Calloway

Do you find yourself stuck in the same stress-driven routines overworking, procrastinating, or withdrawing without realizing why? What if the behaviors you rely on for relief are actually keeping you trapped in cycles of burnout? When Coping Becomes a Habit reveals the hidden patterns behind your stress responses and shows why conventional strategies often fail.
Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and real-world examples, this book explores how the brain reinforces coping behaviors through reward and relief cycles, why short-term fixes create long-term stress, and how emotional numbness and detachment can quietly erode your well-being. Learn how identity, self-beliefs, and environmental cues keep harmful patterns alive and why noticing triggers is only the first step.
Discover actionable, science-backed strategies to break free from automatic coping. Build self-awareness, interrupt reactive habits with mindful pauses, reframe stress to regain control, and replace harmful behaviors with adaptive routines that restore balance. From habit formation to emotional regulation, resilience-building, and sustainable lifestyle design, this book equips you with everything needed to prevent relapse and maintain long-term mental, emotional, and physical health.
Take control of your stress before it controls you. Transform automatic coping into conscious, empowering habits. Pick up Dr. Rachel Goldman When Coping Becomes a Habit today and start reshaping the way you respond to life's challengesone intentional, adaptive behavior at a time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVY4MZP7
• ISBN13: 9798254685777
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"