Crisis relief for adults & families everywhere

Featuring the mighty micro-VCoL™

#goodinacrisisvcols

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis, we're open-sourcing our most effective stress- and crisis-management learning tools. We call these tools micro-VCoLs™. If you haven't yet met the mighty micro-VCoL, you might like to take a look at the following articles. But this isn't essential. All of the micro-VCoLs shared here can be practiced effectively just by following the instructions.

Suggested readings

Please feel free to share this page. You're also welcome to share the micro-VCoLs themselves. All that we ask is that you credit their origin and don't charge for their use. If you have a special VCoL request, contact us.

About micro-VCoLs™

One thing all micro-VCoLs have in common is that they're designed to be practiced again and again until they become habits of mind. Learning VCoLing skills is like learning to drive. At first, the activities of each step are likely to feel a bit weird or artificial. You'll have to think about each step, and completing a cycle will take a bit of time. However, if you practice religiously for a few days, you'll begin to find micro-VCoLing easy and even pleasurable—easy, because it becomes a habit of mind, pleasurable, because our brains reward us for learning the VCoL way—by releasing hormones that make us want more.

#vcolhappydance
Put the adrenaline to work—#vcoladrenaline

adrenaline micro-vcol

—#vcolblamegame
—#vcollistening
#vcolvaluesinventory

Selected funders

IES (US Department of Education)

The Spencer Foundation

NIH

Dr. Sharon Solloway

The Simpson Foundation

The Leopold Foundation

Donor list

Selected clients

Glastonbury School District, CT

The Ross School

Rainbow Community School

The Study School

Long Trail School

The US Naval Academy

The City of Edmonton, Alberta

The US Federal Government

Advisory Board

Antonio Battro, MD, Ph.D., One Laptop Per Child

Marc Schwartz, Ph.D. and former high school teacher, University of Texas at Arlington

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., University of Southern California

Willis Overton, Ph.D., Temple University, Emeritus