Is there anyone who doesn’t need help in coping with the problems of day-to-day living? Maxie Dunnam defines coping as “contending or struggling successfully.” Every day we are confronted with stressful situations, broken relationships, or other problems that threaten to undo or defeat us. Some of these problems cannot be solved completely but are, instead, recurring. They keep coming back – and we have to deal with them again and again; we have to cope.