An enormous amount of research shows that meditation and mindfulness bring huge benefits in helping us cope with stress. So much so that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (which determines what GPs recommend to patients) recommends mindfulness as a treatment of choice for depression.
Even a few minutes a day can help. See this guideline from the Mental Health Foundation https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/How%20to...mindfulness.pdf