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Shireen Rizvi is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-wrote the book Real Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships.
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So distressed you can't think straight? Lower the intensity with these 4 skills
Marielle Segarra, Malaka Gharib
A clinical psychologist shares effective strategies to quickly de-escalate stress and anxiety. That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex.
Marie Noon at her home in Brighton, Michigan, with her dog, Ziggy. Despite being eligible for Medicaid, Marie was denied coverage in 2025 because of an error with the state's benefits system. It took months of pushback before the state reversed its mistake. Even as a "tech-savvy" former bank manager, Marie says, she wanted to give up several times along the way.
Kate Wells for KFF Health News
'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors
Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss, Kate Wells
Alicent (right, Olivia Cooke) gamely tries to get Helaena (left, Phia Saban) to focus.
Ollie Upton
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HBO
'House of the Dragon,' Season 3, Episode 5: A not-so-secret door is just a door
Glen Weldon
Colombian singer, songwriter and producer Shakira (C), Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer Burna Boy, actor Jason Sudeikis gesture with performers at the Half Time Show during the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026.
Mauro Pimentel
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A cavalcade of international stars headlined the World Cup's first-ever halftime final show
Anastasia Tsioulcas
Texas Standard
As floodwaters rise again, Texas Hill Country bar owner relives last year’s devastation
About a year ago, the Guadalupe River destroyed their RV park, where a family was swept away by the raging water.
Gov. Greg Abbott names Robert Howden as Texas secretary of state
‘Lost a legend’: Kerrville man dies in home swept away by flooding, family says
Hemp beverage industry navigates the highs and lows at recent expo
Ramiro Cavazos, the ‘last link’ to early norteño music, remembered as a legend who paved the way
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