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Mary McNaughton-Cassill – What To Do About Your Media Diet

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How to Cope With Stress and Anxiety in the News Cycle

I trained in cognitive behavioral psychology, so that's what I would use in therapy. The kind of suggestions I give people for managing the news media and other things are not different than the solutions I would give them if they're in a job they don't like or a relationship they don'tlike. You have to say, gosh, I am making this assumption and maybe it's not based on reality. And then I have to actually get out there and find a behavior that is feasible in my world that I can do. So many students who tell me they're overwhelmed by the world will come back and say, ironically, volunteering made me feel better because at least that was one area where

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