Navigating the News: Tools & Resources
Looking for support and community when the daily news is just "too much"? From podcast episodes to articles and more, join our expert authors for coping advice and ways to stay grounded. We invite you and/or your clients or students to check out these empathic resources on stress, trauma, resilience, and hope—plus other carefully selected free resources below.
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- People of Color in Psychology podcast (2/3/25): “Racial Trauma in Black Clients”, with Kelly Moore, coauthor of Racial Trauma in Black Clients
- The SuperPsyched podcast (9/6/22): “Children & Trauma”, with Melissa Goldberg Mintz, author of Has Your Child Been Traumatized?
- Mentally Stronger with Amy Morin podcast (8/5/24): "Unlocking the Power of Hope During Challenging Times", with William Miller, author of 8 Ways to Hope
- Greater Good Magazine (8/21/24): “Eight Ways You Can Feel More Hopeful—Even in Dark Times", with William Miller, author of 8 Ways to Hope
- Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris podcast (1/20/25): “The Science of Burnout—and How to Recharge from Stress", with Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, coauthors of Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout
- EpicenterNYC Making It Here podcast (2/26/25): “Dr. Ryan DeLapp on Navigating Cultural Stress Without Disengaging", with Ryan C.T. DeLapp, author of Empower Yourself Against Racial and Cultural Stress
- Diverse Thinking Different Learning podcast (5/20/25): “Beyond Racial Stress: Empowering Teens to Navigate Cultural Stress", with Ryan C.T. DeLapp, author of Empower Yourself Against Racial and Cultural Stress
- Psychologists Off the Clock podcast (7/8/25): “Trauma and PTSD Treatment", with Robyn Walser, coauthor of You Are Not Your Trauma
- The Art of Charm podcast (11/10/25): “3 Mindset Shifts to Build Emotional Resilience", with Shireen Rizvi and Jesse Finkelstein, coauthors of Real Skills for Real Life
- Psychodynamic Psychiatry (vol. 50, issue 2): “Resilience, Trauma, and Coping", by Ahron Friedberg and Dana Malefakis, coauthors of Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout
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- Peak Sports Psychiatry podcast: “Train Your Brain: Mental Skills for Golf and Life with Dr. Carly Hunt", with Carly Hunt, author of Train Your Brain to Beat Chronic Pain
- TIME Magazine: “Therapy Should be Hard. That’s Why AI Can’t Replace It", with Shireen Rizvi and Jesse Finkelstein, coauthors of Real Skills for Real Life
- "Relationships: Signs of Struggle, Signs of Strength", excerpted from I Love a Fire Fighter by Ellen Kirschman
- Untangle podcast: “The Ultimate Guide to Burnout. Tools to Help you Heal and Recharge When You're at Your Edge", with Kristin Neff, coauthor of Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout
- Mentally Stronger podcast: “The Science Behind Mindfulness and Strategies for Incorporating It Into Your Daily Routine”, with Willem Kuyken, author of Mindfulness for Life
- Live Happy Now podcast: “Becoming Mindful for Life”, with Willem Kuyken, author of Mindfulness for Life
- Mentally Stronger podcast: “Managing Burnout and Exhaustion with Self-Compassion”, with Kristin Neff, coauthor of Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout
- Speaking of Psychology podcast: “Expressive writing can help your mental health”, with James Pennebaker, author of Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition
- Psyched to Practice podcast: “Getting Unstuck from PTSD”, with Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, and Stefanie LoSavio, coauthors (with Patricia Resick) of Getting Unstuck from PTSD
- The New York Times: “How to Talk to Someone with Alzheimer's", with Brent Forester, coauthor of The Complete Family Guide to Dementia
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown: “The Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion", with Chris Germer, author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion and coauthor of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
- The New York Times: “How to Follow the News Without Spiraling into Despair", with Melanie Harned, author of Treating Trauma in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Being Well with Rick Hanson podcast: “Overcoming Comparison and Accepting Ordinary" with Ronald Siegel, PsyD , author of The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary
- Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris podcast: “The Joys of Insignificance”, by Ronald Siegel, author of The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary
- The VeryWell Mind podcast: “Does Indecisiveness Mean You’re Not Ready for Change?”, with William Miller, author of On Second Thought: How Ambivalence Shapes Your Life
- The Washington Post: “The emotion that’s standing in the way of your healthy change: Ambivalence”, with William Miller, author of On Second Thought: How Ambivalence Shapes Your Life
- NPR Life Kit: “How to cope with SAD, or seasonal affective disorder”, with Norman Rosenthal, author of Winter Blues, Fourth Edition and The Winter Blues Survival Guide
- Anderson Cooper Full Circle: "Psychologist: Asking yourself 'What do I need?' is an act of kindness", with Chris Germer, author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
- "Coping in Times of Crisis Q&A", by John Mitchell, PhD, coauthor of Mindfulness for Adult ADHD: A Clinician’s Guide
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The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer
- Chapter 1. What Is Self-Compassion?
- Chapter 2. What Self-Compassion Is Not
- Chapter 3. The Benefits of Self-Compassion
- Chapter 11. Self-Compassionate Motivation
- The Mindful Way through Depression: Zindel Segal at TEDxUTSC
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- Good Housekeeping: “What is FAFO Parenting? Experts Say It Helps Kids Become Better Decision Makers”, with Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, author of The Tantrum Survival Guide
- Securely Attached podcast: “Unlocking motivation: Helping Kids Who Seem Stuck”, with Ellen Braaten, author of Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less
- U.S. News & World Report: “How to Help Your Child with ADHD Navigate School”, with Russell Barkley, author of 12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD, and Stephen Hinshaw, author of Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls
- The New York Times: “The Challenge of Raising a Kid Who’s Just Like You”, by Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco, author of Mom Brain
- Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential, by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- James Mazza and Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza, coauthors of DBT Skills in Schools, share four simple, effective DBT skills for teachers, parents, and students
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- The I Have ADHD podcast: Interview with Dr. Russell Barkley, author of, most recently, Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Second Edition
- The New York Times: "How Do I Know if I Have Adult ADHD?", with Russell Barkley, author of Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Second Edition, and Lydia Zylowska, coauthor of Mindfulness for Adult ADHD
- "Coping in Times of Crisis Q&A", by John Mitchell, PhD, coauthor of Mindfulness for Adult ADHD: A Clinician’s Guide
- Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, coauthors of The Work-Smart Academic Planner: Write It Down, Get It Done, share some tips for fostering executive skills development in kids
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Smart but Scattered Teens, by Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, and Colin Guare
- Chapter 14. Teaching Task Initiation
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- Shifting Schools podcast: “Social Justice in Schools", with Charles Barrett, author of Social Justice in Schools
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Motivational Interviewing in Schools: Conversations to Improve Behavior and Learning, by Stephen Rollnick, Sebastian G. Kaplan, and Richard Rutschman
- Chapter 1. Conversations about Change
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Coaching College Students with Executive Function Problems, by Mary R. T. Kennedy
- Chapter 1. Executive Functions and Self-Regulation
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Best Practices in Writing Instruction: Third Edition, edited by Steve Graham, Charles A. MacArthur, and Michael Hebert
- Chapter 8. Writing with Digital Tools, Rachel Karchmer-Klein
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- S. Evelyn Stewart, MD, coauthor of OCD in Children and Adolescents, shares four "empowerment activities" that can help kids with OCD manage COVID-related anxieties and compulsions
- International OCD Foundation: Resources for the OCD and related disorders community during the COVID-19 outbreak
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- The Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide podcast: “How Can Therapists Support Clients and Their Families?”, with David Miklowitz, author of Living Well with Bipolar Disorder
- Psychiatry & Psychotherapy podcast: “Exploring Attachment, Anxiety, and the Disavowed Self”, with Paul Wachtel, author of Making Room for the Disavowed
- Mind Dive podcast: “Better Living with Bipolar Disorder", with David Miklowitz, author of Living Well with Bipolar Disorder
- New Jersey Psychologist, "Psychoanalytic Supervision: A Book Discussion with Author Nancy McWilliams, PhD." This article was reprinted with permission from the New Jersey Psychological Association. The original article appears in their publication, The New Jersey Psychologist, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 2021. Special thanks to Nancy McWilliams, PhD.
- "Coping in Times of Crisis Q&A", by Melinda Hohman, PhD, author of Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice, Second Edition
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Mindful Movement in Psychotherapy, by Paul Salmon
- Chapter 1. Movement, Attention, and Health
- Chapter 2. Foundations of Mindful Movement
- Chapter 7. Stress
- Psychology Today: "Trauma, Self-Regulation, and Expressive Arts Therapy", by Cathy A. Malchiodi
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Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children: Second Edition, edited by Cathy A. Malchiodi
- Chapter 1. Neurobiology, Creative Interventions, and Childhood Trauma, Cathy A. Malchiodi
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