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Lessons from a Holocaust survivor
When I covered my first war, I was so sick with anxiety that I puked at my desk. I received wire images of a mother and two children who had been killed…
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Alix Breeden
Why news is so damn negative
Terms like “doomscrolling,” “headline anxiety” and “headline stress disorder” have emerged in the past two years because of these commonly shared…
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Journalists are failing the youth for a paycheck
Too many headlines are blaming kids for their drinking and consumption habits and not enough are pointing at the corporations destroying lives for…
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Alix Breeden
How to handle news burnout from a political reporter
As a political reporter and a storyteller at heart, this is my hot take: people need better boundaries with media.
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Alix Breeden
Holiday Stress: Can you heal your family member's anxieties?
This time of year, we have a unique opportunity to help family or friends ease their anxieties and feel safe in a place where they might have…
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Alix Breeden
Southern, not stupid
Southern culture deserves a rebranding, not erasure.
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All signs point to
Don acquired quite a bit of money, and enemies, leading up to his disappearance.
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