RASCOE: I'm feeling calmer already. And that's why we've asked Mr. Zen himself, Stephen Thompson, to hang with us. The co-host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour has been working on a peaceful playlist.

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When people think of perimenopause, they often picture hot flashes, mood swings or irregular periods. But for many women, one of the most disruptive and least talked about symptoms is extreme anxiety.

The room refocused as I clicked on the appointment link and waited for my first therapy session to begin. The initial hour was a primer, laying out how to best use our time together. My therapist ...

One evening while on a press trip to Sicily with a half dozen fellow writers I'd just met, we sat down to dinner and I commenced my standard dining-out practice: painstakingly ruminating over what on ...