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USA Today
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Miley Cyrus says this type of therapy saved her life. What is EMDR?
Miley Cyrus is opening up about how she overcame stage fright with a cutting-edge therapy technique that she says saved her life. In an interview with the New York Times last month, Cyrus shared that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, has been pivotal for her healing and mental health. The therapy was developed by psychologist Francine Shapiro in the 1980s to help people alleviate distress around painful memories. The therapy has been used by clinicians for decades but has become an increasingly popular and sought-after treatment to deal with traumatic or adverse life experiences. "Love it. Saved my life," Cyrus said of EDMR. "It's like watching a movie in your mind. ... I came out of it, and I've never had stage fright again. Ever. I don't have stage fright anymore." Cyrus isn't the only celebrity who's been open about undergoing EMDR. In 2021, Prince Harry shared in his Apple TV+ docuseries on mental health with Oprah Winfrey that he uses EMDR to address the discomfort he feels when he flies into London, which he said reminds him of the loss of his mother. "It's almost a wave that can't be stopped because people are hearing their friends talk about it, they're seeing the changes in their family members," Wendy Byrd, a professional counselor and president of the board of directors at the EMDR International Association, previously told USA TODAY. "When I was trained in 2008, I would have to go in and explain what EMDR was and tell my clients why I thought it was such a good therapy. ... Now, I would say almost everyone that comes into my door is asking me for EMDR." What is EMDR? EMDR engages what's called the adaptive information processing system to bring up past traumatic experiences in a safe space, so your brain can essentially reprocess them. "EMDR allows the brain to heal from experiences that were traumatic or adverse or overwhelming by allowing the brain to process that information and to store it in a way where the brain now knows, 'I'm in a different circumstance, that's not happening to me anymore,'" Byrd said. Our brains and bodies have a built-in mechanism for processing information. But sometimes, especially when we experience a trauma, that mechanism becomes overwhelmed. When new information comes in that feels similar to that adverse experience, the brain stores it in the same place as the original trauma, Byrd said. This can make things in your everyday life that are not threatening feel dangerous. "It's the blue car driving down the road, or it's the dog barking, or your spouse's face in that one contorted way, and all of a sudden, you're upset, you're triggered and overwhelmed," she said. How does a clinician conduct EMDR? Byrd said in an EMDR session a clinician will ask questions to bring up the components of a memory, including sensory information – such as sight, sound and smell. A clinician will ask how your body felt during the experience, how you felt during the experience – the emotional information that connects to that memory. Eventually, the clinician will add in eye movements or tapping. This is called bilateral stimulation. Studies show that eye movements facilitate information processing and calm down a person's physiology. "It will make something that feels upsetting, less upsetting. It helps the brain make images that are very vivid, less vivid," Byrd said. "And part of that is because of what we call dual attention, meaning I'm present in the room with the therapist, or over Zoom, nowadays, and I'm thinking about that experience and it's all the ingredients that the brain needs to engage that adaptive information processing mechanism." More: Prince Harry said he is triggered flying into London and uses EMDR to cope. What is it? Part of the reprocessing occurs by the clinician introducing positive things into the recall. A therapist will ask, "What do you want to think now about that experience?" "It brings in the current information. Maybe the positive is that it's over, or maybe it's that you learned from it or that now you now you're worthy," she said. Byrd said EMDR works on various types of trauma, and most people are good candidates for the treatment. EMDR can be effective whether someone is seeking to address a single traumatic event, such as a car crash, or a chronic experience, such as bullying. What is the hope for a patient after they complete EMDR? Patients work with their clinicians to identify future outcomes they desire – how they want to think, feel and behave in the world. For Byrd's part, she said looking to build resilience in clients. "I want their triggers to be very difficult to find," she said. What health & wellness means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's Keeping It Together newsletter Byrd encourages anyone with a painful memory to consider EMDR. "People feel like sometimes what happened to them isn't big enough. They should just be able to get over it. ... And that just breaks my heart because I know that they can feel better and that they do deserve to feel better," she said. "I just wish that people knew that they could come in, we could figure out some of the things that are happening that are causing them pain, and that it would be not that long of a journey before they could get some relief."
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Thousands to rally in Hampton Roads as part of ‘No Kings' protests
Thousands of Hampton Roads residents are expected to join a national movement this weekend in protesting against the Trump administration. More than 2,000 cities across the country will host 'No Kings' demonstrations Saturday to protest what organizers say is the militarization of democracy and authoritarian overreach. Coinciding with Flag Day, the anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official U.S. flag, and the Army's 250th anniversary, organizers say the protest is in response to President Donald Trump's military parade, cuts to Veterans Affairs resources and other cuts to social services and federal departments. The parade, slated for Saturday in Washington, will be a large-scale military celebration with thousands of soldiers, rows of tanks, parachute jumps and flyovers. That day also marks Trump's birthday. In Hampton Roads, demonstrations are planned in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and Yorktown. Residents gathered Wednesday at the Hampton Public Library to make signs ahead of weekend events. 'We need to be sure to use the American flag because it represents us,' said Diann Smith, an organizer with Indivisible Peninsula, who plans to be in Yorktown. 'It's not just the MAGA crowd. It's American flag, and we are Americans. Democracy is American, and we need to reclaim it.' Another sign maker, Steve Byrd, is a Vietnam War veteran who said he started protesting this year for the first time. Byrd was in Richmond for a Hands Off rally and said he really enjoyed it. He's going out this weekend to protest because he believes the military is being used inappropriately by the Trump administration. 'I started protesting because voting wasn't really enough,' Byrd said. 'I'm glad I'm doing it now, because to me, things have gotten really, really bad.' Army's 250th birthday commemoration held in Yorktown ahead of Fort Eustis event Friday The event planned outside the Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse could be the region's largest. The Williamsburg-James City County Indivisible group is prepared to host more than 1,000 people Saturday, and organizer Heather Meaney-Allen said it's possible upwards of 2,500 could attend. She said the Williamsburg event, which starts at 5 p.m., will be a protest and a celebration with several speakers, including members of the Virginia House of Delegates and military veterans. 'I've been surprised at the amount of older people that have never (protested) before, that are handicapped, and want to know how they can get involved,' she said. 'We have elderly people who are so concerned about the state of our country that they're getting out there for the first time, even in the shape they're in, to say, 'No, we're not doing this. No kings, authoritative government (or) fascist regime.' ' She said her team has organized more than 500 demonstrations since forming in 2017. Hands Off, a protest in April pushing back against Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to federal programs, with roughly 1,500 attendees has been their largest event yet. WJCC Indivisible leaders have been communicating with police ahead of Saturday's event. As of Thursday, more than 400 people had signed up for South Hampton Roads Indivisible's event in Chesapeake. Clay Lory, one of the leaders for the group, said members have completed training for de-escalation and crowd safety. There will also be marshals at the events to help out, who will wear fluorescent vests, to keep the demonstration running smoothly. Protesters plan to gather at 10 a.m. with signs at the intersection of Battlefield Boulevard and Volvo Parkway. Demonstrators are encouraged to bring water, umbrellas and chairs, if needed. This weekend's forecast has about a 50% chance of rain, and temperatures could reach the upper 80s. Norfolk's event will start with a rally at 11 a.m. in Jeff Robertson Park, in West Ghent and march along Hampton Boulevard to Smartmouth Brewing Co. Sharon McQueen, one of the organizers with COVA Coalition, said the rally will feature several speakers who will discuss threats to marginalized groups, such as people of color, veterans and the LGBTQ community. Between 600 to 750 people are expected, and McQueen said the more, the merrier. With each demonstration starting at a different time, she said she hopes community members can visit multiple protests. 'Protests, like grapes, grow best in bunches,' she said. Though the 'No Kings' protests were planned before anti-immigration raid demonstrations began in Los Angeles and other cities, national organizers said the military escalation from the Trump administration is further proof of the administration's overreach. In California, Trump ordered 700 Marines based out of Twentynine Palms and an additional 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Editorial: Trump parade, nationwide 'No Kings' protests mirror national division Organizers for No Kings demonstrations emphasized that this weekend's events will be peaceful. 'Now, this military escalation only confirms what we've known: this government wants to rule by force, not serve the people,' a statement from national organizers said. 'From major cities to small towns, we'll rise together and say: we reject political violence. We reject fear as governance. We reject the myth that only some deserve freedom.' Staff writer Devlin Epding contributed to this report. Eliza Noe, Chesapeake: Intersection of Battlefield Boulevard and Volvo Parkway, 100 Volvo Pkwy, 10 a.m. to noon Norfolk: Demonstration begins at Jeff Robertson Park, 1542 Armistead Bridge Rd, 11 a.m. Virginia Beach: Intersection of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Independence Boulevard, 4592 Virginia Beach Blvd, 2-4 p.m. Williamsburg: Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse, 5201 Monticello Ave, 5 p.m. Yorktown: Yorktown Victory Monument, 803 Main St, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Senate Is Considering Selling Public Land. It Could Be About 2 Million Acres
While members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee painted vastly different pictures of the state of public-land and natural-resources management in America, suggestions that a large land-auction amendment is forthcoming dominated today's budget reconciliation debate. The sale of as much as two million acres of federal lands in Nevada, Alaska, Utah, and Idaho could be part of the federal budget proposal. A proposal to sell about 500,000 acres of land in Nevada and Utah caused such an uproar among hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreationists in the House version of the budget bill that the provision was removed. But now the Senate might reintroduce an even bigger land-sale proposal, and details could be released as soon as this evening. Committee Chair Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a consistent proponent of transferring federal lands to state management, indicated that language identifying parcels of federal land and a process for their sale is forthcoming. 'Language will be out shortly,' Lee told his Senate colleagues shortly after Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, testifying before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on budget details, confirmed that discussions about a massive land-sale have been taking place. 'We've been going through the Republican-side Byrd process and will be releasing bill text soon,' Lee noted. The Byrd rule prohibits the inclusion of non-budgetary items in a budget reconciliation bill. Indications that Lee has been working to restore a land-sale provision in the budget bill have been circulating for at least a week. Montana Sen. Steve Daines (R) told the news site Politico that he had been working with Lee on what he characterized as land sales that are 'very, very narrow in scope.' Daines had previously said that he opposes land sales. On Wednesday Daines' office reaffirmed that position to Outdoor Life in an emailed statement, noting that 'Senator Daines is against the sale of public lands and is making his strong concerns clear to his colleagues.' Lee's acknowledgement that a large land-sale amendment might be forthcoming came after a contentious exchange on the topic between Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Burgum. 'In Nevada, we support public-land sales, particularly in southern Nevada and especially under the parameters that are set by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA),' Cortez Masto told Burgum, who has previously indicated that he supports the SNPLMA model. 'It's a model that requires robust stakeholder engagement that addresses all the land-management issues that we need, from affordable housing to economic development to water and infrastructure needs.' Cortez Masto noted that under the SNPLMA model, revenue from the sale of federal lands is returned to the BLM for revinvestment in other public lands. She scolded Burgum for supporting the House budget provision that included land disposals in Nevada that didn't follow the SNPLMA model. 'You had land in the House side [of the reconciliation bill] that was in the middle of the desert,' she said. 'It makes no sense. I don't know any builders who can build affordable housing in the middle of the desert. But now I'm hearing a proposal by the chair of this committee to put this back in reconciliation. I'm hearing the proposal would allow the federal government to sell up to two million acres of land. Is that correct?' Before Lee interjected to confirm that he's working on a land-disposal amendment, Burgum told Cortez Masto that federal land in at least four states would be considered. 'Generically, when anybody has looked at land sales, they would look at the states that have been most overburdened by federal government holdings, and among the top of that is Nevada, Alaska, Idaho, and Utah with the highest percentage of federal land.' Read Next: Here's Why the Federal Land Sale Bill Is a Bad Idea, and Horrible Legislation Lee gave Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee members until this evening to submit comments and amendments for consideration. The whole committee will reconvene to debate and vote on its part of the reconciliation bill. Senate leadership has indicated it might keep the body in session through the July 4 recess in order to pass its version of the budget, which would then go back to the House for concurrence. Lee noted in his remarks to the committee that 'Anything on public land sales will involve a public process that will be part of any sale.' This story was updated on June 11 at 5:43 EST to include comment from Sen. Daines' office.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
St. John County Sheriff's Office searching for man whose been missing over a week
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said they're looking for a man whose been missing for over a week. The sheriff's office said Thursday that they're looking for Anthony Kirk Byrd, 62, who was last seen in the 1000 block of W. King Street. Byrd has a black bicycle with a basket attached. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call St. Johns County Sheriff's Office at (904) 824-8304, or email crimetips@ >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Cision Canada
05-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
PAN GLOBAL ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
VANCOUVER, BC, June 5, 2025 /CNW/ - Pan Global Resources Inc. ("Pan Global" or the "Company") (TSXV: PGZ) (OTCQB: PGZFF) (FRA: 2EU) is pleased to announce effective June 16, 2025 the appointment of Justin Byrd as Chief Financial Officer ('CFO"), replacing Andy Marshall who will remain with the Company until June 30 to ensure an orderly transition. Mr. Byrd has a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University and a Master of Science in Economics and Finance from Southern Illinois University. Mr. Byrd served as Chief Financial Officer for Mayfair Gold until July 2024 where he managed all finance, accounting, and corporate secretarial functions whilst progressing from private company, through initial public offering on the TSX Venture Exchange, to the company being named a 2024 OTCQX Best 50 performing company with a market capitalization of more than C$250 million. Prior to this, he held senior finance roles outside of mining where he was involved in cost analysis, forecasting, inventory management, pricing, and financial modelling. "We welcome Justin to the senior management team for Pan Global. He is joining the Company at an exciting time with ongoing drill programs on new targets at two projects in Spain, a maiden resource at the La Romana copper-tin-silver deposit planned for later 2025, a potential new gold discovery in the north of Spain and other opportunities to grow the Company. His experience in working from early-stage exploration, financing and progression to C$250 million company with an advanced project will benefit our shareholders," said Tim Moody, Pan Global President and CEO. "On behalf of the Board of Pan Global, I thank Andy Marshall for the high degree of professionalism and experience he has provided as CFO over the past three years while the Company has continued to grow its asset base in Spain. We are grateful to Andy for his continued support through the transition and we all wish him success in the future," said Mr. Moody. "Pan Global offers a dynamic environment with two active projects being drilled and multiple discoveries already made in Spain, including the recent gold discovery at the Cármenes Project. I look forward to meeting investors, supporting the management team and Board of Directors as the Company pursues the next stage to create value," said Justin Byrd. Mr. Byrd has been granted 500,000 stock options of the Company. The stock options were granted pursuant to the Company's Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.145 per common share for a period of five years from the date of grant. The options will vest over three years from the effective date of Mr. Byrd's appointment, with 250,000 vesting 12 months after the effective date and 125,000 vesting on the second and third anniversaries of the effective date. About Pan Global Resources Pan Global Resources Inc. is actively exploring for copper-rich mineral deposits along with gold and other metals. Copper has compelling supply-demand fundamentals and outlook for strong long-term prices as a critical metal for global electrification and energy transition. Gold is also attracting record prices. The Company's flagship Escacena Project is located in the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt in southern Spain, where a favourable permitting track record, excellent infrastructure, mining and professional expertise, and support for copper as a Strategic Raw Material by the European Commission collectively define a tier-one low-risk jurisdiction for mining investment. The Company's second project, at Cármenes, in northern Spain, is also an area with a long mining history and excellent infrastructure. The Pan Global team comprises proven talent in exploration, discovery, development, and mine operations - all of which are committed to operating safely and with utmost respect for the environment and our partnered communities. The Company is a member, and operates under the principles, of the United Nations Global Compact. Forward-looking statements Statements which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions regarding the future. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the Company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information included in this media release are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking information should not be unduly relied upon. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, environmental, and technological factors that may affect the Company's operations, markets, products, and prices. Readers should refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis of its audited financial statements filed with the British Columbia Securities Commission. The forward-looking information contained in this media release is based on information available to the Company as of the date of this media release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information. SOURCE Pan Global Resources Inc.
