In this May 2025 episode of the Life Kit podcast, host Marielle Segarra interviews a fire captain, an emergency room doctor, and a mental health advocate on how to stay calm during an emergency.

When disaster strikes, it can be difficult to know how to act, but our responses to an emergency situation can dictate the outcome, both for us and those around us.

Remaining calm in stressful situations is a skill you can develop with a few helpful techniques.

In this May 2025 episode of the Life Kit podcast, host Marielle Segarra speaks with former fire captain Ryan Fields-Spack, emergency room physician Dr. Italo Brown, and mental health advocate Wendy Martinez Farmer.

The emergency workers explain the skills they use every day to keep critical situations under control.

The Life Kit podcast is a self-improvement show produced by NPR. It covers a variety of topics that revolve around how to live our lives, such as parenting and money management.