Why I love my anxiety and depression (and my kids’ too)
I used to hate it and fight it and wish it was gone, never to be seen again.
Frustrated with your anxious child or teen?
“Why is my kid so different, so afraid, such a whimp? What’s wrong with them?
Annoyed with your kid who’s afraid of everything?
I learned that my annoyance would show on my face and instantly make things worse.
Body present. Mind absent. Heart hurting.
My family had a dance party (my favorite!), but I didn’t let myself really get into it. We played ping pong but I was only partly there. I was expecting someone at the door and just keep listening. I don’t usually resist and avoid things like this.
Secrets to surviving holiday stress
How do you still enjoy a busy holiday when there is a lot going on?
Sick of the stress and anxiety before traveling?
Wishing for anxiety to not exist and hating it is fighting it and actually increases it. The solution is to make friends with anxiety and welcome it.
A simple question and I exploded
I told him I didn’t WANT to go the store because I felt guilty that he was doing it and not me.
How do I help my kid understand anxiety? or what is going on in their body?
Do you struggle to understand what is going on in your Anxious body and mind? And how to explain it to your child or teen?
How to judge your teen in 2 seconds
Learning to manage and process and share your own emotions can help you humbly communicate about these things with your kids and then they can start to do the same.
Don’t stop tucking your kids in at night.
What if bedtime becomes the time they actually want to talk with you and not their friends?