December 2021

Setting boundaries with loved ones Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 215 Setting Boundaries with Loved Ones


In This Episode:

  • How to identify what your role is in a relationship
  • How to manage a mental illness and set boundaries
  • How boundaries are needed when you are in recovery
  • How to set boundaries with a loved one during the holiday season.

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Managing Holiday Anxiety holiday stress Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 214 Managing Holiday Anxiety (Q&A)


SUMMARY:

I had so many people asking questions about how to manage holiday anxiety and stress that I decided to do an entire podcast on this.  This is part 1 of a 2-part podcast Q&A. (more…)

Treating Children with OCD and Phobias Your anxiety toolkit

Ep. 213 Treating Children with OCD and Phobias (with Natasha Daniels)


SUMMARY:

Today we have Natasha Daniels, an OCD specialist, talking all about how to help children and teens with OCD and phobias.  In this conversation, we talk all about how to motivate our children and teens to manage their OCD, phobias, and anxiety using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other treatments such as self-compassion, mindfulness, and ACT. We also address what OCD treatment for children entails and what changes need to be made in OCD treatment for teens. In this episode, Natasha and Kimberley share their experiences of parenting children with phobias and OCD. (more…)