You're listening to 3 in 30 takeaways for moms episode 183, parenting children with anxiety.

Welcome to 3 in 30, a podcast for moms who want to create more meaning in motherhood.

Each 30-minute episode will feature three doable takeaways for you to try at home

with your family this week. I'm your host Rachel Nielsen. Thank you so much for being here.

Hello my friends and happy Monday. This is part three of our series for mental health awareness

month on how to encourage emotional wellness in our children and ourselves. And today we're

covering a topic that we've needed to talk about on the show for a long time. How to parent

children who have anxiety. I feel like Lisa Sabie did a fabulous job in our episode a few weeks ago

giving us some real life scenarios of how to react in the moment when our child is extremely

fearful. If you missed her story about her granddaughter's fear of spiders you have to go back and

listen. In today's episode we're going to hear from a mom in the trenches of raising two kids who

have diagnosed anxiety disorders about some proactive things she does to shore up her kids and herself

and make daily life more manageable. Our guest is Audra Elkington, a mom of three who lives in

North Carolina. She is a writer and a speaker and she works as a virtual assistant and the content

manager for an amazing organization a worldwide sisterhood. I'm so grateful that she's on the

podcast today sharing her story and I know so many of you will resonate with her experiences.

Before we head into the interview I want to thank the two companies that are making this

important month of episodes possible. First better help the world's largest provider of therapy

done 100% online. Online therapy is a perfect option for busy moms because you can schedule

appointments at a time and pace that works for you and your family with no need to line up child

care or drive to and from appointments. You can just get the kids settled in for quiet time or turn

on a movie for them and head to your room for a counseling appointment via video or phone call.

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