Parenting is one of those activities or responsibilities that creates a ton of anxiety.

So if you are already anxious and you're a parent, often it's going to make things even worse.

And often I am asked, how do I deal with the anxiety that comes up around my kids or around being a parent?

Well, this week on The Anxious Truth, we're going to talk about that with special guest Joanna Hardest.

So let's get to it.

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to The Anxious Truth. This is episode 329 of the podcast. We're recording in September of 2025 in case you're listening or watching from the future. I am Drew

in Salada, creator and host of the Anxious Truth podcast. I'm a therapist practicing in the area

of anxiety and anxiety disorders in the state of New York. Also a former sufferer of the things

we talk about on the anxious truth, but recovered now. A three-time author on the topic,

social media dude, psychoeducator, advocate, guy with expensive microphones. And yeah, if this is your first time at The Anxious Truth, whether on YouTube or as a podcast, welcome. I hope you find what we're doing here helpful in some way. And of course, if you're a returning viewer or listener, welcome back. Always glad to have you. This week we're going to talk about parenting and really kind of the anxiety that

arises around being a parent and taking care of kids of all ages, little kids, middle kids,

teenagers, even parents of adult children. Like parenting has its own set of challenges,

which tend to come with big emotions and a lot of strong opinions, which can generate a lot of

anxiety. So today I am joined once again by my friend

Joanna Hardest. Joanna is an anxiety specialist practicing in Cleveland, who I entrust

implicitly. She's very well trained. She has a lot of experience and she speaks the same language

as me. But Joanna has the added benefit of having a lot of experience in the family space and

specifically working with parents that I don't have. So when it comes to

talking about maybe how to parent more effectively in a less anxious way, she's a really great

resource. So she's here today to talk about anxious parenting and how to learn how to,

here, here it comes, like so surprise here, how to do less about your anxious feelings about being a parent and about your kids.

So she's going to spend about a half hour with us and we're going to talk about that.

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