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Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8658 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Here's the link to hear when the upcoming "Help a Child with Anxiety" course will be available: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/pl/2147679837 OK, so you’ve got a kid with anxiety. They might struggle to go to school, or they’re shy, or maybe they’re dealing with stomach aches or headaches or other physical signs of anxiety. Maybe they throw a fit when it’s time to go to bed or they cry and cling to you when it’s time to leave. And it breaks your heart. You can see them suffering and you’d do anything to help them feel better. So in this video series, I’m going to teach you how to change your mindset around anxiety, then in the next 3 videos I’m going to teach you practical things you can DO to help your child with anxiety. So are you on board? Are you willing to change yourself and your framework in order to help your kid? Awesome! Let’s go. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books  Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:00.0

This is the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist.

0:06.2

These episodes are filled with research-backed therapeutic education that you can start applying in your life today.

0:11.8

I hope you find today's episode beneficial, and if you know of someone who could benefit from this podcast, please don't hesitate to share it.

0:19.3

Let's work together and share tools everyone can use

0:21.8

to help deal with the difficult mental health struggles they're going through. Each podcast

0:26.6

episode comes from a corresponding video. You can find them on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube

0:32.0

channel. Also, these podcasts are educational and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving

0:39.0

from a therapist or other health professionals.

0:43.1

Please enjoy the episode.

0:44.8

Hi everyone, I'm Emma McAdam.

0:46.2

I'm a licensed to marriage and family therapist.

0:48.6

And in the next four videos, we're going to be talking about how to help your child with anxiety.

0:53.9

Okay, so you've got a kid with anxiety.

0:56.0

They might struggle to go to school, or they're shy,

0:59.0

or maybe they're dealing with stomach aches or headaches,

1:01.0

or some other physical signs of anxiety.

1:04.0

Or maybe they throw a fit when it's time to go to bed,

1:07.0

or they cry and they cling to you when it's time to leave.

1:10.0

And, you know, this breaks your heart, right?

1:12.6

You can see them suffering and you would do anything to help them feel better.

1:18.6

Maybe you worry that anxiety is going to plague them for the rest of their lives,

1:23.6

or maybe you're afraid that you gave them your crappy anxiety genes, or that you made them anxious somehow.

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