I wanted to record a special podcast so that both teenagers and parents know exactly what

anxiety feels like because anxiety is a big deal.

It's something that I have wrestled with my entire life that our son wrestled with my entire life that our son wrestled with and most of the kids

and parents that we work with struggle with anxiety. And what I really want you to know is this.

Anxiety is normal and healthy. See, anxiety is caused by unknown,

things you can't control. And that makes everyone anxious or nervous, and it makes everyone

want to control people or situations around them.

And so if you're a middle schooler or a high schooler, of course you're anxious.

It would be weird if you weren't anxious.

It's the hardest part of your life, right?

You're caught in between being a little kid and a young adult.

Your hormones are changing daily.

The social scene is pretty much fake and it's unlike it

will ever be the rest of your adult life, right? You almost have no control over your

life. You're told what school to go to, what classes to take, what to eat every day,

and you have very little control over that. So, of course you feel anxious. Of course, it feels like something

inside of you just feels a little bit off and it kind of just annoys you and it's unnerving and you can always put a name to it.

You can't always tell exactly what it feels like but sometimes it makes you want to

withdraw a little bit to stay home because that feels more safe it feels easier and

that's normal so let's say you are in middle school or high school. Here's what a day

may feel like, right? And it could be, I'm going to put it in your terms because this is what I felt

like even in middle school.

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