What happens when children are the absolute focus of a family? Marriages suffer, says Michele Weiner-Davis, a renowned relationship expert who pulls couples back from the brink. We asked Michele to bust some couples myths and set us straight. Boy, she knows her stuff. 

Books by Michelle Weiner-Davis: Divorce Busting, The Divorce Remedy, Healing from Infidelity, The Sex-Starved Marriage, The Sex-Starved Wife.

The Sex-Starved Marriage, a Ted Talk by Michelle Weiner-Davis.

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first: Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here⁠

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!

We will select two listeners who complete our ⁠⁠listener survey⁠⁠. We hope it is you!

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VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Visit Carawayhome.com/FLUSTER and you can take an additional 10% off your next purchase.

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Do your kids bicker? Teaching kids how to manage conflict both with friends and siblings is important…and exhausting! In this episode, Lynn describes how to determine when to step in and when to let them problem solve.

Here are the two past episodes that Lynn references in today's show:

https://www.flusterclux.com/how-to-find-a-good-child-therapist-for-your-kids-anxiety/

https://www.flusterclux.com/how-to-help-your-child-with-friendships-and-likability/

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first: Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here⁠

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!

We will select two listeners who complete our ⁠⁠listener survey⁠⁠. We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Visit Carawayhome.com/FLUSTER and you can take an additional 10% off your next purchase.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pediatricians and family physicians are on the front lines of our children’s mental health needs. In fact, they are reporting more and more that it’s the most common (and often most challenging) issue they are addressing with families. On this episode, Lynn and Robin are joined by Dr. Jessica Hochman, whose practice and podcast (Ask Dr. Jessica) focus on helping families feel more confident and informed. What is it like to be a pediatrician in the age of worry? What is most satisfying/challenging for her as she strives to balance offering information, decreasing worry, and supporting healthy connection? 

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first: Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here⁠

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!

We will select two listeners who complete our ⁠⁠listener survey⁠⁠. We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Visit Carawayhome.com/FLUSTER and you can take an additional 10% off your next purchase.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting. It’s powerful and can take over a family in dramatic fashion. In this episode, Lynn talks throwing up: how families accommodate, how it can be viewed through an OCD lens, what parents can do to help, and how to get the right help.

Here is the past episode which Lynn mentions regarding picky eaters: https://www.flusterclux.com/picky-eater-kids-preventing-and-managing-food-anxiety/

Here is the link to Lynn's September webinar: https://lynn-lyons-llc.ce-go.com/a-two-part-webinar-how-to-help-your-anxiousdepressed-teen

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram .

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube .

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order.

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood.

Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode tackles the question we hear most often from our new listeners: how do I support my anxious child? Lynn lays out the three keys for parents: information about how anxiety works, owning family patterns, and moving away from the belief that your child’s worries are unique and what must be addressed. There’s a lot parents can do to help; here’s a roadmap. 

Referenced resources from today's episode:

The Physical Symptoms of Anxiety

The Anxiety Disruptor Series (7 Short Episodes)

The Anxiety Vaccine, (Parts 1 and 2)

Developing the Skills of Prevention: Flexibility, Problem Solving, Autonomy

How to Find a Therapist for Your Child

MANAGING ANXIETY IN CHILDREN: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS

Here is the link to Lynn's September webinar: https://lynn-lyons-llc.ce-go.com/a-two-part-webinar-how-to-help-your-anxiousdepressed-teen

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram .

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube .

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order.

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood.

Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Being a new parent brings up every emotion…including anxiety. Does it show up differently in moms and dads? (Yes.) Are there ways to make it less powerful? (Yes.) Are all those parenting apps helping? (Lynn has thoughts.) Whether you’re a new parent or hoping to support those in your life, there’s information here for you.

Here is the link to her September webinar that Lynn discusses in this episode: https://lynn-lyons-llc.ce-go.com/a-two-part-webinar-how-to-help-your-anxiousdepressed-teen

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram .

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube .

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order.

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood.

Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we dive into summer, Lynn zips through three recent research findings that are great reminders about prevention, exercise, labels and warmth. (And not summer warmth. A different kind.)

Here is the link to Michael Yapko's talk, How to Recover from Depression:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVgQ_tgWMyU

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram .

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube .

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order.

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood.

Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk with the hosts of the This is So Awkward podacst about how communication shifts with kids as they become tweens and teens. We tackle all things pubescent with Vanessa Kroll Bennett and Dr. Cara Natterson. Puberty is starting earlier and our conversations about bodies and hormones and moods and relationships should, too. We have questions and these two smart women have answers!

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram .

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube .

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy.

Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order.

For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER .

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/ FLUSTER .

Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood.

Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lynn often says that the hardest people to work with in her practice are the ones that don’t own their own stuff. In this recast of a popular Season 6 episode, we talk about owning patterns in your marriage. Both Robin and Lynn work with their husbands and both are consistently working on owning and breaking patterns. Do you get defensive? Of course you do! We’ll get specific in this episode. 

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram .

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube .

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER .

Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy.

Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order.

For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER .

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/ FLUSTER .

Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood.

Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unfortunately, childhood anxiety often leads to depression. But not always! Certain patterns increase the likelihood and make the path smoother. Knowing these patterns and risk factors—and how to interrupt them—is how we best help our families.

WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!

FOLLOW US

Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.

Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.

Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.

VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:

Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!

Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER.

Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy.

Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order.

For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER.

Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase.

Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/FLUSTER.

Go to wildalaskan.com/FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood.

Go to leesa.com, promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices