In this TWO topic episode, Lynn and Brackett tackle chronic lateness and the mental health plateau. Dealing with someone who is always late, or battling your own tardiness, is no easy task. Being late impacts relationships, jobs, and so much more. Lynn has techniques to get you, or the people in your life, there on time. 

Many of us put in work to manage our mental health, whether it be anxiety, depression, OCD, etc. Too often we hit a plateau of management without improvement. Why does this happen? What are the patterns that hold us back? And how do we break them?

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We often talk about accommodating children’s anxiety, but what happens when an adult in your life demands it? If you’ve ever been told by a relative, a colleague, your best friend that THEIR anxiety requires YOUR cooperation, this episode is for you.

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Does talking with your parents ever make you more anxious than you were before? Anxiety is very often passed down from parents to their kids. If you want to break the anxiety cycle between you and your parents, or just have better conversations when you call home, then this episode is for you!

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In the last of the 7-episode Anxiety Disruptor series, it’s time to put it all together and focus on the consistent, step-by-step approach to decreasing anxiety’s influence. Consider this a pep talk, as Lynn describes the importance of how to put a plan in place (and even write it down!), combining patience with inevitable missteps, and embracing the ongoing process. Now that all seven episodes are live, it's a great time to go back and review the earlier episodes in the series.

The 7 Essential Anxiety Disruptors For Families: #1 Expect To Worry

The 7 Anxiety Disruptors For Families: #2 How to Talk To Your Kid's Worry (And Your Own)

The 7 Anxiety Disruptors For Families: #3 get uncomfortable on purpose

The 7 Anxiety Disruptors For Families: #4 The Correct Way To Use Breath

The 7 Anxiety Disruptors for Families: #5 When Bribing Works

The 7 Anxiety Disruptors For Families: #6 Building Self Esteem

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Finding the right therapists can be a daunting task. There are so many things to consider when looking for someone to treat your mental health. It's hard to not get overwhelmed. Lynn is here to break down what to look for in a therapist, and what to say when your current therapist just isn't working out.

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Anxiety makes us forget, and it’s particularly amnesiac to past successes. Helping kids work through fears and worries also includes showing them how to connect to their successes, feel masterful, and make worry less powerful when it arrives. In this episode, Lynn tells you how to build those all important reminder bridges to the past successes that anxiety wants them to forget.

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Self care is… what exactly? In this episode, Lynn helps us define what self care actually is, what it certainly is NOT, and when self care routines turn into harmful obsessions.

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The phrase “emotional maturity” has been tossed around a lot recently. Maybe we know it when we experience it. But what does emotional maturity really look like? How do we help our children get there? In this episode, Lynn targets two vital skills that kids need to develop, and how parents can model them.

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We have all heard the phrase 'Chemical Imbalance'. It can make depression and anxiety feel like lifelong afflictions that can be managed but never cured. THIS IS FALSE. In this episode, Lynn dispels the common misconceptions surrounding the permanence of mental illness, and why the language we use to describe them is vital to getting better.

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Do you wish your child could hear about worry directly from Lynn? Here you go! In previous episodes Lynn has spoken directly to teens; this episode is for the youngsters. She describes how worry works, what makes it better and worse, and how to externalize and talk to worry. Listen with your child! [This episode originally aired on 4/12/24.]

Here is the past show that Robin & Lynn reference in this episode:

"Don't Believe The Hype!" Lynn Talks To Teens About Their Mental Health

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