School refusal is a tremendous challenge for kids, teenagers, their families and their schools. Often misunderstood, it’s not usually a matter of not wanting to go to school; most want to be back in the classroom with their friends; they just feel so overwhelmed that they can’t. Anxiety is one of the challenges that often underpins the overwhelming discomfort that accompanies walking through the school gate, getting out of the car, or even leaving the house. It’s terribly distressing for the whole family, some parents forced to leave their jobs to take care of their child at home. In this episode, part one of a two part series, John Chellew, Founder of The School Refusal Clinic in Melbourne helps us understand what’s at the heart of school refusal, the important role of parents and the fun, unique approach he uses to change the lives of school refusers and their families.

School Refusal Clinic Bayside

School Refusal Clinic Facebook

School Refusal Clinic Instagram

Headspace

Partners in Parenting | Monash University

Guidelines for parents of children with school reluctance

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The agonisising pain of loss is so hard to live with; it’s common to armour up and to try to protect ourselves from ever experiencing that type of hurt ever again. This is the experience of Jenny Wynter after losing her mum at the tender age of five. Jenny spent the next 30 years bracing herself from more loss but, eventually, in the face of losing her other mum, her nan; she realised just how much she needed to let go of the armour and deeply connect, contemplating how decades of bracing came not with protection, but at a cost. In this heartwarming conversation comedian and mental health advocate Jenny Wynter shares openly about love and loss, about her own mental health journey to her diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and how her experiences shaped her career in comedy from clown doctor to award winning performance artist.

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Jenny Wynter | Funny Mummies

TED Talk | Jenny Wynter | Forget the brace position

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Nightime fears in children affect the whole family. While they’re developmental to a point, so many children, and even teens, feel anxious and frightened in bed alone and will do all they can to avoid that happening. Fears of intruders, monsters, shadows or something bad happening to their parent/s are just some of the reasons underlying the anxiety that shows up at bedtime. In this episode child and adolescent psychologist Dr Krystal Lewis helps parents understand nighttime fears, signs to look out for and importantly, what parents can do to support their children to transition to sleeping alone and settling into bed peacefully at night.

Twitter: Dr Krystal Lewis

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Anxiety & Depression Association America: Dr Krystal Lewis

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National Institute Mental Health (USA)

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Uncle Lightfoot, Flip that Switch: Overcoming Fear of the Dark - Mary Coffman What to do when you dread your bed: A kids guide to overcoming problems with sleep- Dawn Huebner Outsmarting Worry: An Older Kids Guide to Managing Stress and Anxiety- Dawn Huebner

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Our time here is limited, that’s not news to anyone of us but it’s not something we often, or like to, think about. Understandably, it’s painful to contemplate not being around but what’s arguably more painful, is going through each day, over years and years, and not doing the things that are important. The things that might scare us, but also light us up. Standing up for what we believe in, and being the type of person we want to be. In this episode I share a handful of questions to help you gain more clarity so that you can begin, or continue to, steer your life in the direction that will bring you the most fulfilment now, and in years to come. 

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Difficult thoughts, worry and distressing thinking can be very much a part of the anxiety package that makes life miserable at times. While we can’t control what we think, or change what we think, we can change our relationship with what we think using a number of different strategies. In this episode I share a range of ideas that facilitate the process of putting distance between who we are and what we’re thinking. These ideas were a game changer for me and my incessant worry, I hope they do the same for you, or someone you love. 

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A change in perspective can transform the way we view the inevitable hurdles and curve balls life throws our way. This episode is jam packed with insights and ideas that can help us all think differently about our challenges, where we are versus where we want to be, sacrifices, discomfort, social anxiety, the power of music and giving.

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Anxiety has a way of pulling us back, telling us ‘no’, saying ‘stop’ or spilling over and holding us down before we even get a chance to think about what we really want. It’s because our brain is working hard to keep us safe, and yet, these signals keep our world small. They stop us from doing what matters; sometimes in huge ways, sometimes in ways that are small but significant. However anxiety gets in the way for you, this episode is designed to give you a fresh perspective on your life with anxiety; I do this by asking you a very important question. 

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The sudden onset of anxiety, OCD behaviours, tics (including blinking, shrugging, snorting, throat clearing), changes in handwriting and bedwetting are tell-tale signs of a relatively unknown disease known as PANS/PANDAS - and occur in the wake of (and sometimes months after) an infection, often strep throat. On average one in 200 children will be affected but, among the medical fraternity, it’s not always easily recognised, which is why my conversation with Dr Leila Masson for this episode is so incredibly important. In this episode Leila shares the causes, what to look for, and importantly how PANS/PANDAS is treated. The majority of cases resolve with ibuprofen and antibiotics. Getting the correct diagnosis early is everything.

Dr Leila Masson Website

Dr Leila Masson’s PANDAS blog

Dr Leila Masson’s Book

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PANDAS Physician’s Network

Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM)

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Neuroimmune Foundation

Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen

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Social anxiety is so hard to live with and while we all feel socially anxious at times, for many, it closes in the walls of life, impacts personal and professional opportunities and gets in the way of connection. But it doesn’t have to. Really it doesn’t. This episode is choc full of insights, understanding and practical ideas - and what makes my guest Dr Ellen Hendriksen extra special is that she shares her wisdom and strategies from the standpoint of a world leader in social anxiety as well as someone who lives, and has worked through, those same challenges.

Dr Ellen Hendriksen

How to be yourself: Quiet your inner critic and rise above social anxiety

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I put it to you that you that you’ll learn more about alcohol in this 45 minute episode than you will have learned over your whole life. And much of what you learn may surprise you. Please let me know if I’m wrong. As a Grey Area Drinking Coach and Speaker, Sarah Rusbatch is passionate about alcohol and rightly, she asks why so much of what we need to know about alcohol, to make informed decisions, isn’t common knowledge. In this episode you’ll learn how the very thing so many turn to to quell anxiety only makes it worse, how alcohol impacts brain function, cancer risk, decision making, openness to change and so much more. It’s a fascinating conversation for all of us.

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The Women’s Wellbeing Collective Facebook Group

Dry Days App

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