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Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry

Lynn Lyons LICSW, Robin Hutson

Parenting isn"t easy, and it"s normal to worry. Lynn Lyons, therapist, author, and speaker is one of the world"s experts on helping parents, kids, and teens manage anxiety. She talks with co-hosts sister-in-law Robin Hutson and brother Ed Gerwig in a weekly podcast full of laughs, and practical advice without the psychobabble. Since 2020, they"ve been talking about anxiety and worry, their love for Mr. Rogers, and the crazy things the mental health field gets WRONG about anxiety. Anxiety Expert

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40:16

Hope After A Teen Anxiety and Depression Diagnosis

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/09/14

Join the Flusterclux Facebook group so that you can ask your question on a future episode. Suggested Reading Don't Say That Depression Is Caused by a Chemical Imbalance Stressors and chemical imbalances: Beliefs about the causes of depression in an acute psychiatric treatment sample. Suggested Viewing Lynn Lyons' Teen Anxiety and Depression Webinar Michael Yapko's Keys to Unlock Depression: Why Skills Work Better Than Pills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:12

When You Should Get Your Child A Depression or...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/09/07

1:00 Lynn provides an overview of getting a child a mental health diagnosis and asks th4e questions all parents should consider. How do you get one? Do you need one? 8:26 Lynn explains the right way to think about a diagnosis and its role in treating a child or teen. She explains a child’s diagnosis is often a family diagnosis and references the book Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents that give families a roadmap after an anxiety diagnosis. She talks about how a depression, anxiety or ADHD diagnosis

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0:40

Welcome to Flusterclux: Fix Anxiety With Lynn Lyons...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/08/31

Parenting isn't easy in the best of circumstances, and 2020 will challenge every parent to support the emotional health of their kids and themselves. Flusterclux represents that feeling of overwhelm and tells parents how to better manage their worry and big feelings like anger and sadness so that they are modeling healthy emotional awareness. Lynn Lyons, therapist, author, and speaker is one of the world's experts on helping parents, kids, and teens manage anxiety. She talks with co-host and

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37:39

Why Rigidity is the Bellwether of Anxiety Disorders...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/08/31

Show Notes 0:34 Lynn and Robin discuss the new season of Flusterclux and describe who the podcast is for. Lynn describes emotional management as a goal for her therapy clients and her own family and why it is such a critical skill to strengthen relationships and prevent loneliness. 6:10 Robin and Lynn discuss the reason behind the name change from A Mom’s Retreat to Flusterclux. 8:46 Robin asks Lynn how families can tell if anxiety and anxious patterns are creeping into a household as a result of

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38:27

When a family experiences a traumatic event together...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/08/24

Show Notes :037 Robin reads the first of three listener questions in the episode. the first question. A mom asks how to help her six-year-old son who says other kids hate him. Lynn provides guidance on improving social skills as a life-long challenge, learning to take criticism, and learning to play with more flexibility. 12:06 The second listener question involves a family who experienced a traumatic accident while hiking together when a boulder crushed their daughter. They are trying to help her

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35:41

Back To School Anxiety: Supporting The...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/08/17

0:49 Robin reads the first question from listeners. Hi, I’m a school counselor in an elementary school. The return to school has many parents, myself included, anxious. With that said, how do you suggest I coach parents on supporting students prior to the return date? We know kids are picking up their cues from the adults. They’re surrounded by and many times those adults are unintentionally feeding student fears. How can I assist a family member and myself who’s super stressed and anxious, but is

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26:49

Listeners Ask: Siblings Fighting: Don't Say Boys Will...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/08/10

0:31 HOW TO HELP SIBLINGS STOP FIGHTING “How to best deal with sibling fights being stuck at home for such an extended time. All the extra emotions everyone is feeling siblings are fighting way more than usual. What can I do?” 0:54 Lynn differentiates between the two kinds of sibling fights. One is that it’s mostly verbal and yelling and calling each other names or arguing over who gets to sit where on the couch, etc. And the other is when they get physical, and so somebody is in danger of getting

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34:00

Listeners Ask: Back To School Anxiety and Teens Self...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/08/04

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20:39

Listeners Ask: Teens And Peer Pressure

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/07/27

For our summer bonus episodes, Lynn is answering listener questions. "Help. I do not recognize my newly turned 13-year-old, she is exhibiting behavior I never would have anticipated. She has a thrill for adrenaline and constantly asking me about stupid things I did as a kid, and I feel like I'm mourning the sweetest little girl I've ever known. She recently confessed that she has attempted cutting which absolutely floored me." Lynn talks about how to help your teenagers develop skills to say no to

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46:25

Co-Parenting In A Pandemic: How to Find A Better Balance

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/07/07

The research shows this pandemic has been disruptive to our families in significant ways. It's putting our marriages and relationships to the test. Collegial coparenting is critical. So as we share the parenting load, there are traps we all fall into with our partners and spouses. Lynn talks about asking for help in the right way, dropping defensiveness, resentment, and learning not to take the wrong things personally. In this episode Robin references Deb Perelmen's article in the New York Times:

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41:50

A Family Summer Guide To 2020: Social Distancing Fun

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/07/01

Summer's here, and after our spring, we all would like to have some special summer moments outside with our families. In this episode, Lynn Lyons discusses how to handle common reactions from children. Maybe your child is anxious the virus and doesn't want to ease back into normal activities. Maybe your older kids are wanting to be too social or not social enough. We unpack boredom and its connection to creativity and unstructured play so that listeners can be ready with a constructive response to

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41:16

Listeners Ask: Meltdowns, Anxiety And Depression in...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/06/15

This has been a crazy 2020. I mean, things were changing month by month, then week by week now, day by day, and kids are feeling more emotional. Maybe you're seeing an uptick in their anxiety, they're a little more withdrawn, more depressed, maybe there's an increasing feeling of anger or fear or frustration about what's going on in the world with the virus and with the protests. So today, we're going to take questions from you, the listeners, about the things you're seeing emotionally in your kids

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23:58

Confronting White Fragility and Colorblindness

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/06/08

As the world reacts to the Black Lives Matter movement, we discuss how emotional management can help white people handle white fragility and why families should stop the cycle of raising colorblind children. We provide additional resources for our listeners to read, watch, and listen to for themselves and their children. Articles for Therapists, Teachers, and Parents An Invitation to White Therapists Specific, Candid, and Helpful Responses to Expressions of Racism and Bias My White Friend Asked

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55:45

Unpacking Your Family's Baggage And Starting Fresh...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/06/01

What did you learn about handling anger, sadness, and worry as a child from your family? How does that affect your parenting? We unpack our family baggage in this episode to see how we can stop dysfunctional generational patterns and give our kids the space for healthy feelings. This is a very special episode about three of the most powerful patterns that shape not just our relationships with our families, partners, children, and friends but the world outside our homes. Lynn walks us through the

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40:20

Listeners Ask: Mom Guilt, Burnout, and School Stress

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/05/25

Mom guilt, burnout, and stress over remote learning has most parents exhausted these days. Hear psychotherapist Lynn Lyons share ways to manage these common pandemic parenting stresses. In this bonus episode, we asked listeners to share what they needed help with most, and Lynn delivers strategies to make days smoother. 1:38 We address burnout and how to fill an empty tank is small breaks. 6:56 A listener mentions that she feels guilty telling her children she is working when they want her

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35:44

Parents: Try These Bedtime Routine Hacks

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/05/18

Our sleep is very illustrative of other things that are going on. When we opened it up on our Facebook group and asked people if they had questions, we got a lot of responses. So, for anybody who's listening and who's wondering whether or not the sleep issues that they're dealing with in their family are unique, the answer is no. They are not. 3:42 Our first section of the show, Lynn offers guidance to parents of younger children. Starting at age four, Lynn offers ways for children to fall asleep

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35:56

Helicopter Parents: Strategies for Landing

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/05/07

Helicopter parenting isn’t just about being nervous at the playground. Helicopter parents is a loaded label, and we define it in this episode as a hovering parent trying to control an outcome. 4:27 WHEN WE CAN’T GO TO THE ER AS EASILY We discuss the pragmatic balance of reducing the risk of physical play during a pandemic when the same medical care isn’t as straightforward of an option. 7:19 HELICOPTER PARENTS DURING PLAY Lynn gives examples of parents intervening in play that isn’t helpful. She

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37:49

Regressive Behavior From Toddlers to Teens: What’s...

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/04/29

You've finally gotten your little one to stop asking you to wipe his bum. Or you've finally gotten your teenager to be able to handle things without huge emotional disruptions. And now, the behaviors are back. Parents, that's called regression. It's a normal part of development. It's normal under the most usual of circumstances. And it's certainly normal during this time of pandemic parenting. 1:28 WHY WE’RE SEEING SO MUCH CHILD REGRESSION NOW 3:49 REGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR SHOWS UP AT TIMES OF STRESS AND

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34:21

Plan Now for the Next New Normal

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/04/23

As states try and determine the safest schedules to reopen businesses and schools, parents will want to think about an eventual transition back to normal and which family quarantine habits will be tough to break. We didn't have time to prepare when we were thrown into this traumatic change, but we can prepare for our journey out. Full transcript available on our website. 1:37 Lynn identifies the importance of bringing back structure, chores, and sleep routines to assist children, and 8:40 She shares

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35:07

Why We Must Flatten Our Emotional Curve For Our Kids

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry ·

2020/04/16

Parents must attempt to manage their emotions in front of their kids. Lynn talks about how to handle powerful moments of anger and panic in an an ideal way as well as how to conclude unintentional emotional outbursts in a positive way to model emotional literacy for your kids. What is emotional vomiting and why it is a destructive habit. We also talk about the trap of unhealthy reassurance, even when the Hogwarts ride breaks down at the Harry Potter theme park. Lynn outlines the list of behaviors

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