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The Stress Nanny with Lindsay Miller

Mindfulness and stress management for families raising kids with big goals, big feelings, and everything in between.Hosted by mindfulness coach Lindsay Miller, The Stress Nanny is full of practical strategies for calming anxious kids, supporting high-achievers, and teaching emotional regulation in everyday moments. Each episode offers easy-to-use mindfulness practices, stress management tips, and confidence-building tools that empower kids (and parents!) to navigate challenges with ease. Whether

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Ep 193: How Mindfulness & Psychodynamic Therapy Can...

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2025/11/14

The glow of “perfect together” can hide a much harsher truth. We sit down with narcissism specialist Dr. Anthony Mazzella to unpack how the illusion of blissful union forms, why ordinary differences feel like threats, and what actually changes when you stop outsourcing your worth. From a psychodynamic perspective, we trace the arc from early unmet needs to adult relationships that demand constant validation, then explore the real cost of leaving: grief for the fantasy, and the devaluing voices you

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Ep: 192 How Envy, Anger, And Humility Shape Who We...

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2025/11/06

One tall flower in a crowded field changes everything. Dr. Douglas Garland joins us to unpack Tall Poppy Syndrome—the ancient metaphor with very modern consequences—and gives parents a working language for envy, jealousy, pride, and the status games kids navigate every day. We dig into how cultures reward sameness or celebrate standouts, why the U.S. produces both more tall poppies and people who cut them down, and how social media keeps comparison always on.We draw sharp lines between helpful envy

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Ep 191: Your Kid’s Backpack Is Full Of Ants And...

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2025/10/31

Holiday seasons are loud, bright, sweet, and often overwhelming—and that’s exactly why they’re perfect for teaching kids (and ourselves) how to be present. We explore a simple presence practice that uses the five senses to bring a busy mind back to now, turning chaotic moments into chances for calm, clarity, and connection. From Halloween costumes and crinkly candy wrappers to warm pie dough and the glow of neighborhood lights, we show how everyday sensory details can anchor the nervous system and

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Ep 190 Why Your Family Communication Style Creates...

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2025/10/25

Ever wish your teen would text more than “k,” while your paragraphs go unread? We dive into a simple framework that makes family communication clearer and calmer: six modes—sending, talking, meaning-making, tacit knowing, signaling, and advocacy—and how to switch between them without adding more stress. Our guest, Craig Matson, professor of communication and author of Digital Overwhelm, brings research from modern workplaces into everyday parenting, showing how the same pressures and patterns play

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Ep 189: Building Executive Function With Mindfulness...

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2025/10/17

Homework shouldn’t feel like a bear attack, yet for many ADHD families, everyday tasks trigger fight, flight, or freeze. We invited ADHD coach and mindfulness facilitator Corie Wightlin to help us turn those explosive moments into opportunities for calm, connection, and growth. Corie blends neuroscience, executive function know-how, and lived experience to show how a simple “pause” can redirect the entire evening—and how a practical “fast-forward” thought experiment helps parents choose the next

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Ep 188 From Survival to Significance: Victoria Rader...

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2025/10/03

What if the fastest way to move forward isn’t a grand reinvention, but one small promise kept today? That’s the heartbeat of this conversation with possibility coach and author Victoria Rader, PhD—a practical, grace-filled path from survival to significance that starts with a better question and a tiny step.We start with Victoria’s unlikely origin story: a joyful family trip that quietly became debt, a Google search for flexible income, and a shy newcomer who stumbled into real estate during a

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Ep 187 From Top to Toe: How to Let Go When Your Mind...

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2025/09/26

Ever found yourself staring at the ceiling, mind racing, unable to drift off to sleep? You're not alone. This episode was born from a conversation with one of my middle school clients who shared she'd been using regular podcast episodes to help calm her mind on sleepless nights. Together, we realized what she truly needed was a dedicated guided relaxation - and that's exactly what this special episode delivers. Thanks Liv!Guided relaxations are among my favorite tools to share with

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Ep 186 What If We Could Raise a Generation of...

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2025/09/12

Ever watched your child navigate a challenging moment with unexpected grace? In this illuminating conversation with Giselle Shardlow, founder of Kids Yoga Stories, we explore how ancient yoga wisdom offers modern solutions for our children's most pressing challenges.Giselle's journey weaves together threads of yoga practice from her childhood in rural Canada to her work as an international school teacher. What began as a response to childhood obesity and stress has evolved into something

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39:06

Mind Body Check-In: Is Your Body a Warehouse or a...

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2025/09/04

Have you ever considered that your body's pain might actually be stress looking for a way out? That the mysterious aches, tension, and discomfort could be your body's increasingly desperate attempt to communicate something important?Naturopath and reflexologist Njideka Olatunde transforms our understanding of the pain-stress connection with revolutionary simplicity: "You cannot have pain without stress, and you can't have stress without pain." This profound insight opens the

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Ep 184 Three Minutes to Calm: The Morning Practice...

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2025/08/28

Ever wondered why stress seems hardwired into our daily experience? Stanford professor and pediatric intensive care physician Dr. Greg Hammer returns to The Stress Nanny podcast to unpack this question and share his revolutionary GAIN method for stress reduction. Dr. Hammer explains that our brains evolved with a negativity bias that once served our ancestors well but now interferes with our happiness. This tendency to remember negative experiences and overthink both past and future creates ...

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Ep 183: The Hidden Secrets Behind Why Your...

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2025/08/22

Ever wonder why you keep finding yourself in the same toxic relationships despite your best efforts to choose better partners or friends? The answer might surprise you.Revolutionary recovery expert TJ Woodward joins Lindsay Miller to reveal why addressing toxic relationships requires an inside-out approach rather than simply removing "toxic people" from your life. With profound compassion and clarity, TJ explains how our earliest experiences form core false beliefs that unconsciously drive

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39:57

Your Joy Is Not Optional: Finding Pleasure in Daily Life

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2025/08/15

We're often told to prioritize self-care, but what if simply meeting basic needs isn't enough? What if we deserve not just sustainability, but actual joy and pleasure in our daily lives? In this soul-nourishing conversation, intuitive guide Julie Hilson shares wisdom from her book "Life of Love: A Joyful Guide to Self and Sensuality" that will transform how you approach wellbeing.Julie introduces the powerful concept of creating a "container for wellbeing" rather than

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48:33

How Simple Movement Tricks Your Brain Into Feeling...

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2025/08/07

Kelly Hale, a 25-year veteran occupational therapist and nervous system regulation specialist, shares powerful yet simple movement techniques to help families shift from survival mode to a state of regulated calm. Through her Gutsy Brain Movement methodology, she combines developmental movements, nervous system regulation, and gut health practices to help people reconnect with their bodies and tap into their natural resilience.• Finding calm through movement when traditional meditation fails•

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Four Mindful Back to School Strategies with Lasting...

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2025/08/01

Motivation naturally ebbs and flows throughout our lives - especially during the school year. What if you could harness those high-motivation moments to make the inevitable low-energy times easier? That's exactly what mindful motivation allows us to do.This final episode in our summer skills series explores four practical strategies to leverage your back-to-school energy surge for long-term success. When we recognize the natural cycle of motivation, we can practice a profound form of

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What if Discouragement is Just a Feeling, Not an...

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2025/07/24

Have you ever cringed when your child declared "I'm the worst!" during a challenging homework session? That moment of self-defeating language offers a powerful opportunity for transformation—if you know how to respond.The latest episode of the Summer Skills Series tackles reframing, a deceptively simple tool with profound impacts on how children view themselves during difficult moments. This technique separates feelings from identity, turning global, hopeless statements like

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Summer Skills Series: Master the Art of Active Listening

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2025/07/18

Ever noticed how family conflicts spiral when everyone's talking but nobody's listening? Welcome to the Summer Skills Series on the Stress Nanny Podcast, where today we're diving into the transformative power of active listening.Most of us think we listen well, but during heated moments with our children, we're often just waiting for our turn to speak or formulating rebuttals rather than truly hearing what's being said. This episode uncovers the neuroscience behind why

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Can a Re-do help during reactive moments? Yes!

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2025/07/10

Ever find yourself instantly regretting how you responded to your kids? Discover a simple yet effective tool to transform those reactive moments into opportunities for connection and understanding.Chapter Summary:00:20 Welcome to the Stress Nanny Podcast01:03 The Importance of Emotional Intelligence01:40 Understanding Response vs. Reaction03:37 The Re-do Tool05:00 Illustrating Emotional Intelligence06:40 Implementing the Redo in Daily LifeFeatured Quotes:“Our response is on purpose, whereas our

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The Perfect Acronym to Help you Practice Patience...

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2025/02/13

Send us a textShow Notes: Stress Nanny PodcastEpisode Theme: Embracing Mindfulness and Self-CompassionHost Update: Lindsay Miller shares more about the spacing of podcast episodes to prioritize client work and personal balance, with plans to release new content, including interviews and an online audio course.Guest Feature: Julie Potiker, author of “Snap from Chaos to Calm,” discusses the SNAP system for stress management. The system uses mindfulness techniques: Soothing Touch, Name the Emotion,

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Turn Family Pain into Power: Unleashing Your...

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2024/12/05

Send us a textMain Theme:The episode delves into the concept of emotional DNA, as presented in Judy’s book “The Power of Your DNA,” which is part of the Genealogy 3.0 framework. This approach examines how inherited emotional patterns from significant family events impact individual behavior and emotional health.Key Discussion Points:Emotional DNA and Its Influence:Definition and significance of emotional DNA as inherited patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions.How understanding these patterns

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Uncertainty is scary, here's how to help kids through...

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2024/10/17

Send us a textIn this solo episode, I share one of our family's favorite mindfulness tools: The Green Zone. This simple tool can be used at home, at school, for homework, and during new experiences. Anytime our kids are uncomfortable, understanding the green zone can can help. In this quick show I share a story about my daughter's soccer team and how the green zone helped us through a moment of change and uncertainty. The green zone is a research-based concept from the work of Dr. Dan

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