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You guessed it! It's part 2 of my interview with Jessica Lahey. How does failure benefit kids? How does this affect anxiety? What can we do to keep kids from self-medicating with drugs or alcohol? We get into it all in the last of these two installments. Jessica Lahey is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. Over twenty years, Jess has taught every grade from sixth to twelfth in both public and private schools, and spent five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents in Vermont, and serves as a prevention and recovery coach at Sana at Stowe, a medical detox and recovery center in Stowe, Vermont. She writes about education, parenting, and child welfare for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, is a book critic for Air Mail, and her biweekly column "The Parent-Teacher Conference" ran for three years at the New York Times.
The Anxious Child is the podcast for therapists and parents who are looking for ways to best help their child with anxiety. It is hosted by licensed psychotherapist Stephen Quinlan, who has over 20 years of experience. Please subscribe to the show for more great episodes. We would LOVE to hear from you! Get in touch on Instagram @theanxiouschildpodcast or at the website www.theanxiouschildpodcast.com where you can send us an email with your questions or thoughts which might be featured on an upcoming show! We try to respond to everyone, so don't be shy. Love the show? Leave a review! Want to support the show? Want a live coaching call with me? Check out our Patreon page. Support the show! NEW! Join our private Facebook group for free and connect with other listeners of the show! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1209148056206324
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Ellie Campbell is a mom of two, wife, photographer, writer, copy editor… and very much a worrier. Having dealt with anxiety since she was very young, she has spent decades working on it with therapists and reading countless books and articles on the topic. Through Be Brave Press, she hopes to pass along knowledge and support in fun, new ways to families around the world who are struggling with anxiety. She and her family live in Sarasota, Florida with their lovable and nervous dog, Charlie.
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Today we welcome Quincy Kadin to the show. Quincy details her amazing journey from feeling too anxious to raise her hand in class to publishing a book about anxiety to help others and (gulp) being on a podcast to talk about it! Quincy has made it her mission to help other kids who might be feeling the same way that she did through her book and willingness to talk about her own experience. Oh, and also she has done all of this at just 17 years old! You won't want to miss her insprigin story. The Anxious Child is a podcast for therapists and parents who are looking for ways to best help their child with anxiety. It is hosted by licensed psychotherapist Stephen Quinlan, who has over 20 years of experience. Please subscribe to the show for more great episodes. We would LOVE to hear from you! Get in touch on Instagram @theanxiouschildpodcast or at the website www.theanxiouschildpodcast.com where you can send us an email with your questions or thoughts which might be featured on an upcoming show! We try to respond to everyone, so don't be shy. Love the show? Leave a review!
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