Raising Emotionally Fit and Mentally Strong Kids with Dr. Stuart Shanker & Maureen Healy Ph.D.

This episode focuses on raising mentally strong kids in today’s challenging environment.

Original Air Date Wednesday, February 20, 2019.

In this week’s episode you will learn about: 

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Meet Our Guests:

Dr. Stuart Shanker (D.Phil) is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology and the Founder and CEO of The MEHRIT Centre, Ltd. His most recent book, Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life (2016), has garnered enthusiastic reviews and media attention throughout the world. It describes Dr. Shanker’s five- step Self-Reg model — The Shanker Method(TM) — a powerful process for understanding and managing stress in children, youth and adults.

Book: Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life

Maureen Healy’s traditional credentials include a BA and MBA from Clark University in Worcester, MA and a Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA. She has taught in the classroom from kindergarten to university level. Her education, teaching, and own experience as a child with big emotions gives her a unique understanding of the guidance children truly need to become happy and confident adults and has led her to speak at events little and big all across the globe.

Book: The Emotionally Healthy Child: Helping Children Calm, Center and Make Smarter Choices

Grab More Joy Below:

Are We Happy Yet? Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life — A boot camp manual for greater emotional fitness. Happiness waits for no one and sometimes we all need support.

H–Factor: Where is Your Heart? — Lisa’s documentary film explores the journey of human happiness. Emotions are contagious and happiness is a universally desired state. We tend to forget we all have the freedom to be happy or the liberty to be miserable each day.

Continue Your Journey:

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