Tackling Tough Topics and Festering Feelings of Anxiety in Adults and Children

Original Air Date Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

Everyday situations and environments can evoke feelings of fear, anxiety, and emotional turmoil that can lead to overwhelm if we don’t have the skills to properly process our emotions.

And, with the constant barrage of information from all over the globe of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, how do we categorize what we are feeling and help our children to do the same? How do we build resiliency and strengthen our emotional well-being? Is laughter the best medicine?

To track down tools to help us better manage our fears and redirect our attention to something more productive, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host, Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with Dr. Abigail Gewirtz, an award-winning child psychologist, who creates skills-based programs for parents.

And, Jordan Reid, a lifestyle blogger, and author, who pokes fun at her anxious nature and creates calming tools for other anxious people.

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Meet Our Guests:

Dr. Abigail Gewirtz is a child psychologist and professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. Her career has been devoted to developing and testing award-winning, skills-based parenting programs to promote children’s resilience. Dr. Abigail Gewirtz has consulted for and presented to national and international organizations, including the US Congress and UNICEF, on parenting

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Jordan Reid is the founding editor of the lifestyle blog Ramshackle Glam and the author of The Big Activity Book for Anxious People. Her hobbies include creating unnecessary complications, insomnia, and maintaining an impressive collection of fake plants. She lives in California with her two children, elderly Shih Tzu, and twin orange cats.

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