Dr. Jodi Richardson
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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much to push versus how much to accommodate, as we say, the the the brains when there's anxiety, this really strong pull to avoid is to recognise that avoidance makes anxiety bigger, that time alone is not going to solve this challenge.
And that if you can break things down into tiny little steps and work together
Work together to come up with a plan, celebrate the wins, and we can all think of experiences.
I I said when I started my anxiety podcast, I was terrified.
But I did it 'cause it was important.
And now I am so relaxed and it is so fulfilling and we can all think of an example in our lives where it it was hard to begin with, it gets easier and
Moving through anxiety, it's it's it's no different.
We we have to walk that walk to get to the place where it no longer feels like a big problem.
But answering how much to push, as I'm sure you expected, it's a very individual answer for for parents in families.
But please please be mindful that avoidance amplifies the anxiety.
it it just makes it bigger and that a little bit of anxiety moving forward is absolutely possible.
It's absolutely possible.
Especially when they understand what they're feeling and why.
I do I do see that a bit.
I d are you I don't know if you've heard of the expression the snowplow parent.
Smoothing the different to the helicopter.
Yes, there's a there's a variety of little metaphors that that have popped up and and and I think I think
At the heart of it is this we we have to build the tolerance to sit with our our in discomfort and know that these are opportunities for learning and growth.
And that is not always easy to do.
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