Overpowering Emotions: Tools for Child & Teen Anxiety and Resilience
Episodes
37. Why is a child in therapy on their own a problem?
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the first day of my summer series in which I am focusing on emotion regulation and anxiety management skill-building. Over the next two month...
36. Why does resilience need opportunity?
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Cindy Thompson on her podcast, A Resilience Project, to chat about how to raise happy, confident and resi...
35. How do we promote kids' bravery? With Dr. Todd Kashdan
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I had the incredible opportunity to talk to Dr. Todd Kashdan about bravery. He talks about the fact that, every time we leave the house, there i...
34. What should we tell children about tragic events (including recent school shootings)?
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It seems there have been more and more tragic events happening in our world. With the stress of COVID the past two years, followed by the war in Ukrai...
33. Hoarding Disorder Part3: Relapse Prevention
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I continue to Part 3 on Hoarding Disorder. Today, I specifically address relapse prevention and important considerations to promot...
32. Hoarding Disorder Part 2: Intervention!
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Overpowering Emotions, I discuss hoarding disorder and key areas of intervention. There are many areas that need to be addresse...
31. How do we manage hoarding? Part I
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As I start looking at other specific anxiety-related challenges, today I focus on Hoarding Disorder. While I take a transdiagnostic approach and focu...
30. How to build resilience?
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am a special guest on Un-Caped Heroes where I talk about how to Force the Universe!! It's the risk takers advantage !!" My life le...
29. How do we manage our kids' screentime?
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building off last week, when I talked about how screens can affect our children's mental health (and overall well-being), the next question is - how d...
28. Do screens affect anxiety?
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I have received lots of questions asking whether screens can contribute to anxiety.Screens have become a large part of our everyday life. Althoug...
27. What are the most important things parents can do to help their anxious children? With Special Guest
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I am so excited for today’s episode, as it is the first time I have another guest on the show. In today’s episode, Kristy and I talk about ...
26. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Integrating Mindfulness, Fear extinction, and Acceptance
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am talking about how we can optimize the brain's resistance by integrating fear extinction, mindfulness, and acceptance into one session. See ...
25. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Acceptance
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I am still talking about how to make the brain more resistant to anxiety. Today is a critical piece that is often skipped over. Acceptance. Without ac...
24. Special Episode! Helping Anxious Children
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I am so excited to be on Sydney Torres' Balance Health Now Podcast. Does your child or teen suffer from anxiety? Feelings of anxiety can be extremely...
23. How can exercise enhance fear extinction (and improve the brain's resistance to anxiety)?
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I have been talking all about how to make the brain more resistant to anxiety and last week I talked about fear extinction. This week I talk about how...
22. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Fear Extinction
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talk about how we can make the brain more resistant to anxiety through fear extinction. I talk about fear learning and how easily generalized ...
21. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Mindfulness
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talk about how we can make the brain more resistant to anxiety through mindfulness. Anxiety likes to trick us and suck us into autopilot, whic...
20. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Awareness
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I have talked a lot about anxiety and the brain and wanted to look at how we can make the brain more resistant to anxiety and stop being so trigger-ha...
19. Does sleep affect anxiety?
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I talk all about the relationship between anxiety and sleep. And how we need to address sleep to be effective in any anxiety manage...
18. How do you deal with brain-triggered anxiety?
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much to learn about how to help anxious children and teens but today I start to address some of the things we can do depending on whether ...
17. What is the difference between the amygdala and the cortex in anxiety?
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between the amygdala and the cortex in anxiety? It is actually important to know the differences to ensure that our strategies ...
16. Does anxiety damage the brain?
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I had lots of questions about whether anxiety damages the brain. Check out today's episode to learn more. You can also WATCH HERE Interested in deep...
15. How does the brain affect anxiety?
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While I typically focus on the things in our environment that maintain anxiety, understanding what happens in the brain is important to know as well. ...
14. What is relaxation-induced anxiety?
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard of relaxation-induced anxiety? It's not a new phenomenon yet many people aren't aware of it - but we definitely need to be! Find out mo...
13. Why does telling an anxious child to relax only make anxiety worse?
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talk about why TRYING to make an anxious child relax only makes their anxiety worse. While relaxation is important, the problem is when we foc...
12. What are conditioned safety behaviours and how to avoid them?
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I had loads of questions about conditioned safety learning and whether this is a good thing or not. No! Conditioned safety learning can also make anxi...
11. What are safety behaviours and how do they make anxiety worse?
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we look at safety behaviours and how they make anxiety worse. Essentially, safety behaviours are things children and teens do to fe...
10. How do we get stressed by trying to be happy?
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From last time, talking about how we can hinder brain development so easily, I thought I'd shed some light on the myth of happiness. It is easy for an...
9. How does trying to make kids feel better make their anxiety worse?
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week I said that whatever we do to make anxious kids feel better actually makes their anxiety worse. I had lots of questions on this one. So, tod...
8. How can do we address Imposter Phenomenon?
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am excited to chat with Joe Sanock from The Practice of the Practice about the Imposter Phenomenon (IP). In this episode, I discuss various factors ...
7. How do adults make kids' anxiety worse?
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, educators, and mental health professionals, we all want to be helpful to the children and teens in our life. And we all want to help them ...
6. What is stressing out our kids?
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After talking about why our children and teens are not getting the support they need to manage anxiety last week, I received a lot of questions about ...
5. Why aren't anxious kids getting the help they need?
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I discuss why our anxious children and teens are not getting the help they need. Anxiety is the most common mental health concern ...
4. Worry vs. Anxiety: What's the Difference?
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of Overpowering Emotions, I address the questions: What is the difference between normal worry and anxiety? and When shoul...
3. (RECAST) Recommendations for Effective Psychoeducational Assesments
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast first appeared on The Testing Psychologist with Dr. Jeremy Sharp. This is the second episode in a two-part series I did on the pare...
2. (RECAST) Parent Experiences of Their Child's Assessment Process: Everything You Need to Know for Your Own Practice
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Very excited to share this week's episode of Deep Dive into Practice, which was first seen on The Testing Psychologist, in which I did an interview wi...
1. The Beginning
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Deep Dive into Practice - our very first podcast! As mental health professionals, we all have incredible potential to create meaningful ch...