

Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry
Lynn Lyons LICSW, Robin Hutson
Parenting isn't easy, and it's normal to worry. Lynn Lyons, therapist, author, and speaker is one of the world's experts on helping parents, kids, and teens manage anxiety. She talks with co-hosts sister-in-law Robin Hutson and brother Ed Gerwig in a weekly podcast full of laughs, and practical advice without the psychobabble. Since 2020, they've been talking about anxiety and worry, their love for Mr. Rogers, and the crazy things the mental health field gets WRONG about anxiety.
Anxiety Expert Lynn Lyons has been a therapist for over 35 years. She's an author of 3 books with a new one coming out in October and has traveled around the US and Canada training hundreds of audiences teachers, school nurses, counselors and parents about managing anxiety.
Flusterclux represents that feeling of overwhelm. Each episode is filled with practical advice for parents how to better manage their worry and big feelings like anger and sadness so that they are modeling healthy emotional awareness.
Lynn answers listener questions and gives parents concrete strategies for developing the traits that are their kids' best defenses against anxiety and depression later in life: flexibility, resilience, autonomy, and problem solving. New episodes every Friday at 5AM EST.
Find us at flusterclux.com https://www.facebook.com/flusterclux https://www.instagram.com/flusterclux/
Anxiety Expert Lynn Lyons has been a therapist for over 35 years. She's an author of 3 books with a new one coming out in October and has traveled around the US and Canada training hundreds of audiences teachers, school nurses, counselors and parents about managing anxiety.
Flusterclux represents that feeling of overwhelm. Each episode is filled with practical advice for parents how to better manage their worry and big feelings like anger and sadness so that they are modeling healthy emotional awareness.
Lynn answers listener questions and gives parents concrete strategies for developing the traits that are their kids' best defenses against anxiety and depression later in life: flexibility, resilience, autonomy, and problem solving. New episodes every Friday at 5AM EST.
Find us at flusterclux.com https://www.facebook.com/flusterclux https://www.instagram.com/flusterclux/
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Nov 28, 2023 • 18min
Helping Your Kids With The Skill Of Winning And Losing
Families will often avoid game night or other family competitions if a child has difficulty losing. Or they require the game to be “fixed” so the bad loser doesn’t lose. Games (and winning and losing) offer great opportunities to practice flexibility and emotional management, and in this mini-episode, we’ll tell you how.NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUGo to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.Head to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Find and download Give As We Grow for free in the app store for Android and iOS. And for resources for the whole family, visit giveaswegrow.org.And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/fluster.As a special, limited time offer for our listeners, get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com/flusterclux.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 24, 2023 • 39min
Best Of: What to Say To People Who Don't "Get" Anxiety
In this recast of a popular episode from last year, we tackle the statements our friends and families use when they're staying stuck in their anxiety patterns.If you hear them or use them, listen up. We have responses ready to go.WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUGo to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.Head to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Find and download Give As We Grow for free in the app store for Android and iOS. And for resources for the whole family, visit giveaswegrow.org.And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/fluster.As a special, limited time offer for our listeners, get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com/flusterclux.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 17, 2023 • 37min
Preparing for Difficult Relatives: A Holiday Survival Plan
Although the holidays can be special, the patterns that show up in people are predictable, even if it is Thanksgiving or Christmas. Critical parent? Passive aggressive sibling? Catastrophic you? In this episode, we talk about the most common and stressful holiday traps and how you and your family can disrupt them.NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUGo to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.Head to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Find and download Give As We Grow for free in the app store for Android and iOS. And for resources for the whole family, visit giveaswegrow.org.And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/fluster.As a special, limited time offer for our listeners, get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com/flusterclux.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 14, 2023 • 18min
Handling Difficult News Headlines With Your Kids
Anxiety is about “what if,” but with the reality of violence and war, we are now living with “what is.” As parents, How do we process the ongoing news and graphic images of terror in our world? How do we help our children and where do we look for connection? NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUGo to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.Head to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Find and download Give As We Grow for free in the app store for Android and iOS. And for resources for the whole family, visit giveaswegrow.org.And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/fluster.As a special, limited time offer for our listeners, get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com/flusterclux.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 10, 2023 • 54min
Keeping Your Cool During the College Application Process: A Talk With Jill Shulman
Robin is up to her eyeballs in the college application process, so we pulled in two great people to help her and you: a school counselor on the front lines, and Jill Shulman, college admissions coach, author and sane person who founded the Chill Parents’ Revolution. There is so much wisdom here for parents! NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUGo to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.Head to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Find and download Give As We Grow for free in the app store for Android and iOS. And for resources for the whole family, visit giveaswegrow.org.And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/fluster.As a special, limited time offer for our listeners, get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com/flusterclux.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 3, 2023 • 36min
Will My Child Grow Out Of This? Selective Mutism And Other Anxiety Behaviors
Knowing when you need professional help and when to let your child “grow out of it” is a tricky question…sometimes. In this episode, Lynn and Robin talk about when to allow some time and space (imaginary nephews) and when to take action (selective mutism.)NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUGo to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.Head to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Find and download Give As We Grow for free in the app store for Android and iOS. And for resources for the whole family, visit giveaswegrow.org.And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/fluster.As a special, limited time offer for our listeners, get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com/flusterclux.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 2023 • 38min
The 3 Patterns That Are Most Toxic In Adult Relationships
Helping people recognize and shift their own patterns is a key component of Lynn’s approach to emotional management. But there are three patterns that can really add discord in our personal relationships. Do you resist the urge to blame? Can you own your stuff? Can you communicate your feelings well? In this episode, we unpack these patterns and offer some ideas to shift them.Edie Brickell! Here's the song Nothing that we spoke of...and the Julia Louis-Dreyfuss podcast that is discussed.NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUHead to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Go to vessi.com/fluster and enter code fluster at checkout to receive your 15% discount!Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Head to go.mycopilot.com/FLUSTERCLUX to get a 14-day FREE trial with your own personal trainer.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER to get $80 off of your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 20, 2023 • 58min
When Your Child’s Bedtime Fears Are Frustrating the Whole Family
In this two-part In Session episode, Lynn talks to Marie, a mom from New Zealand whose very imaginative and worried daughter has dramatic fears which can be frustrating for the whole family. Marie has done a great job talking to her daughter about her nighttime fears, but she needs some additional guidance about how to retrain that brain with consistency, humor and a bit of silly bribery. Lynn gives Marie a plan, sends her off for two months to practice, and then speaks again with Marie (and her daughter!) to learn about and discuss the progress they’ve made. NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUHead to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Go to vessi.com/fluster and enter code fluster at checkout to receive your 15% discount!Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Head to go.mycopilot.com/FLUSTERCLUX to get a 14-day FREE trial with your own personal trainer.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER to get $80 off of your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 13, 2023 • 39min
Helping Your Kids Navigate Social Media's Traps - A Talk With Expert Devorah Heitner
Smart phones are here to stay. And so are the questions we parents have about social media, screen time, group chats…it’s overwhelming. In this episode, we speak with social media expert Devorah Heitner, author of the new book Growing Up in Public, to help us sort through the noise and guide our decisions. Here is article referenced in this episode:My Family Tested 20 Kid-Safe Phones & Devices — These Were The BestNEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUHead to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Go to vessi.com/fluster and enter code fluster at checkout to receive your 15% discount!Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Head to go.mycopilot.com/FLUSTERCLUX to get a 14-day FREE trial with your own personal trainer.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER to get $80 off of your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 6, 2023 • 41min
After You Get Your Anxious Kid to School, How Do You Keep Them There?
Getting a worried child into school can be exhausting, but once there, we want them to stay! In this episode, we talk about keeping anxious kids in school, the need for a team approach that includes the school nurse, the danger of the “pick-up plan,” and how a consistent (and supportive) message lays the foundation for success.NEW!WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOUHead to factormeals.com/fluster50 and use code fluster50 to get 50% off.Go to vessi.com/fluster and enter code fluster at checkout to receive your 15% discount!Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/FLUSTERCLUX or enter code FLUSTERCLUX to get 20% off your order.Head to go.mycopilot.com/FLUSTERCLUX to get a 14-day FREE trial with your own personal trainer.To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER to get $80 off of your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices