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.
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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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Oct 29, 2021 • 31min
The progress we’re making with anxious kids
In response to last week's episode where anxiety expert Lynn Lyons shares the mistakes we keep making around helping our kids and students with anxiety and trauma, this episode celebrates the progress we've made since the 2013 publication of her book Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents. Lynn talks about the effective ways some schools and parents are promoting connection and anxiety management. And Robin asks Lynn about the movement away from a family systems approach to anxiety management in children.In response to last week's episode where anxiety expert Lynn Lyons shares the mistakes we keep making around helping our kids and students with anxiety and trauma, this episode celebrates the progress we've made since the 2013 publication of her book Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents. Lynn talks about the effective ways some schools and parents are promoting connection and anxiety management. And Robin asks Lynn about the movement away from a family systems approach to anxiety management in children.Links from this episode: Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents by Lynn Lyons and Reid WilsonChallenge Success at Stanford UniversitySPACE Treatment at Yale UniversityNEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Follow UsJoin the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2021 • 35min
The Mental Health Mistakes Schools Make
Anxiety expert Lynn Lyons discusses ways high schools and colleges support student mental health despite the research indicating they have opposite results, from safe rooms to trigger warnings. We can do better to support students and our kids with anxiety and trauma, but we must avoid quick fixes.NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Follow UsJoin the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 15, 2021 • 33min
Ted Lasso Is What We Need
Ted Lasso, the critically acclaimed show starring Jason Sudeikis on Apple TV, serves as a springboard in this podcast episode to discuss the emotional lives of fathers and sons. We encourage parents to watch Ted Lasso with their tweens and teens and the many lessons the show teaches on mental health, connection, and injury. Note: Spoilers are in this episode for those who have not viewed Seasons 1 and 2 of Ted Lasso.The episode we encourage you to listen to is Dads, Depression, and Anxiety. NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Follow UsJoin the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 8, 2021 • 36min
If Our Kids Are Anxious, Do We Blame Ourselves?
Join Lynn and Robin as they respond to a listener question that will resonate with many. When parents struggle with anxiety, it is difficult to watch their children repeat similar patterns. Lynn describes how to disrupt family patterns and how we can move through the blame and shame.NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Follow UsJoin the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 1, 2021 • 44min
How to Raise Problem Solvers
Every parent wants to raise a problem solver, but that means we have to give them the practice of creating solutions, not fixing things for them. Join anxiety expert Lynn Lyons wrap up the third of a three-part series on the principal skills parents want to help their children develop for a strong foundation in mental health along with flexibility and autonomy. Don't miss them.NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Join the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 24, 2021 • 39min
Developing Your Kid's Cognitive Flexibility From Toddlers to Teens
A kid with a flexible brain becomes a person who can go with the flow when life doesn’t unfold as planned. Handling the unexpected is a critical skill in most scenarios. Rigidity just makes life harder. What does it mean to be cognitively flexible and how can you help your child get there? In this new, three-episode series, we unpack Lynn Lyons's big triad: Autonomy, Flexibility, and Problem Solving. These essential skills help prevent mental health issues from developing, and, of course, Lynn will tell you how to nurture them in your children. We reference this past episode of ours on flexibility and rigidity, this podcast on The Pursuit of Happiness with Dr. Catherine Sanderson, and this study by David Yaeger. NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Join the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 17, 2021 • 38min
Developing Your Kid's Autonomy: How Controlling Are You?
In this new, three-episode series, we unpack Lynn Lyons's big triad: Autonomy, Flexibility, and Problem Solving. These essential skills help prevent mental health issues from developing, and, of course, Lynn will tell you how to nurture them in your children.We tackle autonomy in this episode, and the important question every parent should ask: "How controlling am I with my kids?"
NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Join the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 10, 2021 • 38min
What Parents Need To Know About Anxiety Medication For Children
The decision to medicate an anxious child is a big one for parents, as it should be. In this episode, we address the most important considerations. And Lynn gets real about the changes she’s seen over her thirty years of clinical practice.
NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn Lyons, LICSW, and 9 additional Q&A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Get more information about registering for the Flusterclux Parenting Retreat at Canyon Ranch October 22-24.Join the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 3, 2021 • 42min
The Good News About Your Kid's Psychological Immune System
immune system and the role of both positive and adverse childhood experiences. While adverse childhood experiences could happen to our kids, parents can have much more control over creating the seven positive childhood experiences that support mental health for life.
NEW Course for Parents!Managing Anxiety in Children: A Guide for ParentsThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn and 9 Q & A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you'll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Join Us For Our Parenting Retreat this fall! Registration closed August 30th, but this is when those last minute registrants appear, so register by Monday!Get more information about registering for the Flusterclux Parenting Retreat at Canyon Ranch October 22-24.Join the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 31, 2021 • 59sec
What's New in Season 4 of Flusterclux
Anxious Kids? Worried Parents? Flusterclux offers authentic, compassionate straight talk for parents to support their family’s mental health with the stresses of our new normal. Anxiety has been a growing, dominant force in the culture in recent years, and parents need to be on the offense to manage it for themselves and for their kids. Anxiety is treatable when families have the right tools. Psychotherapist and author Lynn Lyons guides you through the "flusterclux" of raising a family.
NEW COURSE FOR PARENTS!MANAGING ANXIETY IN CHILDREN: A GUIDE FOR PARENTSThis self-paced course covers the core tools a family needs to manage their anxiety, the same principles Lynn teaches to families in her private practice.This course includes 6 video modules from Lynn and 9 Q & A videos from Lynn and Robin of Flusterclux.What you’ll get:
Understand how anxiety works so that you can help manage your kids and your own.
Learn what to say when anxiety shows up for you or your kids.
For Kids: A special video that explains how anxiety works suitable for those ages 6 and up.
Join Us For Our Parenting Retreat this fall! Registration closes August 30th.Get more information about registering for the Flusterclux Parenting Retreat at Canyon Ranch October 22-24.Join the email list 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.New episodes arrive Friday at 12:00AM EST.
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