This episode is very dear to my heart.

As an anxious child who didn't know she was experiencing fear (anxiety), I can already feel how empowering and informative this episode will be for parents with anxious children and women who also experienced anxiety growing up.

Sue and I unpack our own personal experiences as children growing up with anxiety including how this manifested for us as small humans. We then go on to explore the varying shapes and forms that anxiety takes in children, and how this manifests for them in ways that aren't always obvious.

In summary;

- Identifying anxiety in children;

- How anxiety manifests for children and the least obvious signs;

- What children need in order to feel seen, heard, and ultimately safe so they can process their emotions;

- How to support children with anxiety as a parent or caretaker;

- What to do when one parent is on board with the healing work, and one is not (and how this may or may not be impacting children).

If you take only one thing away from this episode, let it be this: Change happens very quickly for children when we stop only tending to what's present on the surface and begin to go deeper and work with the source. This always starts with the adult/s and the work is not only the responsibility of the child.

I hope this conversation offers you something similar to an exhale and empowers you to resource yourself as a parent or caretaker. And more than anything else, I hope it offers you a resource to support your beautiful children who may be experiencing anxiety.

This is such a powerful episode, friends. I hope you enjoy.

My Favorite Points For You:

5:00 Ellen's Backstory

31:30 Sue's Childhood Story (a big feeling child, raised in a stressful environment)

40:00 Projecting onto our children (difficult, rebellious, moody children)

54:30 Why it starts with the parents & their role in empowering their kids

58:30 Identifying anxiety in children and where parents begin in supporting their kids

1:13:00 When Dad isn't on board with the healing journey

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Enquire/Work With Sue: Book A Clarity Call

Free Resource: How to Turn your child's Anxiety into their Super Power.

ABOUT SUE:

As an Anxiety Specialist and Parent Educator, it’s my honor and privilege to be supporting families to overcome what has been holding them back, to progress them forward so both the parents and their kids can now excel and live a life full of hope, possibilities, and unlimited success.

I am on a mission to Smash Anxiety Levels in kids by Educating and Empowering their Parents first so they then have the tools to support their child now and into their future.

What I love about this mission is seeing the transformation families get to experience when they have the tools to know how. Every day, I’m inspired by the parents and kids I support who open their minds to taking the courageous step they need to take to improve their life.

Instagram: @keytobetterme

Website: https://www.keytobetterme.com.au/

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