Your Anxious Child

Latest Episodes:

Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood: Interview with Darby Saxbe, PhD Jul 14, 2026

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Darbu Saxbe, PhD is clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Southern California. Her book Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives has just been published. She explains how fatherhood can change the brain just as it does for mothers. For the purposes of this podcast we should note that father's often have an easier time with children at school drop off and at nighttime. Dr Saxbe gives words to the experience of fathers both validating and normalizing their experience.

For more information

https://www.darbysaxbe.com/

P.S. I have given her book to serveral dads-it so readable and informative

Anxiety Relief for Kids: Interview with Bridget Flynn Walker, PhD Jun 30, 2026

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Please note this interview is for educational and informational purposes only and not a substitue for medical advice

Dr Walker talks with me about the second edition of her book Anxiety Relief for Kids

For more information about Dr Walker

https://drbridgetwalker.com/

Anxiety Relief for Kids: Interview with Bridget Flynn Walker, PhD Jun 30, 2026

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Bridget Flynn Walker, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who has just published the second edition of Anxiety Relief for Kids: On-the-Spot Strategies to Help you Child Overcome Worry, Panic and Avoidance. She is also the author of social anxiety relief for teens: a step-by-step guide to feel confident & comfortable in any situation.

For more information: https://drbridgetwalker.com/

Elizabeth Preston: The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care Jun 16, 2026

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Elizabeth Preston talks with me about her new book The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care. Her book and discussion with me is fascinating discussion about the evolution of caregiving and parenting on Earth. She demonstrates how animals have so much to teach us about cargiving and the conditions that promote it. Her discussion helps us reconnect with our biology and our relationship to the natural world. This is important because we know that when we ignore our biology, mental health problems frequently follow.

For more information: https://elizabethgpreston.com/

The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care: Interview with Elizabeth Preston Jun 16, 2026

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Elizabeth Preston`is a science journalist who has just written The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care. Her book is a fun and exceptionally informative book on the evolution of caring and why we are such caregiving animals. Her descriptions of caregiving in 70 plus animals species are compelling by themselves but also have much to teach us about caregiving. And while this podcast doesn't talk specifically about anxiety, I think it is fair to say that a variety of mental health issues can arise when we ignore our biology. Ms Preston is helping us reconnect with our biology.

For more information: https://elizabethgpreston.com/

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or mental health advice.

Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting: Interview with Nina Bandelj Jun 08, 2026

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Nina Bandelj is Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Today we are talking about her new book Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting. She addresses the problem of parental burnout among America parents from an economic sociological perspective and comes to very similar conclusions that people such a Meredith Elkins have come to from a clinical perspective.

For more information https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/overinvested

This conversation is for information purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advise

Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting: Interview with Nina Bandelj, PhD Jun 08, 2026

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Nina Bandelj is Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and past president of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics. Today we talked about her new book Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting

Dr Bandelj looks at the problem of parental burnout and "intensive parenting" from the perspective of an economic sociologist. She illustrates how we can learn a lot about the social and cultural forces effecting American parents by "following the money". She puts into a broader perspective many of the concerns about "intensive parenting" that Meredith Elkins, PhD discussed in an earlier podcast this year. Dr Bandelj sociological perspective will helps parents appreciate some of the cultural and social forces that are effecting their everyday parenting

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/overinvested

Sleep in Neurodivergent Kids: Interview with Melisa Moore, PhD Jun 01, 2026

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This interview is for educational and informational purposes only and should be not be a substitute for medical advice

Melisa Moore, PhD talks about her new book The Good Sleep Guide for Neurodivergent Kids

Sleep in Neurodivergent Kids: Interview with Melisa Moore, PhD Jun 01, 2026

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Melisa Moore, PhD is a clinical psychologist who specializes in sleep and mood issues with a special emphasis in neurodiversity. Her book is The Good Sleep Guide for Neurodivergent Kids.

In this interview Dr Moore first talks about the essential of good sleep and then the special considerations when it comes to neurodivergent kids. Sleep disorders and sensory processing issues are very common in this population and Dr Moore clarifies their relationship. Given how common these problems are, it is a relief to have Dr Moore book available to parents and clinicians alike.

For more information about Dr Moore

https://www.drmelisamoore.com/

Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World: Interview with Stephanie Malia Krauss May 27, 2026

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for medical advice.

Stephanie Malia Krauss talks about her new book How We Thrive: Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World.

In this compelling book and in the interview, she explores the urgent need to portect human essentialls-like sleep, play and connection-that modern life restricts or denies. She is so helpful in clarifying and reminding us of this human essentials

For more information about Stephanie Malia Krauss

https://www.rehumaning.com/