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Calm and Connected Podcast

Summary: Calm and Connected is created by Janine Halloran, an experienced counselor and mom. Janine gives quick tips and helpful information about coping skills and play

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 Managing Anxiety and Worry - An Interview with Dr. Dawn Huebner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:36

Anxiety is not a bad emotion, it is one that we need to keep ourselves safe in the world. But sometimes anxiety can become overwhelming to the point that it affects the daily life of the adult or child - this is the type of worry we need to work on. What better way to learn about this than with the fantastic parent coach and psychologist Dr. Dawn Huebner who teaches us how to help kids deal with worry and anxiety.  The topics covered in this episode; Uppercase and lowercase worry - What’s the difference? Why reassurance makes anxiety worse Two common mistakes with anxiety - probability and scale How do you know as a parent when to push your child forward into anxiety-provoking situations?  Why kids need to be out of their comfort zones Thinking about your thinking The difference between being anxious and being in danger “What we resist, persists” Why saying “There’s nothing to be worried about” can be so harmful About The Guest - Dr Dawn Huebner Dr. Dawn Huebner is a Psychologist, Parent Coach, and the author of 10 books for children including perennial bestsellers What to Do When You Worry Too Much and Outsmarting Worry. Another recent work, Something Bad Happened, provides support for children learning about problems around the world while her newest, The Sibling Survival Guide, speaks with warmth and humor to children struggling to get along.  Dr. Huebner’s books are practical and relatable, selling well over a million copies in 23 languages. She has been featured on a host of news and information outlets and is frequently interviewed by popular parenting magazines.  Dawn’s Website - www.DawnHuebnerPhD.com Dawn’s Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/Dawn-Huebner-PhD-Self-Help-for-Parents-and-Kids-339298769474607/?ref=br_rs

 Checking in about Feelings at Home and School | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:07

Have you ever thought back to how you were taught to recognize different emotions? It’s such an important social skill to not only recognize the feelings within yourself but for the people around you too. This episode is about just that - helping your children to recognize and check-in with their feelings. I’ve learned a lot about this topic from the help of Dr. Dan Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson with the ‘Name it to Tame it’ method. It helps kids to self-regulate by naming their emotions. I get asked a lot, “Well how can I actually go about helping my child name their emotions? How can we make this our daily routine?” So I’m answering all your questions in this podcast episode! Getting children into the rhythm of understanding all emotions and feelings are allowed and accepted. And teaching them it’s what you do with those feelings that matters.

 Using Playdates to Brush Up on Social Skills | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:24

How are your child's social skills right now? As our children have transitioned back into school from remote learning, they're interacting in person again, and I'm seeing and hearing about rusty social skills. They’ve been home for a long time and haven’t had many chances of interacting with a lot of people - likewise for us adults! In regards to school, children are facing added difficulties such as having to wear masks and some kids are struggling so in this episode I want to discuss some tips on how we can help our children brush up on their social skills and hopefully have some positive social experiences. Questions I will be discussing: How many kids should be at the playdate? How long should the playdate be? What activities should they be doing?

 A Conversation about Mental Health and Sports: Interview with Jon Cunha, LMHC | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:34:15

In this episode I speak to my guest, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Jon Cunha about mental health in the sporting world. Due to the Olympics, we’ve seen several high profile athletes such as Simone Biles, Kevin Love and Michael Phelps speak out about their mental health issues and how they’re dealing with them. We also discussed how this is impacting the children of today, how they’re looking up to their sporting heroes speaking out about their mental health and opening up the conversation. Jon speaks about how he works with men differently to get them comfortable with therapy. 

 Three Tips to Help You Recharge and Refill Your Cup | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:41

As we all know, the pandemic has been incredibly draining on all of us therefore many of us have experienced major burn-out. This episode is all about recharging, refilling our cups and doing activities for ourselves so we can continue to raise our kids and be helpers to others who are also going through this. As they say on planes, you need to put on your own oxygen mask before your child’s i.e we need to make sure we’re looking after ourselves before we can help others. How do you recharge? For some it’s reading a book, for others it’s playing some really loud music to sing and dance around the kitchen to. Be sure to leave a review telling me how you recharge. In this episode I discuss 3 tips you can use to refill your cup; ‘No is a full sentence’, which includes my new mantra - “You can do anything but not everything”. Put yourself on your to-do list Find your own coping skills - and how modelling for kids can be so educational And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

 The Importance of Relaxation and Play with Karen Lock Kolp | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:39:45

In this episode I talk to leadership and play coach Karen Lock Kolp about some of my favorite topics; relaxation and play and how they’re heavily intertwined. We cover...

 Using a Reset Space to support SEL | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:45

This week’s episode is all about using a reset space to support social and emotional development in the classroom. We’re approaching a new school year in this shifting, changing landscape of dealing with the pandemic and I've been thinking about the best way to support our kids through that. Now there are many variations on the name ‘reset space’ such as… Peace corner Calm spot Calming corner Relaxation station Reset space I gravitate more to the name ‘reset space’ as I like the idea that kids go into this area to reset then come back to the class. It’s not a punishment, it’s more about when kids are feeling different emotions, they go to the space to identify how they’re feeling. After all, children are just the same as adults in the sense that when they are overwhelmed by emotion, whether that be anxiety, anger or sadness, their brains are not ready to receive new information, which is the opposite state we want them to be in the classroom.

 Strategies to Navigate Through the Next Phase of the Pandemic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:12

In this episode I talk to pediatric occupational therapist and CEO of Zensational Kids, Allison Morgan. We discuss the big challenges kids and schools will be facing when they return, what can families do at home to help navigate the next phase of the pandemic as well as her new curriculum for educators. 

  Help Kids Cope with BIG Feelings Using Their Senses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:25

We all know the 5 senses of the human body, being sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing but have you heard of proprioception or vestibular? In this episode I run you through 7 sensory based strategies to help your child relax and manage their feelings. One thing I really missed doing last year was meeting face-to-face with my clients. I got myself vaccinated as soon as possible and in our first sessions back, we worked on processing which involves a simple exercise of 4 questions…

 Processing COVID with Kids | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:9:31

Hello! Guess what? I’m back! If you’re an avid listener, you’ll know I took a break from the podcast to focus on supporting on my own children while they were remote learning during the pandemic. One thing I really missed doing last year was meeting face-to-face with my clients. I got myself vaccinated as soon as possible and in our first sessions back, we worked on processing which involves a simple exercise of 4 questions…

 A Coping Skill to Try: Body Scan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:59

In today’s episode, I wanted to try a coping skill together! It’s been such a stressful year, and I thought it would make sense to practice a coping skill together to help us relax. In this podcast, I share what got me interested in body scans in the first place and how they are related to progressive muscle relaxation. Then we’ll go through the body scan I wrote for the Coping Skills for Teens Workbook. Take a listen!

 Five Amazing Holiday Gifts to Encourage Social and Emotional Skills | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:30

It’s that time of year where people are looking for gifts for the kids in their lives. I wanted to share five fantastic holiday presents that build social-emotional skills in children. Take a listen to hear my top 5 ideas for games, activities, and toys that help kids with social and emotional learning.

 Deep Breathing Ideas for Teens | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:53

In the past, I've spoken about lots of different ways to encourage kids to take deep breaths by using shapes and other prompts. In this podcast episode, I focus on ways to help teens take deep breaths. Take a listen to hear some strategies I use with my adolescent clients and some resources you can explore to find more ways to encourage teens to take deep breaths.

 How to Use the Coping Skills Checklist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:26

I get asked all the time - how do I start to help kids explore coping skills? I use the Coping Skills Checklist to help kids identify their current skills and new skills to try. Take a listen to this podcast for how I use the checklist, and modifications I make when using it in different settings.

 Interview with Ted Quinn from Activate Care | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:06

Ted Quinn is the CEO and Co-founder of Activate Care, a digital health company helping everybody engaged in the healthcare system - clinicians, patients, families, and communities - act together to make health happen, wherever they are. Ted has decades of experience leading healthcare IT and technology companies. Prior to Activate Care, Ted served as COO of Vecna Medical, driving revenue growth and new market penetration. Before Vecna, Ted served as President & General Manager of a Taylor Corporation Company, as a Business Manager and Product Manager for the FLEX platform at Teradyne Corporation, and as a management consultant at Accenture. Ted holds a BS in Economics from Brigham Young University, an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and an unflinching loyalty to the Boston Red Sox. In this podcast episode, Ted and I talk about the pandemic and the impact it has had on mental health and education and how important it is for people to work together to support those who need help and ways we can make that easier. Just so you are aware, we discuss suicide in the first part of our interview, so I just wanted to let you know that just in case this was an area of sensitivity for you. I had such a great time speaking with Ted, and I hope you enjoy the podcast too

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