How to Help My Teenager With Anxiety Practical life skills that build confidence, calm and emotional resilience If you’re here, you’re probably watching your teenager struggle and wondering how to help without pushing, labelling, or making things worse. Anxiety in teenagers doesn’t always look like panic attacks. Often...
If you’ve ever sat on the edge of your child’s bed wondering, “Why won’t my autistic child sleep?” you’re not alone. Sleep challenges are one of the most common concerns I hear from parents of neurodivergent children, and they affect the entire family’s emotional well-being....
Help My Teenager With Anxiety. If you’ve been Googling “help my teenager with anxiety”, you’re not alone. Teen anxiety and panic attacks are more common than ever and as a parent, watching your child struggle can feel heartbreaking and helpless. The good news is, there are...
Why Do I Avoid Doing Simple Things? Understanding Hidden Demand Avoidance in Adults Ever found yourself avoiding something small replying to an email, opening a voicemail, making a phone call even though it would take just a minute? You tell yourself you’ll do it later, but...
My Parents Emotional Regulation Workshop has been a huge success this year. We are home from the usual busy summer of festivals however this year I have been working in the children's areas at both Soul Revolution and Into the Wild, offering my Regulation Station,...
How Can I Be a Better Parent? I grew up in a household where feelings were a liability. With undiagnosed ADHD, PDA and mild autism I was labelled ‘over emotional’ and ‘rebellious’. Full of self-loathing believing I was intrinsically flawed. My Baby Boomer parents believed emotions...
Emotional Regulation Techniques Every Parent Must Learn If you're a parent, one of the most powerful things you can do for your child is to learn how to regulate your own emotions. Emotional regulation techniques aren’t just useful in moments of overwhelm, they’re foundational for creating...