185 episodes
Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry Lynn Lyons LICSW, Robin Hutson
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- Kids & Family
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4.9 • 306 Ratings
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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-host and sister-in-law Robin Hutson in a weekly podcast full of laughs, and practical advice without the psychobabble. At the beginning of the pandemic, Lynn and Robin started the Flusterclux podcast when their parenting retreats went on hiatus, and they're now 2 years in, 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 30 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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A Talk on OCD with "Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents" co-author Reid Wilson
Our first-ever guest is Lynn’s pal and co-author Reid Wilson. Reid and Lynn met in 2007 and that meeting resulted in two books and a fast friendship. Join them as they talk anxiety, self-help, Reid’s brilliant OCD work and the tenth anniversary of their book, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents.
NEW!
WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.
Here is our first:
Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here
For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.
Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.
WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!
We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!
FOLLOW US
Join the Facebook group 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.
VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU
Get $100 off of your first month with a licensed therapist at Talkspace when you go to Talkspace.com and use code FLUSTER.
Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.
Go to ThriveMarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.
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What You Must Know About Kids And The New Data On Smart Phones
When smartphones first came on the scene, schools had rather strict policies about their presence and use. Over time, even though schools kept policies in place, most schools stopped enforcing them. The tide might be shifting again. With more than a decade of research and experience to review, what do we know about learning, attention, and even addiction when it comes to our kids, smartphones, learning and our parenting?
NEW!
WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.
Here is our first:
Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here
For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.
Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.
WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!
We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!
FOLLOW US
Join the Facebook group 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.
VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU
Get $100 off of your first month with a licensed therapist at Talkspace when you go to Talkspace.com and use code FLUSTER.
Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.
Go to ThriveMarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.
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The Good News About Middle School
As kids enter Middle School, their brains, bodies and relationships go through big changes. Parents tend to brace themselves for the roller coasters of this stage, but it’s also full of energy and discovery and fun. How can we better appreciate the Middle School years? How do we best step in with open eyes and big hearts at this time when they need our connection and support?
NEW!
WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.
Here is our first:
Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here
For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.
Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.
WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!
We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!
FOLLOW US
Join the Facebook group 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.
VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU
Get $100 off of your first month with a licensed therapist at Talkspace when you go to Talkspace.com and use code FLUSTER.
Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.
Go to ThriveMarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Every Mom Thinks She Has ADHD Now. Do you?
It’s time for a brutally honest conversation about what moms are experiencing right now. Are we pathologizing the demands of our current parenting culture? If you are exhausted or disorganized or overwhelmed, is there something wrong with you? And what kind of help do you need?
NEW!
WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.
Here is our first:
Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here
For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.
Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.
WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!
We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!
FOLLOW US
Join the Facebook group 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.
VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU
Get $100 off of your first month with a licensed therapist at Talkspace when you go to Talkspace.com and use code FLUSTER.
Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.
Go to ThriveMarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Best of: Helping Your Kids With Self-Hatred and Self-Blame
When some children make mistakes or get overwhelmed, they jump quickly to self criticism and even self hate: “I’m terrible! I suck! You don’t love me!” What does this mean? Is it a red flag? And how should parents react? In this recast of a popular Season 4 episode, Lynn discusses the traps to avoid and the family skills to promote when this dramatic pattern takes hold.
Referenced in this episode:
Past Episode: Helping Kids With Shame & Self-Harm
NEW!
WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.
Here is our first:
Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here
For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.
Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.
WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!
We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!
FOLLOW US
Join the Facebook group 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.
VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU
Get $100 off of your first month with a licensed therapist at Talkspace when you go to Talkspace.com and use code FLUSTER.
Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.
Go to ThriveMarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.
Visit Graduate-debt-free.com and take the first step to securing a debt free education by picking up your copy of David F. Shutler’s new book: Graduate Debt Free: Escaping the Student Loan Matrix.
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Best of: How to Have a Successful Meeting with Your Child’s School
Helping an anxious student requires a strong collaboration between families and schools, but so often meetings to create a plan become adversarial. In this re-cast of a previous episode, Lynn (who routinely attends such meetings) offers her key tips for how parents and schools can work together to support a child and teach the needed skills, minus the conflict and blaming.
We also answer a question from a shy mom entering a new school environment. She’s socially anxious but wants to do the best for her kids. What can she do to connect?
NEW!
WE'RE MAKING PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.
Here is our first:
Parents of Anxious Kids, Start Here
For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.
Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.
WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!
We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!
FOLLOW US
Join the Facebook group 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.
VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU
Get $100 off of your first month with a licensed therapist at Talkspace when you go to Talkspace.com and use code FLUSTER.
Download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours.
Go to ThriveMarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Right now, listeners can subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/flusterclux to get started.
Visit Graduate-debt-free.com and take the first step to securing a debt free education by picking up your copy of David F. Shutler’s new book: Graduate Debt Free: Escaping the Student Loan Matrix.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Always helpful
No matter the topic, I walk away with a helpful nugget or two of how to be a better parent to my anxious child, and how to feel confident in our life! Love the set up and rapport. Thank you!
OMG Love this now!
This is exactly what I need right now… I’ve been going through past episodes and downloading the ones that I think are relevant… And I think I’ve downloaded just about all of them so I’ve decided to go back to the beginning and listen to one episode a day. I have three children ages five through twelve. I’ve always suffered with crippling anxiety stemming back to school days. I am trying to make sure my kids don’t suffer in the same ways that I did, and that they have the necessary tools and help to get them through the same situations that have traumatically damaged my mental health.
Your podcast is a wealth of much-needed information… I’m not sure how I haven’t found you sooner.
Thank you
My favorite podcast
The past few yrs have been really tough especially on teenagers. This is my first time raising a teenager. I never imagined I'd have so much to learn. Fluster Clux has become my favorite podcast to listen to. It's so informative and has helped me become a better mother. It helps me, help my daughter in so many ways. I listen to at least one or 2 episodes a day religiously. I even replay them sometimes. Thank you so much for the work you guys do. All parents should listen to this podcast. Help your children normalize their feelings and emotions.
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