Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry Lynn Lyons LICSW, Robin Hutson
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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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How to Help Your Child with Friendships and Likability
It’s a fact: some kids need more social coaching than others. And if your child (or you!) struggle with anxiety, practicing social skills is both more challenging and more vital. How do we enhance our kids’ ability to make good friends? The research offers some interesting do’s and don’ts that will be helpful to all parents!
UPDATED: WE'VE MADE 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:
Go to earthbreeze.com/FLUSTERCLUX for forty percent off your subscription!
Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free at greenlight.com/fluster.
Just go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app, use code FLUSTER, and start earning cash back.
To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER to get $80 off of your first month.
Join in on the savings with Thrive Market today. Go to thrivemarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
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Owning Your Own Grouchiness in Relationships and Shifting to Kinder Communication
Lynn often says that the hardest people to work with in her practice are the ones that don’t own their own stuff. In this episode, we talk about owning patterns in your marriage. Both Robin and Lynn work with their husbands and both are consistently working on owning and breaking patterns. Do you get defensive? Of course you do! We’ll get specific in this episode.
UPDATED: WE'VE MADE 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:
Go to earthbreeze.com/FLUSTERCLUX for forty percent off your subscription!
Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free at greenlight.com/fluster.
Just go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app, use code FLUSTER, and start earning cash back.
To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER to get $80 off of your first month.
Join in on the savings with Thrive Market today. Go to thrivemarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
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How and Why to Curb Your Kid's Global Language (And Maybe Your Own!)
A global cognitive style, to use the fancy terminology, means that your perceptions of the world or yourself are broad and overly general: “All dogs are mean” or “I never get anything right.” Because this pattern is a solid predictor for depression and anxiety, it’s one to recognize and interrupt. We’ll talk about how to make helpful shifts in your family.
UPDATED: WE'VE MADE 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:
Go to earthbreeze.com/FLUSTERCLUX for forty percent off your subscription!
Just go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app, use code FLUSTER, and start earning cash back .
And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual Masterclass membership at masterclass.com/fluster.
To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.
Join in on the savings with Thrive Market today and get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Go to thrivemarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.
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Best Of: Raising Kids Who Are Really Ready for College Isn't What You Think
As college acceptance letters arrive, it 's timely to revisit this popular episode from Season 4!
Parents and students are focusing on college admissions earlier and earlier, hoping to get a head start on what has become an increasingly competitive race through high school. They say they want their kids to be “happy” and “successful” in college, but if parents are obsessed with the "getting in," are they developing the right skills to help them thrive once there? Anxiety expert and therapist Lynn Lyons shares her perspective after treating teens for decades through this process (and well after).
We invite you to listen (or re-listen!) to our prior episode, "High Anxiety & Good Grades: Our Toxic Achievement Culture".
UPDATED: WE'VE MADE 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:
Go to earthbreeze.com/FLUSTERCLUX for forty percent off your subscription!
Just go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app, use code FLUSTER, and start earning cash back .
And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual Masterclass membership at masterclass.com/fluster.
To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.
Join in on the savings with Thrive Market today and get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Go to thrivemarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.
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6 Traps To Avoid In Your Plan To Help Your Anxious Child
Adults often wonder why the “plan” they have in place for their anxious child doesn’t work. In this episode, Lynn explains why this happens (your goals and hopes aren’t enough) and what to do instead (it’s all about the skills to manage worry when it arrives.)
UPDATED: WE'VE MADE 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:
Go to earthbreeze.com/FLUSTERCLUX for forty percent off your subscription!
Just go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app, use code FLUSTER, and start earning cash back .
And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual Masterclass membership at masterclass.com/fluster.
To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.
Join in on the savings with Thrive Market today and get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Go to thrivemarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.
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Anxiety Can Become The Cult Leader of Your Family. What If You're The First To Want Out?
Lynn often refers to anxiety as a cult leader: powerful, demanding compliance, and full of rigid rules. What happens when one family member wants out? Or when a long generational pattern of worry resists any change? In this episode, we break down the pull of the anxiety cult and how to change the rules for you and your family, even when others refuse.
UPDATED: WE'VE MADE 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:
Go to earthbreeze.com/FLUSTERCLUX for forty percent off your subscription!
Just go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app, use code FLUSTER, and start earning cash back .
And right now, our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual Masterclass membership at masterclass.com/fluster.
To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/FLUSTER toget $80 off of your first month.
Join in on the savings with Thrive Market today and get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Go to thrivemarket.com/flusterclux for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift!
Go to Zocdoc.com/FLUSTER and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Insightful and Helpful
This podcast is such a great resource! Even if you don’t have child who has anxious patterns, I think you could benefit from Lynn’s advice. Thank you, Lynn and Robin!
So so helpful!
I stumbled upon this podcast while looking for resources to understand and help my child. Little did I know that it would also enlighten me to things about myself that I didn’t even know. It has helped my family look at things and handle situations differently that have made a big difference in our lives. I am also an elementary teacher and have found this podcast helpful when working with my kiddos that display anxiety at school. I have shared this podcast with so many parents and friends. My only wish is that I had found it even sooner. Thank you for all the wonderful guidance, support, and most of all insight to my actions that effect my family.
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!