Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

#1035 - Adolescent Anxiety With Dr Jodie Lowinger

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Dr Jodie Lowinger is recognised as one of the world’s leading anxiety, mindset, and resilience experts. Jodie was a guest speaker in the groundbreaking Breaking Point Digital Conference and today we share a snapshot from her session on 'Girls and Mental Health'.

In this episode:

Sydney Anxiety Clinic - Psychologists
Author of The Mind Strength Method: Four steps to curb anxiety, conquer worry and build resilience
The prevalence of anxiety among adolescent girls
Anxiety is part of our human condition
Gender and anxiety
Multidimensional factors contributing to adolescent anxiety:
- Biological (hormones, genetic predisposition)
- Environmental (social, psychological, technology/social media, FOMO, life experiences)
Parents as therapists?
Emotional intelligence
Empowering parents with skills and tools to build emotional literacy
The need for consistent language
Parents, educators, therapists, child - getting on the same page!
The power of relationship
Parents want to fix things
Undermining a child's capacity to build resilience