An Anxi xiety ety in in Ad Adol olesce escence nce Ma Marg rgie ie La Lang-Gar Garnhar nhart, LC LCSW SW Everg ergreen een Counseli ounseling g Cen enter ter, PLLC LLC
Ab Abou out t wha hat t do th o they y wor orry? y? An And d us us?
So Sometimes metimes you ou ha have e anx anxiety iety, An And d so sometimes metimes an anxiety xiety ha has y s you ou. How does it impact ct to our childr dren? ? Famili lies? s? Routin utines? s? ???
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An Anxi xiety ety in in Ad Adol olesce escence nce Ma Marg rgie ie La Lang-Gar Garnhar nhart, LC LCSW SW Everg ergreen een Counseli ounseling g Cen enter ter, PLLC LLC
Ab Abou out t wha hat t do th o they y wor orry? y? An And d us us?
F ee eeling ling Fr Frightened ightened (a (anx nxious ous bod odies) ies) E xp xpecting ecting bad ad th things ings to to ha happen ppen (a (anx nxious ous minds) nds) A ct ctions ions th that at hi hinder nder fr freedom eedom (a (anx nxious ous behaviors) aviors) R at ating ing (s (severi verity ty, , int ntensity ensity and nd effica ficacy) cy)
What do you see?
What do you see?
The story we tell…
When hen the the cab cable le goes out…
You ou become ecome a fi a fish sher erman man th they y call “Big Fatty Face.”
Others are mean and “Bad” things lead to will not be Cable is the only other bad things. compassionate or option . helpful. This guy can’t tolerate When the cable goes or solve simple (or out, it’s a very bad large) problems. thing. Things should always go smoothly, be fair and in my control. Bad things are more likely to occur than good things . There are no other options for handling this situation.
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My child is resilient.
I can take off the superhero cape.
Life is…
“The three most destructive words that every man hears when he’s a boy is when he’s told to ‘be a man.’””
Tel Tell l A D A Dif iffer erent ent St Stor ory y ab about out su success ccess.
“It comes down to this: What kind of father are you? What kind of husband are you? What kind of coach or teammate are you? What kind of son are you? What kind of friend are you? Success come in terms of relationships.” – Joe Ehrmann
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