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CHILDHOOD SEPARATION ANXIETY
When my memoir, Little Panic, came out, I spent over two years on a book tour and did many podcasts.
I have several I love, and this one with the child psychologist Natasha Daniels (whom I’ve mentioned before) is one of them.
I share it now because it’s an excellent preview of things I discuss in the digital workshop The Little Panic Approach to Supporting Your Anxious Child, but also because it’s a natural leadup to a piece I’m working on now that is, perhaps, the most personal How to Live piece I’ve ever written.
I hope today’s video resonates with you.
*I use an analogy in this conversation about a swimming pool that I learned from the legend Dr. Tamar Chansky.
Did you have anxiety as a child? Did this podcast resonate with you? If so, please share in the comments!
Until next week, I remain…
Amanda
(Nope, I'm not a therapist or medical professional, or even a journalist! I'm just a human being who writes about my lifetime struggle of learning how to live.)
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