There is no shortage of accessible information, advice, and strategies for us parents, but it can all get a bit much. When seeking answers about how to handle a particular challenge, when anxiety shows up, or how we can build resilience, we can be left more confused than we were before we turned to friends, family, Google, or Chat GPT for help. Sometimes, we need to zoom out and look at things from a different perspective.

This week's guest, Child Psychologist Clare Rowe, helps us do just that, reminding us that our role as parents is to 'turn out a fully functioning, independent human being'. We can all lose sight of this in the day-to-day mayhem of family life. Clare shares so many pearls of wisdom in this episode relating to anxiety, resilience, distress, emotional regulation, consequences and creating daily opportunities for independence.

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Jodi is a speaker, educator, and bestselling author specialising in anxiety and well-being. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.

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When two brains (and the people they belong to of course!) come together in a relationship, it's no surprise that challenges arise. These can often be worked out together but, there are times when a 'bump in the road' can grow into a mountain that can feel impossible to climb.

In the midst of conflict, grief, intimacy challenges, adjusting to parenthood and countless other reasons that put pressure on a relationship, it can be incredibly isolating and overwhelming. Particularly when communication breaks down.

In this episode Dr Jodi talks with therapist Marie Vakakis who explains everything we need to know about couples therapy. Marie shares everything from what to expect in the first few sessions, to the many reasons why couples come to therapy, to how to suggest couples therapy to your partner, to the powerful ways couples therapy can strengthen relationships and so much more. Couples therapy isn't just for the 'big stuff', and seeking therapy together, early, can be life changing.

https://marievakakis.com.au/

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https://thetherapyhub.com.au/couples-counselling/

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Jodi is a speaker, educator, and bestselling author specialising in anxiety and well-being. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.

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Does anxiety show up for you whenever you decide you'd like to try something new? Or perhaps you feel those tell-tale signs in your physiology and notice the changes in your thinking when an opportunity comes your way, you're ready to get started on bringing a dream to life or maybe whenever you decide you want to speak up about something you're passionate about.

Anxiety has a way of keeping us, and our lives, small if we let it. I recorded this episode because around here, we don't let anxiety stand in our way. In this episode I share a way of thinking about the 'task' or 'challenge' at hand so that you can break it down, manage your anxiety, get started and keep going. Enjoy this one, J x

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Lipstick on people! It's that time of the year when we can all get behind women's mental health research by supporting the incredible Liptember Foundation.

Mental health research, understanding, support and the development of supporting resources is important for all genders; but biological and gender-related differences mean that women can suffer from certain mental health conditions at higher rates than men.

In this episode, Luke Morris from the Liptember Foundation shares with us how the foundation began and why gender specific research is so important. He also reveals surprising statistics on women's mental health in Australia and how funds raised through the foundation are also supporting others on a mission to move the needle on women's mental health.

Learn more or get involved: https://www.liptember.com.au/

Buy a Liptember Box: https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/139770/liptember-box-2024-online-only

The Liptember Foundation: https://www.liptemberfoundation.org.au/

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Perimenopause, also known as puberty II, unfairly comes at a time when many women are raising young people going through puberty I! Whether you're a parent or not, it can be an extremely difficult season of life. More difficult without an understanding of the changing nature of women's hormones and the way this can impact almost every aspect of our thinking and physiology including our bones, our muscles, our tendons, our confidence and our identity.

In this week's episode of Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson, Unna Goldsworthy shares her perimenopause expertise, and personal peri journey as an Exercise Physiologist and Wellbeing and Performance coach.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/unna-goldsworthy-43a2aa1b/

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Chronic pain can be incredibly debilitating, no matter the circumstances. But what do you do when every possible scan or investigation by medical professionals shows that there is no injury, no degeneration, absolutely nothing visible to warrant the often excruciating pain you're experiencing?

This was the experience of beloved 89.9 The Light breakfast host Kel McWilliam. The first sign of chronic back pain that would plague him for years was when he fell to the floor in agony, alone at home and unable to move. Eventually rushed to the emergency department on this occasion and others, he was admitted for days, needing strong pain medication to feel any relief.

After years of searching for answers two important health professionals steered Kel towards considering his mental health as the cause of his pain. This was start of Kel's difficult journey to face significant emotional challenges he'd closed himself off from. Now, no longer the 'back guy', Kel shares his journey of psychosomatic pain, debilitation, loss of confidence and ultimately healing through therapy and the support of his wonderful wife (and brekky co-host Lucy), family and friends. This is a powerful episode not to be missed.

https://thelight.com.au/shows/lucy-and-kel/

The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk

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Once thought to be a male only disorder we know now that girls with ADHD are underdiagnosed. Without a diagnosis and the deep understanding that comes with it, many women with undiagnosed ADHD describe spending a lot of their lives feeling 'different', 'stupid', 'lazy' and 'careless' - not realising that their brain operates in a different way to many of those around them. Without the correct diagnosis and treatment, ADHD can greatly affect women's self-esteem, emotional wellbeing, professional life, relationships and parenting.

This week's guest, Jane McFadden, knows this all too well. As a former psychologist diagnosed with ADHD in 2022, and later Autism in 2024, Jane founded ADHD Mums to help women feel validated, give them a sense of belonging to to empower them with everything they need to reduce suffering, understand and embrace who they are, learn the role of medication and thrive.

Jane McFadden is an Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist, Neuroscientist and Neurodivergence Assessor and Specialist living on the Sunshine Coast with her beautiful family including her three 'neurospicy' kids.

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For some kids, saying goodbye to a parent can be incredibly distressing. For others, it's really hard to say goodbye but they understand that it's important to part ways for a while. No matter the situation, when goodbyes are hard, it's upsetting for everyone. What do you do? Do you leave while they're occupied with a puzzle at kinder? Do you hang around for a while to make sure they've settled in with their teacher? Do you peer in the window to keep an eye on things after they've parted with you? Do you scoop them up and take them home, hoping tomorrow will be easier? So many questions, it's time we had the answers.

In this episode I share ten strategies to support your little one (or bigger one!) to say goodbye with less distress and upset for everyone. It's not an overnight fix, but these insights and strategies, when put into practice, are an absolute gamechanger.

ABOUT JODI:

Jodi is a speaker, educator, and bestselling author specialising in anxiety and well-being. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com.

Order Jodi's book, "Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength": https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks.

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