Episode 330 - Helping Our Kids and Teens Navigate Anxiety with Dr. Chinwé Williams
WARNING: This episode discusses teen suicide and may not be suitable for all audiences.
How do we begin to understand the staggering increase in mental health issues amongst teens? Why are the suicide rates moving in an upward trend, especially amongst younger children?
Our world has undoubtedly changed because of the advent of smart phones and social media, but no one could have predicted the impact these devices have had on our kids. Dr. Chinwé Williams, an author, speaker and teen and child mental health counselor, has seen the ways our current culture has effected youth in this country. Because of what she has seen clinically, she has been on a mission to help resource parents through her books and trainings with the tools they need to handle the challenges that many kids and teens are facing, including anxiety.
In this episode, Davey sits down with Dr. Williams to discuss the role empathy should play in helping our kids through difficulty, why we must first address our own issues with anxiety and the value in teaching our kids to develop grit in order to face whatever may come.
If you are a parent or if you are someone who has kids and teens in your life, this conversation will give you the tools you need to begin to recognize the signs and symptoms of anxiety and how you can help the kids you love through it.
“When we are able to pause and see each other, that is the way we demonstrate a core aspect of God’s character: love.”
- Dr. Chinwé Williams
Website: www.drchinwewilliams.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.chinwewilliams
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MeaningfulSolutionsCounseling/
Book: Beyond the Spiral: Why You Shouldn’t Believe Everything Anxiety Tells You
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