I’m a therapist who offers online support to parents raising kids with anxiety and/or OCD. Check out my podcast, Youtube, Courses & Membership. Sign up for my newsletter:
Helping Your Child with OCD or Anxiety When They Feel Hopeless
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Struggling with Anxiety and OCD can make kids feel hopeless. Hopelessness can lead to depression and a lack of motivation to work on their issues. In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast, I explore what causes hopelessness in our kids with OCD and anxiety and what we can do to help them navigate those emotions.
Join me this weekend for an OCD Game Changers Event in ArizonaCome listen to me and 3 others share their lived experiences with anxiety and OCD. Event is suitable for teens and adults.
Crushing OCD Workbook for Kids & Teens Is OCD ruining your child’s sleep? These tips can helpWhen your child isn't getting quality sleep, it can affect the whole family's well-being. That's why it's so important to know about the striking connection between sleep and OCD: Studies show people with OCD are seven times more likely to struggle with sleep issues. This can create a challenging cycle where OCD worsens sleep, and poor sleep intensifies OCD. Find out how you can help break this cycle and reclaim restful nights for your family.
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Hi! I'm Natasha Daniels
I’m a therapist who offers online support to parents raising kids with anxiety and/or OCD. Check out my podcast, Youtube, Courses & Membership. Sign up for my newsletter:
There is nothing more disruptive and upsetting than OCD latching on to a loved one. Contamination isn’t just about germs - it can be about people, people our kids love. Families get thrown into chaos when OCD decides a parent or sibling is the source of contamination. Out of all themes, this one has the power to upend the entire family. In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore how OCD determines family members are contaminated and what parents can do to counteract the...
Hey Reader, If you’ve ever struggled to create and stick to an exposure plan for a child, teen, or young adult with OCD, I have something that will make the process so much easier! ✨ Introducing the OCD Exposure Planner! ✨ This digital planner helps you: ✔️ Develop and organize a full month of exposure exercises ✔️ Identify the OCD theme and core fear to target ✔️ Ensure exposures are effective (including response prevention!) ✔️ Create a structured schedule to track progress ✔️ Build a...
I quickly fell in love with Mel Robbins’ book The Let Them Theory. It is such a simple, and yet powerful approach to living your life. Throughout the book I thought about how The Let Them Theory could be adapted to parents, and in particular, those of us raising kids with anxiety or OCD. I started to implement this approach with my kids in a child friendly way. It made a huge impact on how I showed up for their anxiety and OCD struggles. It also helped me let go of what I cannot control. In...