Episode 113 “School Shooting Anxiety” June 14, 2022June 14, 2022Chris Fasano School shootings are here to stay and we need to start focusing on how we will harden our schools for when another happens. [...]
Episode 104 “Anxiety of War” March 8, 2022March 8, 2022Chris Fasano War is terrible, and for for kids in particular, it can evoke anxieties around feeling safe. When kids hear about or see images [...]
Episode 100 “Anxiety Lessons” January 24, 2022January 24, 2022Chris Fasano On the 100th episode, I explore 10 lessons I have learned these past three years in my battle with anxiety. These range from [...]
Episode 99 “Something On My Mind” January 11, 2022January 11, 2022Chris Fasano My 9 year old recently came to me and said, “Dad, I have something on my mind” and I was so proud. Why? [...]
Episode 96 “It’s the Unknown” November 28, 2021November 28, 2021Chris Fasano The unknown is the root of many, if not all anxieties. Sometimes, the anxiety is not actually caused by the fear of bad [...]
Episode 94 “Sleep, Sleep, Sleep” October 31, 2021October 31, 2021Chris Fasano Sleep. We all know a good nights rest matters, but how many of us actually get one. It’s a vicious cycle. People with [...]
Episode 92 “Fear or Phobia?” October 3, 2021October 3, 2021Chris Fasano Being afraid of something can lead to strong feelings of anxiety, even when that trigger is not present. Some of these fears go [...]
Episode 85 “Post-Pandemic Anxiety” June 14, 2021June 14, 2021Chris Fasano As the pandemic is winding down, the mental health pandemic has already begun. In particular, anxiety rates have gone way up amongst all [...]
Episode 84 “Lower Your Expectations” June 6, 2021June 8, 2021Chris Fasano Having high expectations can cause stress and anxiety. The idea of tying some sort of pleasure or reward to something that may or [...]
Episode 81 “Empathy & Anxiety” April 25, 2021April 26, 2021Chris Fasano Empathy is the ability to ‘feel with’ another person, to identity with them, and sense what they’re experiencing. Anxiety is a feeling of [...]