I am made up of many things. Psychologist. Mother. Actress. Public Speaker. Yoda of anxiety. ADHD Superhero. Changer of Lives. I work with children, teens, and their families to help them build better lives by maximizing confidence and forging their resilience. I also work with professionals and educators looking for training and approaches to work effectively with their clients. With over 20 years of experience, I know that maximizing confidence and resilience starts with fostering strong family connections, developing skills, and implementing effective, practical strategies to capitalize on strengths. My focus is on developing these skills for long-term success and positive well-being.
Words and Resilience, Bullying, Entitlement, Burnout and more!
Hello Reader,
Happy December! Hope you are doing well. ;)
In case you missed anything, here is the rundown of articles and podcasts I have worked on over the past few weeks. I have focused a lot on the things we can do to boost children's resilience and support anxious children in helpful ways.
Articles and Blogs:
- Rethinking Resilience: What Really Builds Resilience in Kids and Teens
- Family Dynamics and Resilience: The Crucial Role of Family Structure and Stability
- From Words to Resilience: Transforming Family Dialogues
- Words That Worry: The Link Between Parental Language and Child Anxiety
Overpowering Emotions Podcast:
- How can parents find their joy and overcome emotional exhaustion to foster their & their children’s resilience? (Episode 109)
- How do we master emotions to enhance our lives? (Episode 110)
- How are we talking fear into children? Exploring the Line Between Safety and Catastrophizing (Episode 111)
- Are we enabling anxiety? Rethinking how we support anxious kids. (Episode 112)
Parents of the Year Podcast:
- How do we handle burnout (for our own sake and our children's)? (Episode 88)
- How do we prepare our kids for the future? (Episode 89)
- How do we empower our kids in school conflicts? (Episode 90)
- How do we support the emotional inner world of boys?(Episode 91)
- How do we unspoil (and minimize entitlement in!) our kids? (Episode 92)
As always, feel free to email me if you have any questions or things you'd like to hear me chat about on these shows!
Dr. Caroline Buzanko
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Hi! I'm Dr. Caroline Buzanko
I am made up of many things. Psychologist. Mother. Actress. Public Speaker. Yoda of anxiety. ADHD Superhero. Changer of Lives. I work with children, teens, and their families to help them build better lives by maximizing confidence and forging their resilience. I also work with professionals and educators looking for training and approaches to work effectively with their clients. With over 20 years of experience, I know that maximizing confidence and resilience starts with fostering strong family connections, developing skills, and implementing effective, practical strategies to capitalize on strengths. My focus is on developing these skills for long-term success and positive well-being.
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