174. Why Anxiety Isn’t the Problem—Avoidance Is: Helping Single Parents & Tweens Navigate Overwhelm Together

Is anxiety driving tension in your home—whether it's yours or your tween’s? Learn how to handle overwhelming moments with clarity, not panic.

Anxiety often shows up during parenting—especially for single parents raising tweens and teens. Whether it's screen time fights, emotional shutdowns, or school stress, these moments can be hard to navigate when you're anxious too. In this powerful conversation, Tess Connolly, LCSW, sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Tracy Foose to reframe how we see anxiety—and how to manage it instead of avoiding it.

• Learn how to reframe anxiety as a signal, not a problem to fix
• Get tips for communicating with your tween or teen during moments of emotional overload
• Discover why avoidance is more harmful than anxiety itself—and how to support your child through it

🎧 Tune in now to get expert tools for managing behavior, screen time, and anxiety in your single parent home—so you and your child feel more connected, not more overwhelmed.

Find out more about Dr.Tracy Foose here 👉 www.drfoose.com

📧Connect with Therese (Tess) Connolly, LCSW, CCC here👇: [email protected]   Website: www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com

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