Is your kid anxious or are you? This week we sit down with Dr. Anne Josephson, psychologist, mom of two, and founder of Uptown Psychology (NY & Florida), who specializes in high-achieving anxious kids and the parents raising them.

We get real about the fine line between supporting our kids and accommodating their anxiety into a bigger problem, how to tell anxiety apart from ADHD or OCD, why "overprotective parenting" might be creating kids who can't handle discomfort, and why burnout hits so much harder now that we're never truly "off the clock." Dr. Anne also gets vulnerable about losing her patience, tapping out, and practicing what she preaches (or not).

🎧 Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome back & meet Dr. Ann Josephson
01:16 – Life with a 4.5 and 2.5 year old (potty training included)
02:54 – Dr. Ann's path from special ed teacher to child psychologist
05:08 – Early anxiety red flags parents miss
07:58 – ADHD vs. anxiety vs. OCD — why it's so hard to tell apart
13:11 – When should a parent seek extra support?
16:08 – Inside PCIT & SPACE therapy protocols
20:15 – Overprotective parenting: are we raising incapable kids?
24:06 – Natural consequences vs. preventing every injury
25:15 – Anxious kids often mean anxious parents
27:07 – "Tapping out" and staying a united parenting front
31:59 – Why doing more feels like doing less
39:44 – Simple ways to reduce daily overwhelm
42:32 – Dr. Ann on ignoring her own advice sometimes
47:15 – When it's time to get professional help
48:55 – Where to find Dr. Ann & Uptown Psychology

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