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Questions about anxiety #13: Female anxieties about friendship groups and fitting in?
Apologies for the blog hole – life intervened. I acquired a fourth grandson and, as with all my grandchildren, it wasn’t plain sailing. But all
Questions about anxiety #12: Will older students talk about worries as openly as younger ones?
I’m gradually getting through the questions you asked before the publication of No Worries! You are welcome to ask more at any time. You can
Questions about anxiety #11: How can anxiety be a superpower?
I had to answer this super-inspirational question from a reader today because today is publication day for No Worries – how to deal with teenage
Questions about anxiety #10: Breaking down anxiety about anxiety
I’m answering a complex question on anxiety from a reader who works in a school, as many of you do. Karen said: “A lot of
HappySelf – Parent Guide to Anxiety
I was delighted to write The Parent Guide to Anxiety for HappySelf a while back. And I am sharing it again with you now, to
Questions about anxiety #9: How can I tell when anxiety is an illness or not?
This is an incredibly important question. Possibly the most important question that No Worries tries to address. I’m answering it here as succinctly as I
Questions about anxiety #8: Is increased anxiety still a result of Covid?
A few of your recent questions referred to an increase in anxiety in school-aged people over the last couple of years. Vicky has been working
Adults are the cabin crew for young people’s anxiety
I talk about this often in my talks for parents and teachers but I realised recently that I haven’t written about it. Time to put
Questions about anxiety #5 #6 #7: Anxiety in school – how to tackle it
You’ve been asking me questions about anxiety and I’ve been answering. Here are my answers so far Question 1: How is teenage anxiety different? Question
Questions about anxiety #4: How can I manage anxiety during holidays?
Recently, I asked you to ask me questions about anxiety and promised to answer them on my blog. You’ve asked me lots of great questions,
Questions about anxiety #3 – Top tip for a teenager suffering anxiety
This is the third in a series where I answer your questions on the topic of anxiety and how we can best help the young
Questions about anxiety – #2 – Is anxiety new or different these days?
This is the second in my series answering your questions about teenage anxiety. You can ask a question, too. If you do that here, you