Scrambled: The Children‘s Mental Health Podcast

Episode 34 - ’Family Meetings’

Family meetings are a tool that can help kids and adults practice communication skills, conflict resolution, and effective expression of difficult emotions. 

Episode 33- ’Phobias’

In episode 33, Nikki and Chad discuss what a phobia is and what it's not, and what treatment might look like for someone with this type of anxiety disorder. 

Episode 32 - ’The Faces of Anxiety’

Anxiety can look very different from person to person and in children especially, anxiety can have a number of different faces. 

Episode 31 - ’What About Me?’

Episode 31 is a conversation about what happens when a child grows up with a sibling with a mental health condition.

Episode 30 - ’Getting Kids to Talk’

In their 30th episode, Nikki and Chad are joined by Dr. Rebecca Rolland, speech pathologist, Harvard lecturer, and author of 'The Art of Talking with Children' for a conversation about getting kids to talk.

Episode 29 - ’Unexpected Coping Skills Part 2’

For the final episode of their Back to School series, Chad and Nikki are joined by Chrissy Cox, a school principal, who explores the classroom practicality of the tips and strategies shared in episode 28, Unexpected Coping Skill, Part 1. 

Episode 28 - ’Unexpected Coping Skills Part 1’

In the third installment of their Back to School series, Nikki and Chad share simple, effective, and sometimes surprising strategies for coping with anxiety symptoms and discuss how these work and factors to consider when deciding which might be right for your child.

Episode 27 -’Dealing With Difficult People’

In part two of their Back to School series, Nikki and Chad unpack strategies to help kids deal with the difficult people they may encounter at school or in other areas of their lives.

Episode 26 - ’New Places and Faces’

The new school year will be here before you know it, and to help you prepare, Nikki and Chad will be doing a short Back to School series highlighting some of the most common challenges faced by anxious kids and their families each fall.

Episode 25 - ’Taking Anxiety on the Road’

Summer vacation season is in full swing, so for this episode, Nikki and Chad share tips for navigating childhood anxiety while traveling.