217: Calming Teenage Anxiety – What’s A Parent To Do?

217: Calming Teenage Anxiety – What’s A Parent To Do?

From Parenting The Adlerian Way by Alyson Schafer

March 30, 2026 · 37 min

About this episode

Sophia Galano discusses her book on managing teenage anxiety and offers insights for parents.

Sophia Galano has been providing therapy to teens and their families since 2015. In this episode, we discussed her book “Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry”. Sophia helps unpack the Gen Z anxiety effect, and how parents can find the messy middle between supporting but not enabling their anxious teen. Sophia is a big believer in helping youth develop skills and abilities to manage their emotions and to discover and challenge their thinking traps. Check out the podcast to get more of her useful tools.  You can find Sophia on social media here:  https://www.instagram.com/sophiavale_galano/ And purchase her book here:   Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry."   ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the # 1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to hello@alysonschafer.com and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf. Hosted on Acast. See…

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