Anxiety and Executive Function: Brain-friendly strategies with Kristen Stuppy, Ep 82

About this episode

Kristen Stuppy shares brain-friendly strategies for managing anxiety and executive function challenges.

Team, Have you ever tried to think clearly with super loud, distracting sounds going on? That's a good analogy for using executive function when your anxiety is high. It's just plain harder. Our guest this week, Kristen Stuppy, is a pediatrician and ADHD advocate. She shares simple tips for managing anxiety in ways that are brain-friendly and doable. I really enjoyed my time with Kristen, and I think you will, too. All my love, Sarah PS I just wrote a Psychology Today piece about emotional regulation and executive function. From the show: Goblin Tools TEACH Me ADHD Find Kristen at: LinkedIn Blog More about Kristen: Kristen Stuppy, MD is a pediatrician with more than 25 years of experience caring for families in Overland Park, Kansas. Her personal journey with ADHD, both as a parent and through her own late diagnosis, fuels her commitment to educating and empowering kids, teens, and parents with practical, compassionate support. Since 2012, Kristen has volunteered with ADHDKC, the Kansas City Metro chapter of CHADD, serving in many roles but especially enjoying her work with ADHDKCTeen. During the pandemic, she launched monthly virtual sessions to help teens understand their ADHD…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Kesty

Guest: Kristen Stuppy

Topics covered

• anxiety
• executive function
• ADHD
• pediatric care
• mental health
• emotional regulation

Keywords

• anxiety
• executive function
• ADHD
• pediatrician
• mental health
• emotional regulation
• brain-friendly strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ADHDKC, CHADD, Psychology Today

Places: Overland Park, Kansas

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