21. Body-Based Anxiety vs. Thought-Based Anxiety (Part 1) through A Sensory Emotional Lens

Historically, the mind and body have been thought of as two different things that are not connected. In the recent decade, this has been challenged, and more and more professionals are recognizing that there is a clear connection between the two. Michele and Laura are ready to explore this idea further in the realm of anxiety assessment and treatment using a sensory emotional lens.  In this episode you’ll discover: What is body-based anxiety? What is  thought-based anxiety, and how to recognize both in your children How body based and thought based anxiety overlap and lead to one another  The interconnection of sensation, thoughts, feelings, actions Why we can use movement and sensation experiences to help with anxiety Join our community! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesensoryemotional_ot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatkidsplace/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreatKidsPlace/ Want more resources? Please visit our blog: https://greatkidsplace.com/category/blog/ and https://sensoryemotional.org/ About Michele Parkins MS, OTR/L IMH-E® Founder & Director, Great Kids Place  Founder, Sensory Emotional Engagement Model™ Michele is an Occupational Therapist endorsed as an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist. She specializes in working with children and families with Sensory Processing and Integration Disorders and challenges in social-emotional development. She is also a parent of two sensory kids. She works and lives sensational kids! Michele is a fellow of Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, OTR, and the Sensory Treatment and Research Institute faculty.   Michele is passionate about working with families and other therapists and continues to do so as a clinician and educator. She educates therapists from all over the country and world and continues to provide consultation to schools on treatment for sensory processing disorder. Michele has co-authored a chapter in the 3rd edition of Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice, the textbook for sensory evaluation and treatment, alongside world-renowned pioneers in the field, and is currently writing a parenting book and children’s books to support parents and families in understanding the impact of sensory processing differences on social emotional capacities including family dynamics and relationships and day to day routines and activities. She hopes to help everyone - children and adults- understand their Sensory Emotional Personality™ style and ways to find strength and joy within them.  Laura Baldwin, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP Licensed Professional Counselor, Social-Emotional Development Coach, Great Kids Place Laura is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Social-Emotional Development Coach at Great Kids Place. She is a steadfast advocate for developmentally appropriate interventions that improve the physical, psychological, social, and emotional well-being of another person. Laura holds a master’s degree in Clinical and School Counseling, and for over 20 years, she has provided support and services to individuals with social-emotional and developmental needs in school and private settings. With Great Kids Place’s Sensory-Emotional Engagement Model™ as her foundation, she demonstrates advanced knowledge in the areas of pediatric mental health, child development, neurodivergent populations (ADHD, Autism, gifted, highly sensitive, etc.), sensory processing differences, visual-spatial capacities, parent coaching, family support, attachment theories, developmental and behavioral assessments, social skills, DIR® Floortime™, and Crisis Prevention and Safety Care Interventions. In addition, she is a Reflective Supervision and Consultation Provider certified through the NJ Infant Mental Health Association, with a goal to support other professionals in their relationship-based work with children and families.