Health Anxiety w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT (Rebroadcast)

So many of us have experienced trauma related to our children’s health and safety. So, it’s no wonder that we get thrown into a frenzy and our adrenaline pumps anytime our child gets sick or seems off in some way. Our bodies anticipate danger and additional traumatic events even if we logically know they are safe, or we don’t have enough information to conclude anything yet, or that situations are different now. In this episode, rare mom and LMFT Amanda Griffith-Atkins and I discuss ways that we have experienced health anxiety as well as what is happening on a psychological level. We also talk about the similar stress-response we experience in anticipation for specialist appointments. She shares ways we can cope with these trauma responses and teaches us to give ourselves generous helpings of self-compassion. *This is a rebroadcast of one of my favorite episodes of The Rare Life for you to listen to while we work on production for season 8, coming in August! If you’d like to discuss this episode with other members of The Rare Life community, we’ll be holding two different meetings run by our amazing group facilitators every Tuesday at 8pm in PST &CST. Fill out our contact form to get the Skype link each week!*   Links: Sign up to get an invitation for our community discussions every Tuesday during the off-season! Check out our sponsor Aeroflow Urology  for incontinence supplies. Follow Amanda’s Instagram account. Check out Amanda’s therapist directory. Follow Madeline on Instagram. Join the Facebook group Parents of Children with Rare Conditions. Donate to the podcast via Buy Me a Coffee. Contact me about sponsoring the podcast. Follow the Facebook page. Access the transcript on the website here. And if you love this podcast, please leave us a rating or review in your favorite podcast app!