S1 E5 | From Tantrums to Tension: Understanding Anxiety at Every Stage

Clinginess at 4. Stomachaches at 9. Avoidance at 13. Shutdown at 17. These aren’t different problems — they’re anxiety showing up in different ways across development. In this episode, Sandy and Jess trace anxiety across the full span of childhood and adolescence, get honest about the instinct that makes anxiety worse: protecting kids from the thing that’s making them anxious, and offers caregivers strategies for when their own anxiety kicks in.