Facing Fear and Anxiety, with Kendra Read

Fear and anxiety are natural emotions. Dr. Kenda Read, Director of Anxiety Programs at Seattle Children’s, explains that she no longer teaches relaxation techniques because she doesn’t want children using them during exposure therapy.

Instead, she wants children to learn what anxiety feels like in their body so they can experience the feeling and learn that it will end.

Listen below for her perspective on riding the wave of anxiety.

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