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Overpowering Emotions: Tools for Child & Teen Anxiety and Resilience
Dr. Caroline Buzanko
215 episodes
2 days ago
Practical, science-based strategies to help kids and teens manage anxiety, navigate big feelings, and build resilience.

Overpowering Emotions is the #1 resource for adults who want to confidently support children and teens through emotional challenges.

Children and teens today are struggling with more anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional intensity than ever before—and adults are desperate for tools that actually work. This podcast is here to change that.

Dr. Caroline gives you the knowledge and tools you need to support children and teens through anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and everyday challenges. Whether you’re a parent, educator, clinician, or caregiver, you’ll learn exactly what to do (and what not to do) right away to help young people feel calmer, braver, and more capable.

Each episode delivers:
• Clear, practical steps you can use immediately
• Expert interviews with leading psychologists and researchers
• Real-life examples that make complex concepts easy to understand
• Tools for emotional regulation, anxiety mastery, confidence-building, and resilience
• Effective approaches for home, school, and clinical settings

If you’ve ever wished for a trusted guide to help you navigate child and teen anxiety, emotional outbursts, and overwhelming emotions, you’ve just found it.

Subscribe now and join the movement to help the next generation thrive.

About Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Dr. Caroline is a psychologist, researcher, speaker, and internationally recognized expert in child and teen anxiety. With more than 25 years of experience supporting children, teens, and families, she is known for her ability to translate cutting-edge research into practical, compassionate strategies that make a meaningful impact.

In 2024, Dr. Caroline was honoured as Alberta’s Psychologist of the Year, a recognition that reflects her significant contributions to advancing child and youth mental health practices. Often called the “Yoda of anxiety,” she blends scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and real-world tools to help young people build confidence, emotional regulation, and lifelong resilience.
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Practical, science-based strategies to help kids and teens manage anxiety, navigate big feelings, and build resilience.

Overpowering Emotions is the #1 resource for adults who want to confidently support children and teens through emotional challenges.

Children and teens today are struggling with more anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional intensity than ever before—and adults are desperate for tools that actually work. This podcast is here to change that.

Dr. Caroline gives you the knowledge and tools you need to support children and teens through anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and everyday challenges. Whether you’re a parent, educator, clinician, or caregiver, you’ll learn exactly what to do (and what not to do) right away to help young people feel calmer, braver, and more capable.

Each episode delivers:
• Clear, practical steps you can use immediately
• Expert interviews with leading psychologists and researchers
• Real-life examples that make complex concepts easy to understand
• Tools for emotional regulation, anxiety mastery, confidence-building, and resilience
• Effective approaches for home, school, and clinical settings

If you’ve ever wished for a trusted guide to help you navigate child and teen anxiety, emotional outbursts, and overwhelming emotions, you’ve just found it.

Subscribe now and join the movement to help the next generation thrive.

About Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Dr. Caroline is a psychologist, researcher, speaker, and internationally recognized expert in child and teen anxiety. With more than 25 years of experience supporting children, teens, and families, she is known for her ability to translate cutting-edge research into practical, compassionate strategies that make a meaningful impact.

In 2024, Dr. Caroline was honoured as Alberta’s Psychologist of the Year, a recognition that reflects her significant contributions to advancing child and youth mental health practices. Often called the “Yoda of anxiety,” she blends scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and real-world tools to help young people build confidence, emotional regulation, and lifelong resilience.
Show more...
Parenting
Kids & Family
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205. Are kids melting down because they don’t have the right words?
Overpowering Emotions: Tools for Child & Teen Anxiety and Resilience
21 minutes 27 seconds
2 months ago
205. Are kids melting down because they don’t have the right words?

In this episode of Overpowering Emotions, Dr. Caroline zeroes in on emotional literacy as an essential foundation of all self-regulation. From everyday behaviours to big emotional outbursts, the ability to name and understand emotions changes everything.

 

Learn why kids often shut down, spiral, or explode when they don’t have the right words—and how to build their emotional vocabulary in ways that are playful, specific, and powerful.

 

You’ll walk away with real-world tools and creative strategies to support kids at every stage.

 

Learn what you need to help kids feel, name, and regulate emotions—so they can build confidence, connection, and resilience.

 

Homework Ideas & Resources

 

Daily Feelings Check-Ins

Using a visual, like a feelings wheel or emojis, ask:

·      How do you feel right now?

·      How do you know?

Resource: use the feels wheel, emotions list, or emojis in the emotional literacy resource book

 

Build an Emotion Word Wall

Start with basic categories (mad, sad, happy, scared). Then expand with synonyms and nuance (e.g., “annoyed,” “resentful,” “embarrassed,” “overwhelmed”). Ask kids to:

·      Sort words by intensity

·      Compare synonyms (What’s the difference between nervous and uneasy?)

·      Add new words they discover in books, music, or real life

 

Emotion Detective Journal

Each day, kids track:

·      One emotion they felt

·      What may have triggered it

·      What they noticed in their body, thoughts, and behaviour

·      What helped, what didn’t

This supports emotional tracking and self-awareness over time.

  

Check out the Emotional Literacy Resource to help you with each of these activities (https://korulearninginstitute.kit.com/emotionalliteracy) 

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Want to learn more about helping kids strengthen their emotion regulation skills and problem-solving brains while boosting their confidence, independence, and resilience? Check out my many training opportunities! https://drcarolinebuzanko.com/upcoming-events/

Overpowering Emotions: Tools for Child & Teen Anxiety and Resilience
Practical, science-based strategies to help kids and teens manage anxiety, navigate big feelings, and build resilience.

Overpowering Emotions is the #1 resource for adults who want to confidently support children and teens through emotional challenges.

Children and teens today are struggling with more anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional intensity than ever before—and adults are desperate for tools that actually work. This podcast is here to change that.

Dr. Caroline gives you the knowledge and tools you need to support children and teens through anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and everyday challenges. Whether you’re a parent, educator, clinician, or caregiver, you’ll learn exactly what to do (and what not to do) right away to help young people feel calmer, braver, and more capable.

Each episode delivers:
• Clear, practical steps you can use immediately
• Expert interviews with leading psychologists and researchers
• Real-life examples that make complex concepts easy to understand
• Tools for emotional regulation, anxiety mastery, confidence-building, and resilience
• Effective approaches for home, school, and clinical settings

If you’ve ever wished for a trusted guide to help you navigate child and teen anxiety, emotional outbursts, and overwhelming emotions, you’ve just found it.

Subscribe now and join the movement to help the next generation thrive.

About Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Dr. Caroline is a psychologist, researcher, speaker, and internationally recognized expert in child and teen anxiety. With more than 25 years of experience supporting children, teens, and families, she is known for her ability to translate cutting-edge research into practical, compassionate strategies that make a meaningful impact.

In 2024, Dr. Caroline was honoured as Alberta’s Psychologist of the Year, a recognition that reflects her significant contributions to advancing child and youth mental health practices. Often called the “Yoda of anxiety,” she blends scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and real-world tools to help young people build confidence, emotional regulation, and lifelong resilience.