Optimal Relationships Daily

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2277: Allison Carmen shares her childhood experience of growing up in a seemingly idyllic environment overshadowed by discussions of world events at the dinner table. Reflecting on the impact of these conversations on her anxiety, she discusses the challenge of educating her own children about the world's dangers while providing them with tools to build emotional resilience and optimism in uncertain times. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gift-maybe/201802/if-the-world-is-scary-how-can-our-children-not-be-scared Quotes to ponder: "I never told my parents how I was feeling. Instead I held it all in and became - a worrier." "My children, like all children in the United States, are now exposed through social media from the minute they wake up until they go to sleep to stories of new types of terrorism,