Overpowering Emotions Podcast: Helping Children and Teens Manage Big Feels

By Dr. Caroline Buzanko

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Welcome to Overpowering Emotions with Dr. Caroline Buzanko, the podcast that empowers you to help children and teens master anxiety and other overwhelming emotions and boost their resilience.

Driven by a passion to help children and teens become masters over their anxiety and other overwhelming emotions, Dr. Caroline is here to guide you on a journey of strengthening courage and resilience. In each episode, she dives into insightful conversations, practical strategies, and expert interviews to equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to help children and teens navigate their big feelings and develop emotional mastery.

This podcast is your go-to resource. It's time to strengthen our collective ability to empower the younger generation. A focus on developing skills for long-term well-being is at the heart of each podcast episode.

About Dr. Caroline
Dr. Caroline is a psychologist, mother, public speaker, and the Yoda of anxiety. With over 25 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to supporting children, teens, and their families in enhancing their lives by strengthening confidence and resilience. Her expertise is also sought after by professionals and educators looking for effective training and approaches to optimally support the children they work with.

As an Assistant Professor at Athabasca University, Dr. Caroline expertly integrates evidence-based research with practical, actionable strategies. This unique approach ensures that her teachings are grounded in scientific evidence while remaining accessible and applicable to everyday situations. Through this blend of theory and practice, Dr. Caroline empowers her audience to apply these insights effectively in both clinical settings and daily interactions, significantly enhancing the outcomes for children and teens.

Episode Date
204. What’s the difference between emotions, feelings, affect, and moods? (And why does it matter?)
Aug 26, 2025
203. How can peer influence boost self-regulation in teens?
Aug 19, 2025
202. Are we ignoring the one thing that actually builds resilience?
Aug 12, 2025
201. What actually builds self-regulation in kids?
Aug 05, 2025
200. What if boredom is the emotional reset your child actually needs?
Jul 29, 2025
199. Why doesn’t “stop and think” work? And what should we do instead?
Jul 22, 2025
198. What if "laziness" is just missing skills?
Jul 15, 2025
197. What's the difference between self-control and self-regulation?
Jul 08, 2025
196. Are kids lazy—or just lacking a plan?
Jul 01, 2025
195. How can music help kids manage big emotions?
Jun 24, 2025
194. How can movement & problem-solving make kids feel better?
Jun 17, 2025
193. Are we giving kids the emotional tools they actually need?
Jun 10, 2025
192. Are we overlooking the basics of raising healthy, resilient kids?
Jun 03, 2025
191. What's wrong with telling kids, “Just Breathe?”
May 27, 2025
190. How can we help teens feel less alone?
May 20, 2025
189. Can writing help kids regulate better than talking?
May 13, 2025
188. Can touch regulate emotions better than words?
May 06, 2025
187. Are kids really manipulating us—or are we reinforcing their behaviour?
Apr 29, 2025
186. Why do kids resist help?
Apr 22, 2025
185. How can we help kids overcome the “I can’t” mentality?
Apr 15, 2025
184. Are you the thermostat or the thermometer in your kid’s life?
Apr 08, 2025
183. How do kids’ inner voices shape their confidence?
Mar 25, 2025
182. Are you making kids’ meltdowns worse without knowing it?
Mar 18, 2025
181. What’s the best way to help kids handle big feelings?
Mar 11, 2025
180. Are you challenging kids the RIGHT way? How to find their learning sweet spot
Mar 04, 2025
179. How do we raise resilient kids (even when life gets tough)?
Feb 25, 2025
178. Are we raising confident kids—or just keeping them (overly) safe?
Feb 18, 2025
177. How do we help kids feel loved and connected?
Feb 11, 2025
176. What’s the secret to turning chaos into calm?
Feb 04, 2025
175. How can kids manage their emotions in real-time?
Jan 28, 2025
174. How do emotions shape behaviour in kids?
Jan 21, 2025
173. Is kids' anxiety hiding in plain sight? And how do we help?
Jan 14, 2025
172. Why is Emotional Intelligence important and how do you know if kids have it?
Jan 07, 2025
171. How can we help kids set resilience goals?
Dec 31, 2024
170. How can strong relationships build lifelong resilience in kids?
Dec 24, 2024
169. How can we turn holiday chaos into resilience?
Dec 17, 2024
168. What is a key skill needed for emotional resilience? 2024 recap
Dec 10, 2024
167. Is focusing on kids feelings too much making things worse? Part 2
Dec 03, 2024
166. Is focusing on kids' feelings making things worse? Part 1
Nov 26, 2024
165. How can sounds help kids recognize and manage big emotions?
Nov 19, 2024
164. Is breaking up positive experiences they key to long-lasting joy?
Nov 12, 2024
163. How can structured activities boost emotional resilience?
Nov 05, 2024
162. Are we pushing kids to be perfectionists?
Oct 29, 2024
161. Are we accidentally teaching kids to be perfectionists?
Oct 22, 2024
160. How can kids master their emotions like pro athletes?
Oct 15, 2024
159. Are kids stuck in a perfectionist loop? Help them break free!
Oct 08, 2024
158. Is this the ONE thing sabotaging a child's mental health?
Oct 01, 2024
157. Beyond the Illusion: How can our kids find true resilience and well-being?
Sep 24, 2024
156. How can we handle school avoidance? Part 3
Sep 17, 2024
155. How can we handle school avoidance? Part 2
Sep 10, 2024
154. What do we do when kids refuse to go to school? Part 1
Sep 03, 2024
153. How do we manage separation anxiety?
Aug 27, 2024
152. How do we help manage kids back-to-school worries?
Aug 20, 2024
151. How do we help kids transition back to school successfully?
Aug 13, 2024
150. How can self-care boost kids’ resilience and how can you encourage it?
Aug 06, 2024
149. What strategies build resilient thinking in children?
Jul 30, 2024
148. How can kids turn anxiety into problem-solving power?
Jul 23, 2024
147. How can tailored wellness strategies enhance resilience in children and teens?
Jul 16, 2024
146. How can kids channel their inner Avengers to master emotional regulation?
Jul 09, 2024
145. How do internal cues help kids master their emotions?
Jul 02, 2024
144. Why is understanding emotions key to emotion regulation?
Jun 25, 2024
143. How can mindfulness, acceptance, and fear extinction create an anxiety-proof brain?
Jun 18, 2024
142. Why is acceptance so important to help kids master emotion regulation?
Jun 11, 2024
141. How do we help kids build self-awareness to master emotion regulation?
Jun 04, 2024
140. What is the most important core skill kids need to master emotion regulation?
May 28, 2024
139. What are the key stages of resilience and how can we navigate them?
May 21, 2024
138. How do family dynamics influence resilience?
May 07, 2024
137. How can a dialectical approach nurture family resilience?
Apr 30, 2024
136. How can mindful parenting transform emotional well-being and resilience?
Apr 24, 2024
135. Are you forgetting to care for yourself while caring for others?
Apr 16, 2024
134. How can letting children face consequences foster resilience?
Apr 09, 2024
133. Could our methods of teaching kids to regulate their emotions be doing more harm than good?
Apr 02, 2024
132. How can we teach kids to choose the right coping strategy to build resilience?
Mar 26, 2024
131. How can problem-focused coping enhance (or cripple) resilience?
Mar 19, 2024
130. What is emotion-focused coping and how can it enhance or cripple resilience and emotional wellness?
Mar 12, 2024
129. What are the foundations of building effective coping strategies in kids?
Mar 05, 2024
128. What are effective ways to promote our children’s emotional well-being?
Feb 27, 2024
127. How can we nurture Emotional Intelligence in children and teens?
Feb 20, 2024
126. What are the key competencies for emotional intelligence?
Feb 13, 2024
125. How does Emotional Intelligence shape children's resilience?
Feb 06, 2024
124. How can childhood adversity build resilience?
Jan 30, 2024
123. What are the key traits of resilient children?
Jan 23, 2024
122. What are the foundational building blocks of resilience?
Jan 16, 2024
121. What is resilience and why does it matter? Unpacking the true essence of resilience
Jan 09, 2024
120. How does conditional safety learning trap kids in anxiety?
Jan 05, 2024
119. How do safety behaviours reinforce anxiety?
Jan 04, 2024
118. Why does telling an anxious child to relax only make anxiety worse? Parent Traps Recast!
Jan 02, 2024
117. How do we embrace our life’s purpose?
Jan 01, 2024
115. How can we nurture emotional resilience in children during the holidays?
Dec 19, 2023
114. How can NVR move us beyond accommodations to empower anxious children and teens?
Dec 12, 2023
113. How do we manage anxiety escalation? Breaking the Extinction Burst
Dec 05, 2023
112. Are we enabling anxiety? Rethinking how we support anxious kids.
Nov 28, 2023
111. How are we talking fear into children? Exploring the Line Between Safety and Catastrophizing
Nov 21, 2023
110. How do we master emotions to enhance our lives?
Nov 14, 2023
109. How can parents find their joy and overcome emotional exhaustion to foster their & their children’s resilience? with special guest Dr. Iris Van Nespen
Nov 07, 2023
108. How can we capitalize on everyday situations and special events as a resilience building learning opportunity?
Oct 31, 2023
107. How can we harness the power of critical thinking for emotional balance? (Part 2)
Oct 24, 2023
106. How do we unlock the power of critical thinking in children and youth? (Part 1)
Oct 17, 2023
105. How do we manage performance anxiety? with Guest Expert Dr. Brice Willis
Oct 10, 2023
104. Best of: How do we manage separation anxiety?
Oct 03, 2023
103. How do we rethink time for well-being: For ourselves and our families? With Special Guest Jaimee Campanella
Sep 26, 2023
102. How do we manage school avoidance? Part 3: Empowering Students
Sep 19, 2023
101. How do we manage school avoidance? Part 2: Unpacking treatment
Sep 12, 2023
100. Best of: How do we manage school avoidance? Part 1: The foundation for success
Sep 05, 2023
99. How can Goal Setting unleash an academic edge?
Aug 29, 2023
98. How do we nurture academic success with parental engagement?
Aug 22, 2023
97. How do we nurture problem solving skills?
Aug 15, 2023
96. How do we establish healthy habits for our kids?
Aug 08, 2023
95. How do we help kids transition back to school successfully? (General tips)
Aug 01, 2023
94. How do we help kids manage back-to-school worries?
Jul 25, 2023
93. How do we minimize retraumatization and build resilience?
Jul 18, 2023
92. How can we foster resilience from prenatal to childhood experiences?
Jul 11, 2023
91. Nurturing Secure Connections: What is the Focus of Trauma Work Depending on Attachment Styles?
Jul 04, 2023
90. What's the Powerful Connection between Trauma and Attachment?
Jun 27, 2023
89. Why is the nervous system vital for managing trauma? Part 2: Window of Tolerance
Jun 20, 2023
88. Why is (understanding) the nervous system vital in managing anxiety and trauma?
Jun 13, 2023
87. Anxiety, Trauma, and Play with Angie Berrett
Jun 06, 2023
86. Anxiety and Trauma with Special Guest Patricia Morgan
May 30, 2023
85. How do you navigate anxiety and trauma? Part 2
May 23, 2023
84. How do you navigate anxiety and trauma? Part 1
May 16, 2023
83. Neurolinguistic Programming to treat anxiety, depression, and trauma with Dr. Tonia Winchester
May 09, 2023
82. Teen Depression and Suicide with Elliot Kallen
May 02, 2023
81. Anxiety and Suicidal Ideation with Jayne Wesler
Apr 25, 2023
80. What is the relationship between anxiety and depression connected (and how do we help kids manage)?
Apr 18, 2023
79. Anxiety and PDA: Unravelling the Complex Relationship (Part 2)
Apr 11, 2023
78. Anxiety and PDA: Unravelling the Complex Relationship (Part 1)
Apr 04, 2023
77. The Anxiety-Autism Connection: How to Manage Both? Part 2
Mar 28, 2023
76. The Anxiety-Autism Connection: How to Manage Both? (Part 1)
Mar 21, 2023
75. Differentiating ADHD & Autism Part 2 (RECAST)
Mar 14, 2023
74. Differentiating ADHD & Autism Part 1 (RECAST)
Mar 07, 2023
73. How do you fix ODD/anxiety? (Part 2)
Feb 28, 2023
72. Is ODD linked to anxiety?
Feb 21, 2023
71. How do we make the most of Valentine's with anxious kids?
Feb 14, 2023
70. Comorbidity Series: ADHD and anxiety (Part 2)
Feb 07, 2023
69. What is the link between ADHD & Anxiety? (Part 1)
Jan 31, 2023
68. Do anxious kids have sensory sensitivities? (And how do they affect each other?)
Jan 24, 2023
67. How do adults respond effectively to tics/OCD/anxiety? (It's all the same!)
Jan 17, 2023
66. What’s the difference between tics and tic-related OCD? (And what do we do about it?) Part 1
Jan 10, 2023
65. Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Effective Communication with Special Guest Hilary Sims
Jan 03, 2023
64. Recast! Intentionally Sprinkling Mindfulness as Parents (from Mindfulness Off the Cushion)
Dec 27, 2022
63. Mindfulness with Claudio Barrientos
Dec 20, 2022
62. How do we help kids who are afraid to pee in public?
Dec 13, 2022
61. Avoid putting too much pressure on kids with Dr. Christopher Thurber
Dec 06, 2022
60. How do we manage test anxiety (Part 2)
Nov 29, 2022
59. How do we manage test anxiety? Part 1
Nov 22, 2022
58. What makes a good IPP for anxiety?
Nov 15, 2022
57. How do we help kids manage social anxiety?
Nov 08, 2022
56. How can we embrace shyness as a strength? With Nadia Finer
Nov 01, 2022
55. Anxiety Detection & Social Media with Dr. Jon Gruda
Oct 25, 2022
54. How do you manage perfectionism? Part 2: Treatment
Oct 18, 2022
53. How do you manage perfectionism? Part 1
Oct 11, 2022
52. Special Episode BELIEVE IN PEOPLE (Recast)
Oct 04, 2022
51. How do we deal with school refusal? Part III: Individual Skills and Processes for Success
Sep 27, 2022
50. How do we deal with school refusal? Part II Treatment Considerations for Success
Sep 20, 2022
49. How do we deal with school refusal? Part 1
Sep 13, 2022
48. How do we manage separation anxiety?
Sep 06, 2022
47. Emotion Regulation Skill Building Part 9: Stress inoculation
Aug 30, 2022
46. Emotion Regulation Skill Building Part 8: Raising Self-Awareness of Behaviours
Aug 23, 2022
45. Emotion Regulation Skill Building: Awareness of the Physiological and Cognitive Aspects of Emotion
Aug 18, 2022
44. Emotion Regulation Skill Building Part 6: Appropriate Epectations & Supports
Aug 09, 2022
43. How do we build emotion regulation? With Dr. Hank Weisinger
Aug 02, 2022
42. How can we build children’s emotion regulation skills? Part 5: Responding in helpful ways to create safety
Jul 26, 2022
41. How can we build children’s emotion regulation skills? Part 4: What co-regulation looks like
Jul 19, 2022
40. How can we build children’s emotion regulation skills? Part 3: Modeling vulnerability and coping
Jul 12, 2022
39. How can we build children's emotion regulation skills? Part 2: Managing Parental Stress
Jul 05, 2022
38. How can we build children’s emotion regulation skills? Part 1: Systems
Jun 28, 2022
37. Why is a child in therapy on their own a problem?
Jun 21, 2022
36. Why does resilience need opportunity?
Jun 14, 2022
35. How do we promote kids' bravery? With Dr. Todd Kashdan
Jun 07, 2022
34. What should we tell children about tragic events (including recent school shootings)?
May 31, 2022
33. Hoarding Disorder Part3: Relapse Prevention
May 24, 2022
32. Hoarding Disorder Part 2: Intervention!
May 17, 2022
31. How do we manage hoarding? Part I
May 10, 2022
30. How to build resilience?
May 03, 2022
29. How do we manage our kids' screentime?
Apr 26, 2022
28. Do screens affect anxiety?
Apr 19, 2022
27. What are the most important things parents can do to help their anxious children? With Special Guest
Apr 12, 2022
26. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Integrating Mindfulness, Fear extinction, and Acceptance
Apr 05, 2022
25. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Acceptance
Mar 29, 2022
24. Special Episode! Helping Anxious Children
Mar 22, 2022
23. How can exercise enhance fear extinction (and improve the brain's resistance to anxiety)?
Mar 15, 2022
22. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Fear Extinction
Mar 08, 2022
21. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Mindfulness
Mar 01, 2022
20. How to make the brain resistant to anxiety: Awareness
Feb 22, 2022
19. Does sleep affect anxiety?
Feb 15, 2022
18. How do you deal with brain-triggered anxiety?
Feb 08, 2022
17. What is the difference between the amygdala and the cortex in anxiety?
Feb 01, 2022
16. Does anxiety damage the brain?
Jan 25, 2022
15. How does the brain affect anxiety?
Jan 18, 2022
14. What is relaxation-induced anxiety?
Jan 11, 2022
13. Why does telling an anxious child to relax only make anxiety worse?
Jan 04, 2022
12. What are conditioned safety behaviours and how to avoid them?
Dec 21, 2021
11. What are safety behaviours and how do they make anxiety worse?
Dec 14, 2021
10. How do we get stressed by trying to be happy?
Dec 07, 2021
9. How does trying to make kids feel better make their anxiety worse?
Nov 30, 2021
8. How can do we address Imposter Phenomenon?
Nov 24, 2021
7. How do adults make kids' anxiety worse?
Nov 16, 2021
6. What is stressing out our kids?
Nov 09, 2021
5. Why aren't anxious kids getting the help they need?
Nov 02, 2021
4. Worry vs. Anxiety: What's the Difference?
Oct 25, 2021
3. (RECAST) Recommendations for Effective Psychoeducational Assesments
Oct 19, 2021
2. (RECAST) Parent Experiences of Their Child's Assessment Process: Everything You Need to Know for Your Own Practice
Oct 12, 2021
1. The Beginning
Oct 09, 2021