Anxious Girls Can Learn to Tame Rumination

<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p>Help girls understand why they ruminate and learn tools to handle it and their anxiety</p> <p><strong>Ruminating, i.e., making mountains out of molehills, causes much anxiety in girls & can be tamed with awareness & tools</strong></p> <p>Dr. Jordan shares real stories from six girls whose life experiences have triggered them to ruminate worst-case fears that overwhelm them</p> <p>Dr. Jordan explains how the female brain is wired to ruminate and some evolutionary reasons why that may be true.</p> <p>Rumination can be positive if used to learn from experiences and to gain courage and confidence from overcoming adversity.</p> <p>Ruminating worst-case causes girls to create mountains out of molehills resulting in anxiety, stress, and feeling overwhelmed.</p> <p> </p> <p>Demystifying anxiety and rumination can take a lot of the energy out of it for girls</p> <p> </p> <p>Tools to catch and switch out of ruminating: bring yourself to the present moment with breath work and focusing on one sense at a time; creating mantras to switch out of anxious thinking, doing a reality check</p> <p>Dr. Jordan stresses the importance of parents watching their own anxiety and energy around their daughter’s emotions so their daughter feels their support and confidence in them</p> <p> </p> <p>Contact Dr. Jordan: <a href= "http://www.drtimjordan.com">www.drtimjordan.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>For more information about teaching girls about their self-talk and in handling their anxiety, check out Dr. Jordan’s online course<a href= "https://drtimjordan.teachable.com/p/parenting-girls">, <strong>Parenting girls: The challenges girls face today with their feelings and friends and what they need</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>