Calm and Connected Podcast

Feb 20 2025 100 ep. 18 mins 87
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Calm and Connected is created by Janine Halloran, an experienced counselor and mom. Janine gives quick tips and helpful information about coping skills and play

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Lessons Learned from Stardew Valley

Feb 20 2025 10 mins  
Sometimes it's some of the simple things in your day to day like a game you like to play that remind you of a few strategies and values in life that are helpful to keep you going. In this episode, Janine speaks about the game Stardew Valley and the reminders of life lessons that she holds and was reminded of from playing this video game. She speaks about: Building up Resilience

Fun with Feelings Identification

Jan 30 2025 10 mins  
When you label your feelings, it can help you regulate your emotions better. How do you explore feelings with your child in a fun way? One of the ways to explore this with your child is via reading a story. So why not head to your local library and check out one of the following feeling focused books: The Color Monster Big Feelings Lizzy’s Ups and Downs Other strategies whic

Helping Teens with Stress: An Interview with Dr. Chinwé Williams

Jan 09 2025 38 mins  
Every child needs 3 to 5 people to be part of their orbit to help shape their world and will have a significant influence on them. Whatever role you have, you could be that key person in a teenager’s life to discuss the more stressful moments in their lives. There are signs and symptoms we can look out for in our teenagers. Stress is a normal reaction for anybody in different sit

Coping Skills Spotlight: Take a Mini Mental Vacation

Dec 19 2024 8 mins  
Today, I’m highlighting one of my favorite coping skills to use: Take a mini mental vacation wherever you are. You’ll hear an example of what a mini mental vacation can look like and how to practice this method. This is a coping skill that is in the Coping Skills for Teens Workbook. I’m excited to share that I’ve recently recorded and launched the audiobook version of the

Overcoming Social Anxiety from Childhood to Adulthood: An Interview with Natasha Daniels

Dec 05 2024 24 mins  
What is social anxiety and how big an impact does this have for a child and the difference for an adult? How can you tell the difference between social anxiety and being an introvert? These are just some of the questions Janine speaks about with Natasha Daniels as she also talks about her memoir Out of My Shell. They also speak about: What the definition of Social Anxiety actuall

The Power of Independent Play: An Interview with Lenore Skenazy

Oct 24 2024 37 mins  
CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 166 How do you encourage your kids to be more independent? When do you as a parent step back to give them the space to step up? Lenore Skenazy joins Janine today to discuss some of these questions. They discuss: The importance of play and how it relieves stress Bodily reaction to fear and avoidance to fear Playing across mixed age groups The skil

Becoming a Tech-Intentional Family with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant

Oct 03 2024 31 mins  
CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 165 What does it mean to be a tech intentional family? Now phones, ipads and other forms of technology are in most areas of life. There’s no size that fits all and what works for you and your family will look so different to your next door neighbor and the other parents you meet at the school gate. So where do you begin? In today’s episode Janine

Three Playful and Creative Ways to Explore Coping Skills with Kids

Sep 19 2024 8 mins  
Play is such a powerful way for kids you learn ANYTHING including coping skills. Games can also be a way to help us learn and identify the feelings we have. Plus being a lot of fun along the way! In this episode Janine discusses 3 specific examples: Playing Jenga® - The use of jenga as a way of discussing feelings or getting to know you or your child better Make your own board

Building Friendships and Social Skills with Caroline Maguire, PCC, M.Ed.

Sep 05 2024 31 mins  
Friendships are such a wonderful and special part of life. From memory making to going through the highs and lows with your peers makes life so much richer. As a child, learning social skills and how friendships fit is a huge learning curve as they go through their childhood and find their ‘people’. As a parent, how do you connect and how do you teach your kids basic social ski

Replay: Processing Strategies for Adults

Aug 22 2024 11 mins  
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘gratitude’? Is gratitude something you display or practice each day? Practicing and looking for what’s gone well in the day is a great routine to get into in order to get past the tougher moments. In this episode we discuss: What emotions we display when we aren’t practicing gratitude Saying the things we’re grateful for ou