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July 28, 2023 52 mins

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Today I’m joined by Dr. Ashley Miller as we talk emotion-focused parenting and her book What to Say to Kids when Nothing Seems to Work.

Dr. Ashley Miller is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and family therapist at BC Children’s Hospital with 15 years experience and is also the mother of a teen and a tween. She runs groups for youth with depression and for parents of youth with mental health challenges. Dr. Miller is also the co-author of the book What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers.

Highlights
-       How families are coping with COVID-19
-       Mental health professionals managing COVID
-       What led to the creation of her book and what sets it apart from other parenting books
-       Emotion Focused Family Therapy
-       The Do-over and the value of therapeutic apologies
-       The role of reassurance in anxiety and sadness
-       Parental involvement in children’s mental health treatment

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Dr. Ashley MIller
Twitter: @ashleypmiller
Instagram: drashleymiller
Website: www.what2say2kids.org

Dr. Tamara
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tamara@thesecurechild.com
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What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers. By Adele Lafrance PhD and Ashley Miller MD
https://www.routledge.com/What-to-Say-to-Kids-When-Nothing-Seems-to-Work-A-Practical/Lafrance-Miller/p/book/9781138344631

Emotion-Focused Family Therapy https://www.emotionfocusedfamilytherapy.org/

Dr. Bruce Perry’s Talk with Oprah about COVID-19
https://www.neurosequential.com/covid-19-resources

We Need To Talk About Another Pandemic Mental Health Crisis: Therapist Burnout By Dr. Jessi Gold
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicagold/2021/01/19/we-need-to-talk-about-another-pandemic-mental-health-crisis-therapist-burnout/?sh=579669114d18

How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk
https://www.amazon.ca/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/1451663889

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