#48 Understanding What’s Beneath Stress, Anxiety, and Teen Behavior with Dan Fox

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host and today’s well source is Dan Fox. Dan has spent over 25 years working with adolescents and their families as they navigate the ups and downs of growing up. He’s been a high school teacher, summer camp director, school counselor, and the director of September High School—so he really understands teens from the inside out. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Dan brings that experience into his work with families, grounded in the belief that there is hope for teens and real relief for parents. He works with adolescents, young adults, couples, and families, and supports schools and organizations through workshops and parent coaching as well. Dan also has a podcast called Therapy Dudes with Andre Karkamaz. They put the fun back in dysfunctional as they talk about how to navigate your inner and outer world to move forward in life. In this podcast, we talk about: The cumulative effect of anxiety on our nervous systems. Being attuned to our kids. Being intentional about our relationship with our children, including the tone we set with them. Interacting with your children differently as they move from childhood to adolescence. Fueling more than steering our teens. Strategies to regulate yourself - stay centered or recenter. Training ourselves to react to negative energy differently - not taking it personally. Handling situations that you feel have crossed the line. Repairing the relationship when things haven’t gone as well as you would have liked. Owning your own stuff without making it transactional - i.e., expecting something from the other person. Resources: Website : Boulder Psychological Services Podcast : Therapy Dudes with Dan Fox and Andre Karkamaz 10 Annual Reducing Stress & Anxiety Conference: Fostering Resilience & Wellbeing at Every Stage of Parenting

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This episode is 41:04 long.

This episode was published on Jan 26, 2026.

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