Scrambled: The Children‘s Mental Health Podcast

Chad Douglas & Nikki Shields

Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma: Children are impacted by all of these and more. Scrambled: The Children’s Mental Health Podcast is here to normalize talking about mental health and provide listeners with psychoeducation about children’s mental health. Hosted by a former television broadcaster and father alongside a therapist and mom, you will hear relatable discussion, learn about mental health, receive recommendations and tips, and enjoy guest interviews with families who have or are living with childhood mental health issues read less

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Episode 72 - 'No,You Are Not Ruining Your Children'

Episode 72 - 'No,You Are Not Ruining Your Children'

Nikki and Chad discuss strategies parents can use to build resilience against the impact of life’s typical challenges, or in other words, “How Not to Ruin Your Kids in 10 Easy Steps.”

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Episode 72 - 'No,You Are Not Ruining Your Children'

Episode 72 - 'No,You Are Not Ruining Your Children'

Nikki and Chad discuss strategies parents can use to build resilience against the impact of life’s typical challenges, or in other words, “How Not to Ruin Your Kids in 10 Easy Steps.”

Episode 71 - 'Parenting a Sibling of Trauma'

Episode 71 - 'Parenting a Sibling of Trauma'

Nikki and Chad are joined by Nicole Wheatley, whose youngest child was diagnosed with brain cancer when her eldest daughter was just 3 years old. Tune in for a conversation about raising the siblings of children who have experienced trauma.

Episode 70 - 'Inherited Trauma'

Episode 70 - 'Inherited Trauma'

Justin Black, co-author and co-founder of Redefining Normal, joins Chad and Nikki for a conversation about generational trauma.

Episode 69 - 'ACES: Adverse Childhood Experiences'

Episode 69 - 'ACES: Adverse Childhood Experiences'

Nikki and Chad discuss the Adverse Childhood Experiences study from 1994, exploring the potential impact of ACEs on long term health and well-being.

Episode 68 - 'Healing From Trauma'

Episode 68 - 'Healing From Trauma'

Three time returning guest, Dr. Jessica Patel, Clinical Child Psychologist, joins Chad and Nikki to discuss treatment options for childhood trauma.

Episode 67 - 'How Trauma Shows up in Children'

Episode 67 - 'How Trauma Shows up in Children'

Dr. Jessica Patel, Child Clinical Psychologist, returns to Scrambled to discuss the many ways trauma can manifest in children.

Episode 66 - 'Coping Skills for Parents'

Episode 66 - 'Coping Skills for Parents'

Nikki and Chad share tips for coping with meltdowns and other parenting challenges.

Episode 65 - ’Trauma 101’

Episode 65 - ’Trauma 101’

Delving into the profound topic of trauma, Chad and Nikki embark on a thoughtful exploration by providing foundational insights into trauma and related disorders.

Episode 64 - ’Taking Care of Business’

Episode 64 - ’Taking Care of Business’

Mandy Harvey, Speaker and Trauma Healer, joins Nikki and Chad to start a conversation about trauma that will continue into several future episodes in 2024.

Episode 63 - ’Giving the Gift of Self-Esteem’

Episode 63 - ’Giving the Gift of Self-Esteem’

In the last episode of 2023, Chad and Nikki talk about self-esteem development in children. They share tips for helping the kids in your life build a healthy and stable view of themselves, one of the best gifts you can give!

Episode 62 - ’Look Who’s Talking: Music for the Mind’

Episode 62 - ’Look Who’s Talking: Music for the Mind’

In this Look Who’s Talking Episode, Nikki and Chad are joined by Brian Kroening and Tom Fugelburg, two dads from Minneapolis making music for mental health. Tom and Brian share how they joined forces to create a musical movement for children’s mental health. To sign up for their newsletter, visit seeking-permssion.com.

Episdoe 61 - ’When is it OK to Lie to Your Children?’

Episdoe 61 - ’When is it OK to Lie to Your Children?’

In an episode relevant to parents with kids of all ages, Nikki and Chad discuss lying. More specifically, are there times that lying to your kids is okay?

Episode 60 - ’Having Difficult Conversations with Children’

Episode 60 - ’Having Difficult Conversations with Children’

Chad and Nikki are joined by Sara Olsher, children’s book author and illustrator and founder of Mighty and Bright, for a conversation about how to talk to kids about heavy subjects like divorce, cancer, and death.

Episode 59 - ’ADHD Treatments’

Episode 59 - ’ADHD Treatments’

In this third and final episode of our ADHD series, Dr. Tanya Royster returns to the conversation with the most current information about how psychiatry treats ADHD in children as well as a few non-medication treatment options that can help kids and families.

Episode 58 -’Diagnosing ADHD’

Episode 58 -’Diagnosing ADHD’

In the second installment of our ADHD mini-series, Dr. Tanya Royster returns to talk with Nikki and Chad about the process of diagnosing ADHD and the implications for this mental health disorder for kids and families.

Episode 57 - ’ADHD Explained’

Episode 57 - ’ADHD Explained’

In part 1 of a 3 part series, Chad and Nikki are joined by psychiatrist Dr.Tanya Royster who explains what ADHD is and is not, along with tips for recognizing the three different types of this disorder in kids.

Episode 56 - ’Does Anxiety Look Different Between Boys and Girls?’

Episode 56 - ’Does Anxiety Look Different Between Boys and Girls?’

We've talked before how anxiety can be a shapeshifter, but initially, does it show up different in boys and girls and is it easy to spot?

Episode 55 - ’How to Quickly De-escalate a Child’

Episode 55 - ’How to Quickly De-escalate a Child’

With the foundation for healthy coping discussed in the last episode, Chad and Nikki move on to quick ways for parents, and other adults, to de-escalate anxious, frustrated, or otherwise dis-regulated kids at home or school.

Episode 54 - ’Simple Coping Skills for Back to School.

Episode 54 - ’Simple Coping Skills for Back to School.

It's back to school time, and Nikki and Chad do a deep dive into what it takes to have effective coping skills and share a couple simple-to-use coping skills to try as we face back to school anxiety or stress.

Episode 53 -’Fight Back’

Episode 53 -’Fight Back’

Scrambled welcomes Mike Oglesbee, author, coach, and hypnotherapist for Episode 53. Chad and Nikki explore alternative approaches to treating mental health symptoms while showcasing the work Mike is doing to help others.