08/24/2025
It’s SELECTION SUNDAY 🎉🙌 The day you GET IN THE CLUB & SELECT YOUR CLASSES for the week. Let’s goooo! 💪🔥
Just gotta say… I love hanging out with you all on Saturdays. Seriously, it’s such a good mix — early morning soccer and basketball, a little bit of learning about anxiety/parenting/life stuff in the middle, and then something fun for the kids to wrap up the day. Doesn’t get much better.
Some HIGHLIGHTS of THIS WEEK’S POPPIN CLASSES:
* MOMS – Every weekday morning. Moms talking about mom stuff. It’s a vibe.
* SOCCER MENTALS – My favorite Saturday kick-off. These kids are gritty, determined, and honestly motivate me every single week.
* VOMIT– Yep, vomit season is almost here 😅. We’ve got all you emotophobics covered.
* BEDTIME WARS – Brand new! For every parent who’s ever had to battle a kid at bedtime (aka ALL of us).
* HARD THINGS – Another new one this week. Come hang if you want to level up your grit.
THIS WEEK’S CLASSES 👉 midwestanxiety.com/classes
MOMS: 8/25-8/29 FROM 9:00AM-9:30AM
Are you an exhausted mom who is "at my wits end?" Not sure what to do to get your kid out of bed, "eat right," go to school, and all the other kagillion things moms have to do!!! MOMS NEED HELP TOO!!! Join other exhausted moms weekday (Monday-Friday) mornings from 9:00am-9:30am to discuss ways to do more than "just get through the day.” Sorry Dads & Kids! This is for OnlyMoms.
✨ THIS WEEK’S MOMS TOPICS ✨
👩👩👧 Mon 8/25 – It’s TOUGH being a MOM & a WIFE. Let’s talk about the #1 thing you actually need to do to be good at BOTH (spoiler: it’s NOT what you think).
🤒 Tue 8/26 – When is your kid “sick” enough to stay home? And how do we tell the difference between anxiety sick and actually sick?
🎨 Wed 8/27 – Kids need at least 3 hobbies. Here’s what happens if you DON’T push your low-energy kid… 👀
📆 Thu 8/28 – You’ve got 18 years to get your kid ready to be an adult. Here’s what to focus on each year to get them there.
😷 Fri 8/29 – Kid scared of getting sick? Sometimes just the thought makes them feel sick. Let’s talk about how to handle it.
MIDWEST ANXIETY RUN CLUB: SATURDAY 8/16 FROM 7:00AM-8:30AM
The Midwest Anxiety Run Club does not care how long you can run. How fast you can run. Nah. We aint bout those stats. We bout that heart and will. Life is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. Excited for you to join us on our walks, jogs, and runs, whatever you do to push yourself past your emotional and physical comfort zone.
SOCCER MENTALS: SATURDAY 8/16 FROM 9:00AM-10:00AM
Join us to learn Soccer Mentals like focus, resilience, and self-belief under extreme pressured practice and training. Soccer Mentals are for those players who want to train harder than ever before to have the most positive, resilient mindset on and off the field.
BASKETBALL MENTALS: SATURDAY 8/16 FROM 10:15AM-11:15AM
Join us to learn Basketball Mentals like focus, resilience, and self-belief under extreme pressured practice and training. Basketball Mentals are for those ballers who want to train harder than ever before to have the most positive, resilient mindset on and off the court.
ELITE ATHLETES: SATURDAY 8/16 FROM 10:00AM-11:00AM
Bottom of the 9th. Two outs. 4th and Goal. Stoppage Time. These are the moments when ELITE ATHLETES rise. Elite Athletes are the 1% of the 1%. They don’t just play harder — they train different, think different, live different. This life? Most people wouldn’t understand. BUT YOU DO. Because you’re not like the rest. You’re built for the spotlight. For pressure. For greatness. Elite Athletes is more than a name — it’s a mindset, a lifestyle, and a rare club. And this club isn’t for everyone. Only for the few chasing D1 or the Professional Leagues. The few built for the next level. The few who want to surround themselves with others just like them
BACK 2 SCHOOL: SATURDAY 8/16 FROM 12:00PM-1:00PM
Back 2 School will help parents understand how to help their anxious child transition back to school. We will discuss the "morning routine," what to do if your child refuses school, and many other challenges that your child may have with returning to school. Parents will also have an opportunity to ask “What do I do when….” questions.
SCHOOL REFUSAL CAMP: SATURDAY 8/16 FROM 1:00PM-2:00PM
School Refusal Camp is an 8 week class that will help school refusal parents step back, determine the reasons for their child's school refusal behaviors, and develop a step-by-step parenting plan to encourage your child to stay in school all day, everyday. Go to School Refusal Camp to make next school year the best school year ever!
KISS & GO: SATURDAY 8/16 FROM 2:00PM-3:00PM
Is your child having trouble getting out of the car at school drop off? Do you or school staff "have" to walk your child inside the school or do anything else to help your child feel comfortable before or during school? Do you wish you could just Kiss and Go? If so, join us as we discuss a Kiss & Go drop off protocol to help you separate from your child at school drop off with confidence and love.
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FUTURE THERAPISTS, SATURDAY 8/30 FROM 2:00PM-3:00PM
Future Therapists introduces high school students to the world of therapy and mental health careers. Through meetings, students explore what it means to be a therapist, learn foundational counseling skills like active listening and empathy, and gain insight into different mental health professions such as counseling, social work, psychology, and psychiatry.
VOMIT: SATURDAY 8/30 FROM 2:00PM-3:00PM
The "V" word. VOMIT. The fear of vomiting is one of the most common phobias. Managing the fear of vomiting can be difficult because just the thought of vomiting can make people feel queasy. In turn, it is difficult for anxious people to determine if this queasy feeling is a result of going to vomit or because of the worry about getting sick.
During this class, you will learn the Cognitive Behavioral skills necessary to help you deal with the uncertainty and uncomfortability of when (not if) you will vomit again. We'll help you become more confident that you “will be able to handle” vomiting.
ANXIETY 101: SATURDAY 8/30 FROM 3:00PM-4:00PM
Are you controlled more and more by the “what if?” Do you identify yourself as an “anxious person?” Not sure how to get out of the grips of anxiety? Join us for Anxiety 101. You will learn the basics of Anxiety while also identifying Cognitive Behavioral skills to use when anxiety is “tricking your mind and body.”
BEDTIME WARS: SATURDAY 8/30 FROM 3:00PM-4:00PM
Let us guess……..Every night at your house turns into a hostage negotiation. It starts with: ‘Mommy… Mommy… Mommy…’ Then suddenly they’re thirsty, hungry, itchy, need to p*e, need another hug, need to know what happens if the sun explodes tomorrow…
And then you are like: ‘Buddy, it’s bedtime, not a TED Talk.’ But oh no, they’ve got stamina. Bedtime isn’t a routine—it’s the Olympics. And you are losing. Every. Single. Night.
That’s why we created Bedtime Wars. In this class, we’ll laugh (so we don’t cry), talk about strategies to set bedtime boundaries, build evening routines, and reclaim your evenings—without guilt and without a war.
Because honestly—if you have to answer one more “what if” question at 10:30 PM, your answer is just gonna be: ‘What if… you went to sleep?’”
STORM SEASON: SATURDAY 8/30 FROM 3:00PM-4:00PM
What's that cloud mean? Is it going to rain? Check the computer to see if it's going to be "bad weather!!!!" Why is it windy? Yep!!!! It's that time of year. Storm Season. If your child worries about storms, join us and other parents of anxious storm kids to learn a parenting plan which will allow you to support your child's storm anxiety without constant reassurance, accomodations, and avoidance. You will learn Cognitive Behavioral skills to help your child improve his/her confidence to "fight back" against storms while you sit back and cheer him/her on.
HARD THINGS: SATURDAY 8/30 FROM 4:30PM-5:30PM
In HARD THINGS, we do exactly that—HARD THINGS. We seek them out. We lean into them.
We believe growth lives on the edge of discomfort. We don’t shy away from challenges—we chase them. Because doing HARD THINGS isn’t just about grit; it’s about transformation. It’s about discovering what you're truly capable of when comfort is stripped away and only your character remains.
We do HARD THINGS.
This is the way. This is the work. This is HARD THINGS.
