Family starts anxiety retreat at Carol Joy Holling
The camp hosts the Building Brave Families retreat from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 in Ashland.
The camp hosts the Building Brave Families retreat from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 in Ashland.
The camp hosts the Building Brave Families retreat from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 in Ashland.
Christina Holling approached the Carol Joy Holling Camp to start an anxiety retreat for families after the great lengths she went through to help her daughter.
Families can sign up for the retreat by visiting the Carol Joy Holling website.
It all started when Holling received a text from her daughter at school.
"I got a text from her saying, 'It's happening I can't stop crying,'" Holling said.
Holling rushed to her daughter's school. It was Logan's first semester in seventh grade in public school after she was home-schooled.
"I kind of think it was a bunch of little ingredients that just turned into one big recipe," Holling said.
The search was on to help her daughter. But it felt like searching through the forest, as the family eventually found the right therapist for child's anxiety, but not before getting the wrong help.
Therapy is expensive, and Holling realized she wasn't the only mom navigating murky waters. That's why she helped start the first family anxiety camp at Carol Joy Holling.
Families will spend part of their day with a Nashville-based licensed therapist who specializes in adolescents. Sissy Goff says one in three kids deal with anxiety.
"I think one [thing] is technology, that is a significant piece of it," Goff said. "Also, kids feel more pressure than they're ever felt, not only to perform, but excel. And girls are twice as more likely than boys to deal with anxiety."
The adolescent counselor will help you raise worry-free kids, as parents also break into small groups during the seven-hour camp.
"I'm not the only one that's going through this," Holling said. "And [Logan's] much more at peace."
Carving out time helped Holling's daughter find peace among the comparisons and social media.