Testimonials

As a mother of two kids and as an anxiety-sufferer myself, I highly recommend the program Turnaround: Turning Fear into Freedom. Its creators, Dr. Russ and Chris McCarthy, have managed to get inside the heads of little kids. In my experience, top notch doctors and specialists may have first rate information, but it is more often than not lost in the delivery to children, especially children who are flooded with fear. Turnaround definitely captures the inner world of children, both boys and girls. It also represents a range of anxieties (each of six child characters represents a different anxiety). In so many ways, this frees the parent from having to be their child’s therapist, or from being a translator and mediator between a doctor and their child. I cannot say enough about the benefits there! And as an anxiety sufferer myself, I can say that this program is packed to the brim with excellent content. The tools and concepts are couched in a child’s vocabulary, yet represent cures for anxiety that have led to freedom in my own life from panic attacks and phobia. There is undoubtedly sound science behind this program. Tabitha

I want to thank you so much for the journal and to let you know that your program is wonderful. We worked the program with our little girl and it did wonders in helping her overcome her anxieties. It took a few weeks with working on the journal in the day and listening to the cd’s at night but she got past her fears and has no problems going to sleep anymore. I have recommended your program to many of the people I know that have foster kids that have been through trauma or as my child, have been exposed to drugs in utero. Thanks again so much. Pam

I strongly thank you for making Turnaround. It really helped me turn my fear into freedom. At the end of Day 10 I cried tears of joy. I am 8 and 3/4 years old. I had a lot of anxiety about having anxiety because of a panic attack I had during the night. My favorite disc is Day 9, “Grace Learns to Trust.” I like the story of Grace and Pilgrim. It also helped me learn what Stairstepping is like. Once again, thanks for making Turnaround! I am now free from my fears and would like to meet you someday. 8 Year Old

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My daughter, age 11, is a “special needs child” with spina bifida. She is very mobile, very smart, and hyperactive. She has had many surgeries and has been on quite a bit of medication, and had developed a great deal of anxiety. I did not want to medicate her even more for the anxiety, and I was praying about what to do. I found Turnaround through YouTube and called to find out more about it. We received the kit and she truly loved it, listening faithfully every morning, working through journal, and listening to the Chill Kit every evening.

After several weeks, she only started listening to the Chill Kit at night. Soon, she stopped that as well. The anxiety dramatically diminished to the point that she was able to go to a vacation bible school and an art day camp all without me! She had one panic attack, at the beginning of bible school, but was able to talk herself back into control. She has been able to come off all but one of her meds! She still doesn’t enjoy going shopping, but she will go…a major change. Truly, a TURNAROUND! I am thankful for the kit, and for the progress that she has made. I have faith that now, with the knowledge that she has received, she will improve even more. Carol, Georgia, USA

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Hi. We are on Day 7 of the program, and so far, my 9 year old son has been enjoying the CDs. He listens to the chill CD each night. I think the CDs are very well done and comprehensive. The Chill character is great. From listening to the CDs with my son, I have learned a lot more about his thoughts that feed into his anxiety. The different color types of anxiety have been helpful for him to understand his own anxiety better.

I found the parent CDs and the interview with Dr. Lee to be very helpful, especially since my husband and I have been talking about whether or not to try medication for our son. I’m very familiar with the research in this area, and I appreciate how well you explain the concepts and refer to the research literature. CZ, Mom

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My child has really benefited from using the turnaround series, in fact we all could identify with things the CDs brought up as a family, and we all were helped…My son became more confident about having the new tools in place to deal with his anxiety, and he practices the techniques when needed…I am so relieved we found something out there specially for children, I’m training to be a counsellor and eventually work with children, and the Turnaround programme has been promoted by myself where ever I go! Thank you to all concerned, in changing kids lives for the positive. Wendy L

We first took our son to a psychiatrist for help but he didn’t understand him, way over his head. Then we purchased Turnaround. He took to it immediately- listening to it in his room and completing the journal at his own pace. We don’t have to tell him to do it because he desires to do it on his own. We notice significant improvement and asked his teachers if they were seeing what we were seeing. They also saw noticeable improvements and wanted to know more about how we were helping him. We, and him, are very pleased with the results. Thank you so much! Mom from Mississippi

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Thank you so much for your turnaround program. After Christmas break this year my son stopped wanting to go to school. He started having severe separation anxiety from me and ended up in the office uncontrollably crying and not able to turn it off. I know exactly what was going because I experienced this as well when I was a child. I have thought about it a lot as a parent and wondered why and what was going on with me back then. I had no program or easy way to label it. It was just a very hard, sad time for me. Now with your help, thank God, my son can be spared most of that confusion and emotional uncertainty.

The hardest part for me, as a parent, was dealing with the school’s response: everyone wanted to know why? What happened? What was going on at home? And the teachers, counselors, and administration were looking at me to do something, to make it change, when all along I knew that is was just the way he was wired and like me, he was going to have these emotional growth spurts.

Once I found your program it was a light at the end of the tunnel, your group nailed it. It helps us daily. It’s not something that just goes away, you have to work on it and quiet it and consciously make choices to think different thoughts. It’s giving him coping life skills that will undoubtedly help him excel throughout the rest of his life. I have shared this program with educators, counselors and parents. Thank you so much! Colleen