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title: 'Video: Comedian Dena Blizzard opens up about her daughter’s anxiety'
description: 'Watch as comedian Dena Blizzard, creator of One Funny Mother, talks about her daughter’s journey with anxiety and learning differences. '
slug: video-comedian-dena-blizzard-opens-up-about-her-daughters-anxiety
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T16:01:46.610Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/1093236492EA4DA8AC9BCDA5E2179396/6b94ae9cb1b2fac3e1df56551654476d/020119_Video_Comedian_Dena_Blizzard_Opens_Up_About_Her_Daughters_Anxiety.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-comedian-dena-blizzard-opens-up-about-her-daughters-anxiety
lang: en
---

# Video: Comedian Dena Blizzard opens up about her daughter’s anxiety

Comedian Dena Blizzard is the creator of the “One Funny Mother” off-Broadway show and video series. She’s also known in the learning and thinking differences community for her [very public reaction to a disappointing IEP meeting](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/moms-emotional-video-about-iep-frustration-goes-viral). Watch as she talks about her experience with her daughter’s learning differences — and how she learned that anxiety was at the center of the struggle.

Then hear [more from Dena Blizzard on our In It podcast](https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/undefined/undefined).

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