Episode notes
What happens when your child suddenly stops trusting their own body?
This week, I'm joined by children's author & parent coach, Constance Lewis. What started as a conversation about a single book quickly became a touching tale that revealed the author's true inspiration.
After her son Miles experienced a life-changing seizure at four years old, Constance spent a year fighting for answers before he was officially diagnosed and ultimately underwent brain surgery. Along the way, she watched the medications change his personality, steal his confidence, and make it difficult for him to express what he was feeling.
That experience inspired Miles and the Cape of Many Feelings, a children's book designed to help kids identify and communicate their emotions during life's hardest moments.
In this interview, we talk about:
• Parenting through childhood medical challenges
• Helping children build emotional resilience
• Why every feeling deserves language
Constance shares the inspiration behind her other books, practical advice for parents walking through difficult seasons, and why emotional regulation starts with us.
Whether you're navigating a medical diagnosis or simply trying to raise emotionally healthy kids, this conversation is a beautiful reminder that children don't need us to have all the answers. They just need us to be a safe space to feel their feelings fully.
Connect with Constance:
Website: https://www.colorfulcapesoffeelings.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colorful_feelings.books?igsh=ZHJyemUxZ3o0aXdw&utm_source=qr
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Intro- 0:00-3:56
Book inspiration- 3:56-9:31
Host Reflection- 9:31-11:03
Supporting Your Child Through Diagnosis- 11:03-13:51
Available Books/Future Books- 14:04-20:25
Final Thoughts from Guest- 20:25- 22:29
Final Host Reflections- 22:29- 24:16