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June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh
Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings.
Feelings Focus: Coping with failure; Feeling not good enough
Protagonists: Cottonball the Sheep and Swoosh the Windshield Wiper
Setting: A fjord on New Zealand’s South Island
Strategies: Self affirmations; confidence mantras; “Find your can” mindset shift (Ask: What can I do?)
Resources:
-Helping Kids Cope with Failure
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Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by:
Meg Lewis
Storypillar Theme Song:
Lyrics by Meg Lewis
Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges
Produced by Andy Jobe
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Mackenzie Allison
Meg Lewis
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-Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy BBB Song, SunnyScy NZ Song; Eusebiodemaria, LudoSoundX
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