December’s Brain Breather: Feeling Disappointed with Shelly and Slice

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 disappointment; navigating change

Protagonists:

-Shelly the Coconut Crab

-Slice the Cheese Grater

Setting:

-The Mariana Trench, near the island of Guam

Strategies: Naming feelings; Glownut Recipes (Building a coping toolkit); Copecake coping toolkit activities

Helpful Resources:

-Copecake Coping Toolkit Activities

-Helping Kids Cope with Disappointment

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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

Episode Cover Art:

Mackenzie Allison

Meg Lewis

Sound Effects and Additional Music:

-freesound.org

-pixabay.com

-Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy, White_Records, Tunetank

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