October’s Brain Breather: Feeling Furious with Sizzle and Stretch

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 anger

Protagonists:

Sizzle the Jar of Mamba (spicy Haitian peanut butter) and Stretch the Pair of Bird Underpants

Setting:

Grotte Marie Jeanne in southern Haiti

Strategies:

Underpants Ants Dance (Mindful and cathartic movement)

Resources:

Helping Kids Manage Anger

Anger Management Activities for Kids

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Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by:

Meg Lewis

Special Guest Narrator: Owen S. (Age 9)

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:

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-Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy BBB Song, Moodmode Bombin Sound; Sonican

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October’s Full Episode: Cool Your Underpants (Haiti)

Story: Louis is furious…really, REALLY furious. When his sister’s needling takes him over the edge, a mysterious cave and a little bird with bright red underpants just might be the keys to cooling his hot, fiery anger and helping him feel a little more like himself.

Region: Haiti

Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling FURIOUS!?

Unstick Tricks by: Daisy (7), Lana (10), Lena (7), and Another Storypillar Friend (7)

Feelings Focus: Coping with anger, mindful breathing

More for kids from Kathryn England: Editor of Australian Classics for Little Ones https://www.penguin.com.au/search?q=waltzing+matilda

More for grownups from Christine Michel: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffScriptWithChris, Substack: https://substack.com/@offscriptwithchris, Medium: https://medium.com/@christine.e.michel_68540

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Created, Written, and Produced by:

Meg Lewis

Story Written by:

Kathryn England

Story Narrated by:

Christine Michel

Sound Design/Audio Editing:

Meg Lewis and Nate Blaweiss

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

Sound Effects and Additional Music:

-Freesound.org

-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky)

-Hispaniolan Trogon Bird Call: https://www.birdscaribbean.org/2020/05/from-the-nest-day-27/

-Pixabay Artists: Tatamusic; Tunetank; Muzaproduction; Bombin Sound; Eusebiodemaria; The_Mountain; Denis-Pavlov-Music; Sonican

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