Transition and change can be emotionally and socially challenging for children. Both Lilly Tames Her Worries and The Cardinal’s Gift are children’s books on coping with loss, offering age-appropriate stories and strategies to help children navigate these complex emotions. These stories beautifully explore these themes, featuring characters who navigate new and difficult life experiences. They encourage open conversations about facing change, understanding new feelings, and learning tools to respond to fear.
The Power of Storytelling for Connection and Growth
Stories create safe spaces for healing, learning, and connection.
Storytelling is a powerful tool for starting difficult conversations and creating connections. It creates a safe and supportive environment for open communication and mutual learning, especially when interacting with younger humans. I created a publishing company, Healing Press, to share these stories. Stories become a place for healing and growing. When shared, they weave a tapestry of human experiences that shape and influence us.
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Lilly Tames Her Worries
Empowering Children with Anxiety to Notice, Pause, and Choose
When Lilly forgets her favorite stuffed rabbit, Hun Bun, she worries about getting through school without him. How will Lilly adjust to get through her day?
Children experiencing anxiety often face challenges in expressing and managing their emotions. However, various tools can support them. “Lilly Tames Her Worries” includes techniques for responding to those emotions.
Hun Bun has been with Lilly since birth and is always there to calm her worries when those pesky heebie-jeebies appear. Heebie-jeebies make her palms sweat, her belly does flip-flops, and her heart beats loudly.
One day, when she forgets to pack Hun Bun, something begins to change. Join Lilly as she discovers how her heebie-jeebies signal her to tame her worries, be brave, and take charge to do hard things.
Grab a copy of “Lilly Tames Her Worries” for your child’s backpack today!
The Cardinal’s Gift
A True Story of Finding Hope in Grief
When tragedy strikes Rachel’s family, she struggles to get out of bed and pay attention at school. But all that changed when one day a special bird appeared.
Rachels Daddy died, and she is having a hard time adjusting. She lost interest in playing with her friends, and she is fearful she will forget important things about her Daddy. Then one morning, she receives a visit and a little encouragement from a persistent cardinal.
This is a true story of how a cardinal offered hope to a grieving family struggling to adjust to their loss. “The Cardinal’s Gift: A True Story of Finding Hope in Grief” encourages anyone experiencing loss to pay attention to Mother Nature’s gifts as she teaches us to be hopeful without forgetting those we love.
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