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<p><strong>April’s Brain Breather: Feeling Worried with Milky and Flop</strong></p><p><em>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.</em></p><p><strong>Feelings Focus: </strong></p><p>Feeling worried, managing anxiety</p><p><strong>Protagonists:</strong> </p><p>Milky the Cow and Flop the Lasagna Noodle</p><p><strong>Setting:</strong> Kenya’s Masai Mara </p><p><strong>Strategies: </strong>Cloud Dragons (Anxiety defusion; visualization) </p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.calmkidcentral.com/defusion-and-acceptance-ideas-to-help-children-with-upsetting-thoughts-and-beliefs/">Helping Kids Defuse Worries</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.handspringhealth.com/post/anxiety-activities-for-kids">Anxiety Coping Activities for Kids</a></p><p><strong>Info/Get in Touch: </strong></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com">www.storypillar.com</a> </p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/storypillar/">@storypillar</a> </p><p>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://storypillar.com/#mailinglist">mailing list</a>. </p><p><em>Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you love listening!</em></p><p><strong>Donate: </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/storypillar">https://ko-fi.com/storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Shop:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://storypillarstore.threadless.com">storypillarstore.threadless.com</a> </p><p><strong>Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Storypillar Theme Song: </strong></p><p>Lyrics by Meg Lewis </p><p>Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges </p><p>Produced by Andy Jobe </p><p><strong>Episode Cover Art: </strong></p><p>Mackenzie Allison</p><p>Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Sound Effects and Additional Music:</strong></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://freesound.org">freesound.org</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://pixabay.com">pixabay.com</a></p><p><strong>-Pixabay Artists: </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-acoustic-simasx27s-243677/">SIMAS-2010</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-surprise-115066/">SunnyScy</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/techno-trance-the-nutcracker-dance-of-the-sugar-plum-fairy-electro-house-version-173832/">White_Records</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-jingle-bells-hip-hop-350035/">Tunetank</a></p><p><em>Know a kid with cool facts, great jokes, or who wants to share how they’re feeling? Tell us! Details at </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks"><em>www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks</em></a><em>. </em></p><p>© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC </p>

<p><strong>April’s Full Episode: Nobody’s Dinner (Kenya)</strong></p><p><strong>Story: </strong>Nia the eland is SUPER worried about joining the Great Migration from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara. I mean treacherous rivers…hungry lions and crocodiles…who could blame her?? Luckily, Tosha the cheerful bee eater and Kiloki the cool Zebra are on hand with friendly encouragement, good advice, and a few swift kicks to the armpit…for the lions and crocodiles, of course.</p><p><strong>Region: </strong>Kenya</p><p><strong>Sticky Situation: </strong>What do you do when you’re feeling worried about EVERYTHING?</p><p><strong>Unstick Tricks by:</strong> Denver (Age 6), Valentina (Age 7)</p><p><strong>Special Guest Narrator: </strong>Njeri Gachathi</p><p><strong>Feelings Focus: </strong>Feeling worried, coping with anxiety; managing fear; positive visualization</p><p><strong>Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations?</strong> Tell us! Details at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks">www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks</a>.<em> </em></p><p><strong>Make a donation! Support Storypillar!</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/storypillar">https://ko-fi.com/storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Info/Get in Touch: </strong></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com">www.storypillar.com</a> </p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/storypillar/">@storypillar</a> </p><p>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://storypillar.com/#mailinglist">mailing list</a> </p><p><strong>Story by:</strong></p><p>Courtney Lewis </p><p><em>Listen to another of Courtney’s stories </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-4-story-sip-3-little-hippo-big-swim-story-replay/id1671452499?i=1000747677841"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Created, Written, and Produced by: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis </p><p><strong>Sound Design/Audio Editing: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis and Nate Blaweiss</p><p><strong>Storypillar Theme Song: </strong></p><p>Lyrics by Meg Lewis </p><p>Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges </p><p>Produced by Andy Jobe </p><p><strong>Episode Cover Art </strong></p><p>Mackenzie Allison</p><p><strong>Sound Effects and Additional Music: </strong></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Freesound.org">Freesound.org</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Sounddino.com">Sounddino.com</a> </p><p>-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky) </p><p>-Pixabay Artists: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/world-wildlife-african-safari-music-269374/">HitsLab</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/world-congaboom-27414/">Miguelppais</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-safari-349492/">Tunetank</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/adventure-africa-beat-266157/">9JackJack8</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/afrobeat-untouched-land-afrobeat-travel-vlog-370015/">RaspberryMusic</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/cartoons-raggamuffin-173303/">GeoffHarvey</a></p><p>© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC</p>

<p><strong>April’s Sneak Attack!!! Bee Dinners and Continental Cracks in Kenya <em>(Season 5 Premiere)</em></strong></p><p><em>Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! </em></p><p><strong>Region:</strong> Kenya</p><p><strong>Facts:</strong> The Great Rift Valley, The Maasai, The Great Migration, The Masai Mara </p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>Elands and Little Bee Eaters</p><p><strong>Jokes:</strong> Lions and Bees!</p><p><strong>Links for Kids:</strong> </p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.masaimara.com/great-migration-kenya.php">The Great Migration in the Masai Mara</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://our-ancestories.com/blogs/news/discovering-the-maasai-10-fascinating-and-little-known-facts?srsltid=AfmBOopMmfC1VmvNHYQRuZRrebSCd1uKYuCikruDz29ktHO_oah_0Z3X">The Maasai People</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wildlifeofkenya.com/animals/birds/bee-eater-little/">Little Bee Eater Facts</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://animalkingdom.org/species/eland/">-Eland Facts</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blog.agasarosafaris.com/great-rift-valley-natures-masterpiece/">The Great Rift Valley</a></p><p><strong>Make a donation! Support Storypillar!</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/storypillar">https://ko-fi.com/storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Shop at: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://storypillarstore.threadless.com">storypillarstore.threadless.com</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Info/Get in Touch: </strong></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com">www.storypillar.com</a> </p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/storypillar/">@storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Created, Written, and Produced by: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis </p><p><strong>Storypillar Theme Song: </strong></p><p>Lyrics by Meg Lewis </p><p>Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges </p><p>Produced by Andy Jobe </p><p><strong>Episode Cover Art: </strong></p><p>Mackenzie Allison and Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Sound Effects and Additional Music: </strong></p><p><strong>-</strong>https://freesound.org/ and sounddino.com</p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/400860/">Flamingo Sounds</a></p><p>-Joke Time Song: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/">https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/</a> </p><p>-Silly Country Rhyme Song: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/folk-polka-song-polish-traditional-music-background-intro-theme-261890/">BackgroundMusicforVideo</a></p><p>-Pixabay Artists: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/world-african-music-nigeria-kenya-tanzania-tribal-safari-background-intro-261141/">Starostin</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/afrobeat-untouched-land-afrobeat-travel-vlog-370015/">RaspberryMusic</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/metal-death-metal-155732/">Ivan_Luzan</a></p><p><strong>Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? </strong>Check out <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks">www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC</strong></p>

<p><strong>Season 5 Trailer</strong></p><p>Get your pom-poms ready, people, ‘cause it’s almost time for Season 5 of Storypillar! 🥳 Here’s a sneak listen to what we have in store for a brand, sparkling new season of Sneak Attacks, Full Episodes, and Brain Breathers.</p><p>See you for Season 5 on Monday, April 6th, 2026!!! </p><p><strong><em>Grownups, know a smart kid with great advice?</em></strong> We’d love to hear from them. Head to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://storypillar.com/unsticktricks">storypillar.com/unsticktricks</a> for details.</p><p><strong>Info/Get in Touch: </strong></p><p>Website:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com"> www.storypillar.com</a> </p><p>Instagram:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/storypillar/"> @storypillar</a> </p><p>Join our<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://storypillar.com/#mailinglist"> mailing list</a>. </p><p><strong>Support Us: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/storypillar">https://ko-fi.com/storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Shop at: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://storypillarstore.threadless.com">storypillarstore.threadless.com</a></p><p><strong>Created, Written, and Produced by: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis </p><p><strong>Sound Design/Audio Editing: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis </p><p><strong>Storypillar Theme Song: </strong></p><p>Lyrics by Meg Lewis </p><p>Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges </p><p>Produced by Andy Jobe </p><p><strong>Episode Cover Art </strong></p><p>Mackenzie Allison and Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Sound Effects and Additional Music: </strong></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/">https://freesound.org/</a> </p><p>-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky) </p><p>-Pixabay Artists: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/ireland-bag-o-irish-310585/">Grumpynora</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/metal-death-metal-155732/">Ivan_Luzan</a></p><p><strong>© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC</strong></p>

<p><strong>Brain Breather Bonanza! (Best of Season 4)</strong></p><p><strong>Episode Description: </strong>Figuring out how we’re feeling is easier with friends. Join Bean for a listen to some great Brain Breather Stories from Season 4 that helped us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings.</p><p><strong>Original Episodes:</strong></p><p><strong>-</strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/junes-brain-breather-feeling-dread-with-plumby-and/id1671452499?i=1000713032898">Feeling Dread with Plumby and Sir Trots-A-Lot</a> </p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/julys-brain-breather-feeling-panicky-with-pokey-and-squirm/id1671452499?i=1000718282018">Feeling Panicky with Pokey and Squirm</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decembers-brain-breather-feeling-disappointed-with/id1671452499?i=1000741333138">Feeling Disappointed with Shelly and Slice</a></p><p><strong>Helpful Resources:</strong></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/2023/01/childrens-activity-goal-planning-ladder/">Goal Ladder Activity</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-anxiety">Helping Kids Cope with Anxiety</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://extension.purdue.edu/4-H/_docs/copecakescopingskillworksheets.pdf">Copecake<strong> </strong>Coping Toolkit Activities</a></p><p><strong>Don’t Forget: </strong>We’ll be back for <strong><em>Season 5 on Monday, April 6, 2026! </em></strong>🥳</p><p><strong>Info/Get in Touch: </strong></p><p>Website:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com"> www.storypillar.com</a> </p><p>Instagram:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/storypillar/"> @storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Support Us: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/storypillar">https://ko-fi.com/storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Created, Written, and Produced by: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Sound Design/Audio Editing: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis </p><p><strong>Storypillar Theme Song: </strong></p><p>Lyrics by Meg Lewis </p><p>Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges </p><p>Produced by Andy Jobe </p><p><strong>Episode Cover Art </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Sound Effects and Additional Music: </strong></p><p>-Freesound.org </p><p>-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky) </p><p>-<strong>Pixabay Artists: </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-acoustic-simasx27s-243677/">SIMAS-2010</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-surprise-115066/">SunnyScy</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/techno-trance-the-nutcracker-dance-of-the-sugar-plum-fairy-electro-house-version-173832/">White_Records</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-jingle-bells-hip-hop-350035/">Tunetank</a><strong>, </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/solo-guitar-happy-african-village-69/">John Bartman</a><strong>, </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/urban-latin-latin-fun-dance-music-mexican-background-hip-hop-larga-noche-140546/">White_Records</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/ireland-bag-o-irish-310585/">Grumpynora</a></p><p><strong>© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC</strong></p>