<p><strong>December’s Brain Breather: Feeling Disappointed with Shelly and Slice</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>Coping with disappointment; navigating change</p><p><strong>Protagonists:</strong> </p><p>-Shelly the Coconut Crab</p><p>-Slice the Cheese Grater</p><p><strong>Setting:</strong> </p><p>-The Mariana Trench, near the island of Guam</p><p><strong>Strategies: </strong>Naming feelings; Glownut Recipes (Building a coping toolkit); Copecake coping toolkit activities</p><p><strong>Helpful Resources:</strong></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>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.strong4life.com/en/emotional-wellness/coping/helping-kids-work-through-disappointment">Helping Kids Cope with Disappointment</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>© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC </p>