<p><strong>June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh</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>Coping with failure; Feeling not good enough</p><p><strong>Protagonists:</strong> Cottonball the Sheep and Swoosh the Windshield Wiper</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>A fjord on New Zealand’s South Island</p><p><strong>Strategies: </strong>Self affirmations; confidence mantras; “Find your can” mindset shift (Ask: What <em>can </em>I do?) </p><p><strong>Resources: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://peachytoes.com/confidence-mantras-for-kids/">-Confidence Mantras for Kids</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/help-kids-overcome-fear-failure?srsltid=AfmBOop9ywkErudnHwFLRliZ_kUeFHG8dMN-RQSGSzhBBsad910Qv2Ox">Helping Kids Cope with Failure</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 BBB Song</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/world-wonder-world-435290/">SunnyScy NZ Song</a><strong>; </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/world-mysterius-island-309964/">Eusebiodemaria</a><strong>, </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/techno-trance-edm-club-music-265781/">LudoSoundX</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>