<p><strong>May’s Brain Breather: Setting Boundaries with Purrcy and Flush</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>Setting boundaries, facing bullies, being assertive, speaking up</p><p><strong>Protagonists:</strong> Purrcy the Mountain Lion and Flush the Toilet</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>A tree fort in the Smoky Mountains </p><p><strong>Strategies: </strong>Great Grandpotty Lidbert’s 4 S’s of Setting Boundaries<strong> </strong>(Stand tall, Speak calmly, Say what needs to stop, Suggest an alternative)</p><p><strong>Resources: </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://childrenswi.org/at-every-turn/stories/2025/07/helping-kids-stand-up-for-themselves">Helping Kids Be Assertive</a><strong>, </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.kidscape.org.uk/advice/advice-for-young-people/how-can-i-be-assertive-and-stand-up-for-myself/">Assertive Practice 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>-</strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/people/tombenedict/sounds/397997/">Hawaii Nature Ambient Sound</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/modern-blues-lost-in-the-swamp-235829/">AlanaJordan</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-wild-west-wedding-126336/">Music_for_Creators</a><strong>, </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/solo-guitar-the-beat-of-nature-122841/">Folk_Acoustic</a></p><p><em>Know a kid with great advice for sticky situations? 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>