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<p><strong>November’s Brain Breather: Feeling Excluded with Frenchy and Spike</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 bullying and feeling left out</p><p><strong>Protagonists:</strong> </p><p>-Spike the Rhinoceros Iguana</p><p>-Frenchy the Potato</p><p><strong>Setting:</strong> Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic</p><p><strong>Strategies: </strong></p><p>A-Z Awesome Me (affirmations); Find a group with similar interests; Naming feelings</p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><p><strong>-</strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/alone-together/202305/talking-with-your-child-about-being-left-out">Talking to Kids About Feeling Left Out</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://veryspecialtales.com/self-esteem-activities-for-kids/">Tips and Activities for Boosting Kids’ Self-Esteem</a></p><p><strong>Extra Resource:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://developingminds.net.au/blog/2017/6/2/left-out">https://developingminds.net.au/blog/2017/6/2/left-out</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>-Freesound and Pixabay Artists: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/people/UncleSigmund/sounds/182750/">Eggbeater FX Credit</a> , <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/folk-beat-de-bachata-le-llaman-la-viuda-391281/">Flakitogilbeatz</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>
