Storypillar

October’s Brain Breather: Feeling Furious with Sizzle and Stretch 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. Feelings Focus: Coping with anger Protagonists: Sizzle the Jar of Mamba (spicy Haitian peanut butter) and Stretch the Pair of Bird Underpants Setting: Grotte Marie Jeanne in southern Haiti Strategies: Underpants Ants Dance (Mindful and cathartic movement) Resources: Helping Kids Manage Anger Anger Management Activities for Kids Check out our pod-friend, The Past and the Curious! Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you love listening! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop: storypillarstore.threadless.com Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Special Guest Narrator: Owen S. (Age 9) Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -freesound.org -pixabay.com -Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy BBB Song, Moodmode Bombin Sound; Sonican Know a kid with cool facts, great jokes, or who wants to share how they’re feeling? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

Eek! Only one day left to help us win a Signal Listener’s Choice Award!! Use this link to vote for Storypillar in the Solopreneur Podcast Category by tomorrow, 10/15/26, or head to vote.signalaward.com and type Storypillar into the search field. Wish us luck, and…THANK YOU! We LOVE you! Complete voting link: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signa5_entrant_finalistnotification_092926&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio#/2026/individual-episodes/genre/solopreneur-podcast

October’s Full Episode: Cool Your Underpants (Haiti) Story: Louis is furious…really, REALLY furious. When his sister’s needling takes him over the edge, a mysterious cave and a little bird with bright red underpants just might be the keys to cooling his hot, fiery anger and helping him feel a little more like himself. Region: Haiti Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling FURIOUS!? Unstick Tricks by: Daisy (7), Lana (10), Lena (7), and Another Storypillar Friend (7) Feelings Focus: Coping with anger, mindful breathing More for kids from Kathryn England: Editor of Australian Classics for Little Ones https://www.penguin.com.au/search?q=waltzing+matilda More for grownups from Christine Michel: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffScriptWithChris, Substack: https://substack.com/@offscriptwithchris, Medium: https://medium.com/@christine.e.michel_68540 Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Story Written by: Kathryn England Story Narrated by: Christine Michel Sound Design/Audio Editing: Meg Lewis and Nate Blaweiss Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art Mackenzie Allison Sound Effects and Additional Music: -Freesound.org -Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky) -Hispaniolan Trogon Bird Call: https://www.birdscaribbean.org/2020/05/from-the-nest-day-27/ -Pixabay Artists: Tatamusic; Tunetank; Muzaproduction; Bombin Sound; Eusebiodemaria; The_Mountain; Denis-Pavlov-Music; Sonican © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

October’s Sneak Attack!!! Bird Underpants and Cemetery Celebrations in Haiti Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Haiti Facts: Grotte Marie Jeanne, Goat peppers, Spicy mamba peanut butter, Fete Gede Animal: Hispaniolan Trogon (Kanson Wouj) Jokes: Peanut butter and ghosts! Links for Kids: -Grotte Marie Jeanne -Hispaniolan Trogon: A Bird with Red Underpants -Kanson Wouj Coloring Sheet -Fete Gede Celebrations in Haiti -Goat Peppers and Spicy Mamba Peanutbutter in Haiti We've been nominated for a Signal Award! 🥳 Will you help us win a Listener’s Choice Award? Use this link to vote for Storypillar in the Solopreneur Podcast Category. Check out the Past and the Curious Live at Lincoln Center on 10/10/26! Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison and Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -Freesound.org -Hispaniolan Trogon Call -Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/ -Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo -Pixabay Artists: Muzaproduction; Sonican

September’s Brain Breather: Feeling Unfairly Blamed with Chewy and Slurp 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. Feelings Focus: Coping with blame Protagonists: Slurp the Rice Noodle and Chewy the Ham Sandwich Setting: The Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam Strategies: Alien Eyes (Thinking objectively; taking responsibility; speaking up; expressing and respecting perspectives) Resources: -Ditching the Blame Game -Helping Kids Express Their Perspective Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you love listening! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop: storypillarstore.threadless.com Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -freesound.org -pixabay.com -Ethereal Ambient Music -Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy BBB Song, Luis_Humanoide Know a kid with cool facts, great jokes, or who wants to share how they’re feeling? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC