Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen are the founders of Slumberkins, a brand that's reimagining how parents approach emotional learning with their kids. As a former family therapist and special education teacher, they have poured their hearts into creating over a dozen characters and stories to help guide kids through emotions, and they are having a big impact on parents too. In fact, they just published a book, All Feelings Welcome, just for parents, to embrace the full range of emotions, so we can break the cycles of burnout and over-pleasing.You're going to love hearing how their journey started, how Slumberkins has grown from it's humble beginnings, to Shark Tank, to an Emmy-nominated TV show. It's a conversation full of heart, and I can't wait to share it with you.

5:00 How Slumberkins began

10:30 Being kind to ourselves

17:45 How Chatbooks is part of the Slumberkins story

23:30 How the character Otter is helping military families

24:20 Family transitions during divorce

34:00 Be the friend that captures others motherhood moments

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