November’s Brain Breather: Feeling Excluded with Frenchy and Spike

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 bullying and feeling left out

Protagonists:

-Spike the Rhinoceros Iguana

-Frenchy the Potato

Setting: Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic

Strategies:

A-Z Awesome Me (affirmations); Find a group with similar interests; Naming feelings

Resources:

-Talking to Kids About Feeling Left Out

-Tips and Activities for Boosting Kids’ Self-Esteem

Extra Resource:

https://developingminds.net.au/blog/2017/6/2/left-out

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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

-Freesound and Pixabay Artists:

Eggbeater FX Credit , SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy, Flakitogilbeatz

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.

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Bonus Episode: Storypillar on Big Emotions Endings and Beginnings

We never drop two episodes in one week…but we had a chance to be a part of something special and wanted to share it with our Storypillar family!

Listen on for Endings and Beginnings from Kids Listen Big Emotions Mashups. You’ll hear some great stories–including one from Storypillar–that teach us each chapter we close makes room for another to open. Find the full series here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-emotions-kids-listen-mashups-about-feelings/id1502915722

Happy Listening!

Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups is a 7-part audio adventure where creators from the Kids Listen community come together to explore feelings in all their shapes and sizes. Each episode pairs two related emotions, sharing original clips and reflections to help kids (and grownups!) understand, name, and navigate their feelings.

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Intro Credits:

Grownups, know a smart kid with great advice? We’d love to hear from them. Head to storypillar.com/unsticktricks for details.

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Created, Written, and Produced by:

Meg Lewis

Sound Design/Audio Editing:

Meg Lewis

Storypillar Theme Song:

Lyrics by Meg Lewis

Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges

Produced by Andy Jobe

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November’s Full Episode: Batter Beasts Reign Supreme! (The Dominican Republic)

Story: Aspiring pirates, Iggy and Mango, just want to bribe a giant tarantula with cake and swim in a lake of gold. Who wouldn’t!? But will a feathery intruder with a supremely high opinion of himself squash their plans like a moldy papaya??? Only time (and listening to this episode) will tell…

Region: The Dominican Republic

Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling excluded, or left out?

Unstick Tricks by: Krish (Age 11), Vivaan (Age 6), and Lorelai (Age 7)

Special Guest Narrator: Owen S. (Age 9)

Feelings Focus: Setting boundaries; affirmations; positive self-talk; changing environments; leaning on friends

Check out our fantasterrific pod friends, The Past and the Curious and The Fourth Bookmark!

Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks.

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Story by:

Meg Lewis

Created, Written, and Produced by:

Meg Lewis

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 and Meg Lewis

Sound Effects and Additional Music:

-Freesound.org, Flamingo Sounds

-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky)

-Pixabay Artists: Jean-Paul-V, Flakitogilbeatz, YellowBirdBeats, UniqueCreativeStudio, White_Records, Jacobsapp

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November’s Sneak Attack!!! Pirate Birds and Ancient Rock Art in the Dominican Republic

Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off!

Region: The Dominican Republic

Facts: Ancient caves, Taino pictographs and petroglyphs, Lake Enriquillo, bizcocho dominicano

Animals: Solenodons, Magnificent Frigate Birds, Rhinoceros Iguanas

Jokes: Crocs and Cake

Links for Kids:

-Exploring Lake Enriquillo

-Exploring the Pomier Caves

-Great Solenodon Facts for Kids

-Magnificent Frigate Bird Facts

-Rhinoceros Iguana Facts

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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:

-https://freesound.org/

-Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/

-Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo

-Pixabay Artists: Music_for_video, White_Records

Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Shoot us an email at [email protected].

© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC

October’s Brain Breather: Feeling Frustrated with Pumpkin and Patch

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:

Managing frustration; Building stress tolerance

Protagonists: Pumpkin the Goat and Patch the Bandaid

Setting: A magical cave in Ireland

Strategies:

See it before you do it (Step-by-step Visualization); Naming emotions

Resources:

-Helping Kids Manage Frustration

-Frustration Strategies for Kids

Info/Get in Touch:

Website: www.storypillar.com

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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

-Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy, Grumpynora, Dominique_GARNIER

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.

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October’s Full Episode: Banana Butt and the Magic Stone (Ireland)

Story: Niamh’s Halloween field trip goes from bad to worse thanks to a squishy banana sandwich and an extra bumpy bus ride. Luckily, she meets a cheeky mermaid and cranky sea turtle who help her flip her frustration into motivation to keep going even when things get tough.

Region: Ireland

Sticky Situation: What do you do when something is really hard and you’re feeling frustrated?

Unstick Tricks by: Henry (Age 9), Charlotte (Age 10), and Summer (Age 11)

Feelings Focus: Coping with frustration; emoting; positive self-talk; self-soothing; resilience

Check out…

-Ella English’s Kitty in the City children’s book series

-Voice actor Lynsey-Anne Moffat as Mrs. Spellbody in Netflix’s The Worst Witch (Season 1; Episode 7 “Maud’s Big Mistake”)

-And our fantasterrific pod friends, Modern Dadhood and Natural Nature Youth

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Story by:

Ella English

Created, Written, and Produced by:

Meg Lewis

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)

-Pixabay Artists: Grumpynora, Dominique_GARNIER, SergePavkinMusic, Sounova, Musictown, GeoffreyBurch, SigmaMusicArt, Alex Grohl

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October’s Sneak Attack!!! Screaming Rocks, Giant Turtles, and Old School Halloween in Ireland

Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off!

Region: Ireland

Facts: Screaming rocks, sharp-toothed mermaids, Halloween’s origins, and goat kings

Animal: Leatherback Sea Turtles

Jokes: Ghosts and Turtles!

Links for Kids:

-Leatherback Sea Turtle Facts

-Samhain: Halloween History for Kids

-Goat King Festival

-Merrows: Irish Mermaids

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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:

-https://freesound.org/

-Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/

-Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo

-Pixabay Artist: SigmaMusicArt; Grumpynora; Alex Grohl

Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Shoot us an email at [email protected].

© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC

September’s Brain Breather: Feeling Grumpy with Fishy and Snug

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: Feeling grumpy

Protagonists: Snug the Blanket Octopus and Fishy the Can of Tuna

Setting: An underwater volcano in the Azores Islands

Strategies: Eject and Reset (Emoting and coping through breath work and distraction); Naming feelings

Resources:

-Age-by-Age Guide for Managing Emotions

-Coping Skills for Kids Printables

Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy, AlanaJordan

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

-Pixabay artists: SunnyScy; SIMAS-2010, Stock Music

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.

© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC

September’s Full Episode: Best Day Never (The Azores)

Story: A jolly jellyfish’s perfect day takes a turn for the worse…at least until his exuberant best friend, squeaky new pet, and sting-proof octo-taxi help him flip his thinking.

Region: The Azores (Portugal)

Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re having a really, really terribly awful bad day?

Unstick Tricks by: Henry (Age 7) and Ford (Age 6)

Feelings Focus: Coping with frustration and disappointment; thinking positively; flipping perspectives; turning to friends for help

Check out our fantasterrific pod friend for grownups, Limited Time Only!

Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks.

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Story by:

Mackenzie Allison

Created, Written, and Produced by:

Meg Lewis

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)

-Pixabay and Freesound.org Artists: MomotMusic, AlanaJordan, AlanaJordan 2, Ahmad MousaviPour, Raspberrymusic, Sonican, Sonican 2, Music For Video

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September’s Sneak Attack!!! Jiggly Jellyfish and Volcano Chefs in the Azores

Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off!

Region: The Azores (Portugal)

Facts: Tall mountains, volcano-cooked meals

Animals: Portuguese Man of War Jellyfish

Jokes: Tentacles and sea cats!

Links for Kids:

-Azores Volcanic Hotspots

-Cool Azores Facts for Kids

-Let Volcanoes Cook for You!

-Portuguese Man of War Jellyfish Facts

Make a donation! Support Storypillar!

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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:

-https://freesound.org/

-Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/

-Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo

-Pixabay Artist: AlanaJordan

Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Shoot us an email at [email protected].

© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC