Strike a (Power) Pose! – A Video For Kids (Or their support crew)
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Mari
I like your new videos and look forward to sharing them with our 7yo granddaughter who we are raising.
I bought her your book and it has helped her tremendously! I brought it out recently when she was having anxiety about a Girl Scout function. I flipped straight to the part about the tummy feelings caused by anxiety and it was as if she had never read it before. That’s like ME, she exclaimed! She was very brave and ended up going and having a GREAT time which she whispered in my ear at pick up.
Darling you did it! It’s been a huge 4 years - the worst of days and the best of days - and you did it. I’m so proud of the woman you are and the woman you’ve been through all of it.
The world is opening up to you, and I can’t wait to see where it takes you. I’m so excited for your career. You belong here my darling, and the path is widening to take you.
Now is your time to rest and play. You’ve earned it. And when the next part of your adventure begins, the Masters part, know that we will be here beside you and behind you, but of course never in front of you. Your path is yours to take and you have everything in you to get there. Know that we’ll be here with our arms wide open, with hugs, with chats, with snacks, with dogs, with Aperols, and of course, with late night drive-throughs when nothing else makes sense. We’re here. I’m here. In fact, it’s one of my favourite places to be.♥️
‘Yeah, that feels big doesn’t it. I get that. So if you can’t to the whole thing/ the whole time/ all of it, tell me what you can do. And don’t tell me nothing, because that’s not an option.’♥️
Are they relationally safe? - Do they have an anchor adult at school? - Do they know how to access this adult? - Do they feel welcome, a sense of belonging, warmth from their adults?
Do they feel safe in their bodies? - Are they able to move their bodies when they need to? - Are they free from sensory overload or underload? - If not, what is their bare minimum list to achieve this with minimum disruption to the class, keeping in mind that when they feel safer in their bodies, there will naturally be less disruptive behaviour and more capacity to engage, learn, regulate.
Then we ask the question of them:
What`s one little step you can take? And don`t tell me nothing because I know that you are amazing, and brave, and capable. I`m here right beside you to show you how much. I believe in you, even if you don`t believe in yourself enough yet.❤️
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The resources have been created to calm anxiety, build courage and resilience, and nurture the capacity for self-regulation all kids and teens.
The books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. They’ve been read, loaned, gifted, and loved throughout the world. (The sale will also help you restock any resources that might have gone walking - apparently they tend to do that a bit!)
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I like your new videos and look forward to sharing them with our 7yo granddaughter who we are raising.
I bought her your book and it has helped her tremendously! I brought it out recently when she was having anxiety about a Girl Scout function. I flipped straight to the part about the tummy feelings caused by anxiety and it was as if she had never read it before. That’s like ME, she exclaimed! She was very brave and ended up going and having a GREAT time which she whispered in my ear at pick up.
I can’t thank you enough!
Mari thank you! I love that your granddaughter was able to make the connection. Kids are amazing aren’t they. And so are grandparents.