December’s Brain Breather: Feeling Disappointed with Shelly and Slice

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 disappointment; navigating change

Protagonists:

-Shelly the Coconut Crab

-Slice the Cheese Grater

Setting:

-The Mariana Trench, near the island of Guam

Strategies: Naming feelings; Glownut Recipes (Building a coping toolkit); Copecake coping toolkit activities

Helpful Resources:

-Copecake Coping Toolkit Activities

-Helping Kids Cope with Disappointment

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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, White_Records, Tunetank

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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December’s Full Episode: Cry Like It’s Christmas (Guam)

Story: With help from a friendly snake and a jolly, jangly water buffalo family, Connor the coconut crab finds their inner tadpole and unloads some big feelings just in time for the holidays.

Region: Guam

Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling sad during a normally festive time?

Unstick Tricks by: Krish (Age 11), Vivaan (Age 6), and Arthur (Age 9)

Special Guest Narrators: Travis, Megan, Eve, and Matt from the MARVELOUSLY talented cast of Tales From the Cloud Sea

Feelings Focus: Feeling sad during a normally festive time; emoting, coping with sadness, naming and making space for feelings

Check out our fantasterrific, award-winning pod friend, 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:

Kathryn Torres and 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

Sound Effects and Additional Music:

-Freesound.org

-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky)

-Pixabay Artists: Music_for_video, White_Records, BLACKBOX, AudioCoffee, Tunetank, NaturesEye

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December’s Sneak Attack!!! Robber Crabs and Holiday Buffaloes in Guam

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

Region: Guam

Facts: The Mariana trench, Christmas barbecues, boñuelos dagu (yam doughnuts)

Animals: Coconut crabs

Jokes: Veggies and elves!

Links for Kids:

-Cool Guam Facts

-Mariana Trench Facts for Kids

-Christmas in Guam

-Boñuelos Dagu Recipe

-Coconut Crab 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:

-Freesound.org

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

-Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo

-Pixabay Artists: BackgroundMusicforVideo; Music_for_video, White_Records

Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Shoot us an email at info@storypillar.com.

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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

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

-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.

© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC

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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Website: www.storypillar.com

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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

© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC

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

Make a donation! Support Storypillar!

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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:

-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 info@storypillar.com.

© 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

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: 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.

© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC