June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh

June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh

June 15, 2026 · 9 min · Season 5

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June's Brain Breather explores feelings of discouragement through a story featuring Cottonball and Swoosh, emphasizing coping strategies and emotional support.

June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh 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 failure; Feeling not good enough Protagonists: Cottonball the Sheep and Swoosh the Windshield Wiper Setting: A fjord on New Zealand’s South Island Strategies: Self affirmations; confidence mantras; “Find your can” mindset shift (Ask: What can I do?) Resources: -Confidence Mantras for Kids - Helping Kids Cope with Failure 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 BBB Song , SunnyScy NZ Song ; Eusebiodemaria…

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Host: Meg Lewis

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Places: New Zealand, South Island

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