I am very happy to introduce you to my eBook, Let Me Share With You A Magical Thing.
These short stories are centred primarily around a character named Billy and serve as ‘A children’s guide to emotional release’. The overarching objective is to equip children with very simple and easy-to-understand techniques and necessary tools to help them navigate life, emotionally free from negative experiences and any challenges life may offer.
Short Synopsis
The initial story introduces a very shy boy, Billy McCoy, who keeps his worries and sadness buried inside, often leading to angry outbursts. With his teacher’s guidance, Billy learns to find and understand ‘an inner safe place’ within himself. This involves imagining himself at every age of his life and bringing these aspects into a ‘magical beam of his true inner light’, a safe place where he truly belongs. In this safe space, Billy discovers that feelings are important, and he can safely access his feelings and release them down into the ground by imagining ‘taps’ on specific body points, and he can turn on the taps and let go of his fear. This process allows him to watch all feelings and emotions go, leaving him ‘totally at peace’. He also learns to imagine strong roots from his spine and feet going into the earth to secure himself, so he feels extremely strong.
The other stories build on this foundation:
Positive Thinking: Billy learns to ‘download and lock-in positive thoughts’ such as “I’m calm, safe and strong. He imagines these thoughts coming into his head, heart, and gut, making his body feel calm and good.
Stress Management: Billy discovers how to ‘switch off stress’ by learning about his amygdala (a special part of the brain) and ‘lasering’ it with a pure beam of light. This technique helps him ignore other people’s stress, become unattached to emotional ‘mess’, and feel instantly calmer, more gentle, and kind.
Thought Management (‘Brain Bin’): Billy learns that his head is like a computer and he can change his thinking. He practices finding and deleting negative thinking files by dragging them across to a ‘brain bin’ and emptying it. He also learns to find and open positive thinking files that boost his self-pride and positivity.
Intention and the Subconscious Mind: The stories explain that the subconscious mind stores all experiences and does what it’s told. Billy learns to draw an ‘intention symbol’ (three concentric circles with a zig-zag boundary)… and step into it to direct his subconscious mind to clear old, negative feelings and bring in new, positive ones. This demonstrates the power of intention and the concept of ‘top-down’ (psychology affecting physiology) and ‘bottom-up’ (sensory level) processing.
Disconnecting from Gaming’s Effects: Recognising that gaming can affect behaviour, leading to anger, frustration, and difficulty focusing, Billy learns a specific method to disconnect his mind from the game. This involves imagining unplugging a gaming console from his brain and plugging it into the ground, thereby reclaiming control and processing game-related emotions. He applies previous techniques like lasering his amygdala and stepping onto his intention symbol to calm himself, release emotions, and regain focus.
Overall, the stories teach a child to recognise that their feelings are real and important, that they can change how they think and feel, and how to break the emotional loop by observing and allowing feelings to pass, rather than holding onto them or burying them. They foster mindfulness and focus on the present moment, encourage reorganising thoughts, attitudes, and feelings, and promote a sense of ‘agency’ or ownership over one’s behaviours and reactions. The aim is to instil a daily habit of releasing feelings, empowering children with self-awareness and tools for emotional well-being throughout their lives.
Guide for Emotional Release
Parents, carers, and teachers can use these stories as a guide to emotional release and equip children with simple techniques and necessary tools to navigate through life emotionally free from negative experiences and challenges. The stories aim to help children remain ‘mindful and present’ in the now.
Parents can lead by example by demonstrating the techniques themselves, showing their children how they step onto their symbol and release their own feelings.
Research
The effectiveness of these techniques has been researched with children aged 5 to 12 and up into teenage years (even adults), with ‘fantastic’ feedback.
These stories help equip parents, teachers, and caregivers with the necessary tools to support emotional wellbeing in children, helping them develop a lifelong habit of processing their emotions. Very empowering!
I’ve been very blessed to research my stories with two junior schools, which are very progressive in promoting the emotional well-being and mental health of all their pupils. Working with the children gave me an excellent insight into how imaginative children really are. Their creative input and honest feedback were invaluable in developing these stories.
I extend a huge ‘thank you’ to The Grange Community Junior School in Farnborough. Thanks to the headteacher, the special education needs coordinator, the children and the teaching assistant staff. Thank you for welcoming me into your school and supporting my research.
I also extend a huge ‘thank you’ to St. John’s Junior School, Woking. Thanks to the headteacher, the home school link worker, the special educational needs coordinator, and the children and teachers. I thank you for welcoming me into your school and supporting the development of this story.
My research findings have identified that parents who supported their children in their wellbeing regularly at home had greater success with their children forming the habit of processing their emotions with greater ease.
Here’s a link to the eBook. I hope you enjoy the journey it takes you on.