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Moody 3.0 is here and they might be the final product.

Great news! The new prototype is ready with stickier velcro and they even sent me a video to show just how sticky it is! Sound up - it's so SATISFYING!  My manufacturer decided to move my prototype to a new factory when the original one told them they couldn't do a better job with the velcro. I sent Moody back so they could duplicate them. They did a great job!

Moody was busy visiting new friends who had a chance to play with them and learn more about how they can help when emotions get too BIG!  Judith, James, Gabe and James enjoyed mixing up Moody's parts to see where they could stick! They read from the Meet Moody coloring book and had fun coloring the pages. They were all so excited to see Moody again, after his upgrade at the manufacturer, where he will get new "stickier" velcro that withstands the BIG emotions that need his help.

Shame is a tough one. It definitely FEELS like a “negative” emotion. But, as with all the emotions, shame is very valid for our emotional wellness and learning.Ugh. Shame is so tricky - there are misconceptions of what shame is and why we feel it. I’m going to say it again - I’m not a mental health professional. I am a woman living with PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder. I come from a childhood background of abuse and so shame is an emotion I CONSTANTLY deal with and continue to work on even now at 46.There’s a difference between the emotion called Shame and Toxic Shame. I’m going to break it down the way I understand it. So let me know what...

Sadness is an emotion that many consider “negative.” But, as with all the emotions, sadness is very valid and necessary for our emotional wellness.Feeling sad is never someone WANTS to feel - but sadness signals that we have lost someone or something we truly care about. We also feel sadness if something hasn’t gone the way we wanted it to - like the cancellation of a trip or getting a job you really wanted. 🥺I think we have all felt some pretty deep sadness in the past year because of the pandemic. You may have gotten sick and don’t feel 100% better - and now you are sad because it’s harder to do some things you used to have an easy...