Hello everyone! My name is Roshni and I am a story monster! I love reading stories; it’s one of my favourite things to do. Each week, I will narrate a new story or share a rhyme. Stories written by some wonderful authors, including you! Subscribe now to keep up-to-date and if you want a shout out on the episode, simply put it in the comments section. If you would like me to read your story, send me an email: grabsomesticks@hotmail.com You can even draw a picture from the story and tag me on Instagram! Add the hashtag #grabsomesticks I hope you enjoy it! (Recommended for ages 0-100!)
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Story number 26 is here! This next story is about a young girl named Joy. She experiences something negative in her life but through learning EFT (the Emotional Freedom Technique) she finds happiness again. The story is called: The Magic Within You Written by: Alessandra Amico-Jones @alessandra_amicojones Illustrated by Febriyana Fadillah What is EFT? EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique and it is also known as tapping because of the tapping motion of the fingers on the different spots. EFT is based on the ancient Chinese practice of Acupuncture but instead of sticking needles in our body, we simply tap with our fingertips. It focuses on tapping the 12 meridian points of the body to relieve symptoms of a negative experience or emotion. Alessandra's journey: “My journey started involuntarily 23 years ago, when at the age of 16, I suddenly lost my mother in a car accident. That day, my life changed and all of a sudden, I had to become an adult. I had to learn to deal with my pain and on top of that I had to go to school, look after my dad and my younger brother, doing the cooking, washing, cleaning etc… With the support of friends and family, I carried on living a vaguely normal life and when I was 20 years old, I decided to move to the UK, but the pain of the grief was always with me, it never left… the tears were always ready to come out at the drop of a hat, as soon as someone mentioned their mother or my mother…Things changed 3 years ago when I started doing some very deep emotional work on myself (I was studying to become a coach) and I came across this technique called EFT Tapping. I got offered an EFT session and I took it. I had not expectations, no real background knowledge, nothing at all. That session changed my life…The Practitioner worked with me on the trauma of suddenly loosing my mother in a car accident. I cried so much… but after that session, I was able to see things more clearly… the pain of the grief was gone and I was left with all the love I had (and still have) for her. I was absolutely shocked by the profound changes in me and I decided to study this technique so that I could pass on that gift of healing to others too…that is exactly what I did. I studied EFT for 3 years and I got myself 2 qualifications (my second one was with the EFT International), which to this day make me a Fully Accredited and Certified EFT Practitioner. Since discovering EFT I have used it pretty much every day, on myself and on my family (my husband and my 2 sons) and we all enjoy the benefits of it. EFT has become our “Secret Power” that helps us rebalance our emotions and our stress levels when life throws us a curveball… and this is valid for us grown ups (mum and dad) and for the little ones (our 5 and 9 year old children) as well! I wrote, "The Magic within You” so that every family in the world can learn this amazing technique (EFT Tapping) and so that the younger generations can be give the tools to start taking ownership of their feelings and emotions, making them more relaxed children and more resilient and empowered adults” Alessandra, thank you so much for sharing your journey and for helping others learn the power of EFT. I hope this story and this method helps you and your family unlock the secret power within you! Let us know if you try this technique and how you feel afterwards. The publication of this podcast episode comes in line with Parent Mental Health Day (January 27th). Should you wish to find our more about how EFT Tapping can help you and your family, please visit Alessandra's website: https://alessandra-amico-jones-eft.square.site/ To learn how to practice this method: https://www.instagram.com/tv/C2HntR_Ah5i/?igsh=MXJ6Y282NmNiZTdobw== Available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BB5S5D6S Instagram: https://instagram.com/grabsomesticks?igshid=gcvsbmv1h4dy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063972793171 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grab-some-sticks/message
After a long time I can finally say that, story number 25 is here! Just in time for Christmas
I'm back with story number 24! This story was written by Evelyn who is nine years old and lives in New York. She likes Roblox, to read books and play with slime. The reason why she wrote this story is because she likes dogs and wants to keep them safe
Story number 23 is here! Collaborating once again with the talented and inspiring Nicole Kraiem who brings us her second story, “The Bubble King” @ngkraiem Written by Nicole Kraiem Illustrated by Georgiana Grigoras Edited by Joseph Kraiem Nicole Kraiem: ‘The character illustration is based on my youngest son, who's nickname is Bear. I had written this story when I was pregnant with him six years ago. My husband, who is in the military, had been humming a tune he heard earlier, which sparked the rhythm of the book, while my daughter was playing with bubbles. Since I was currently pregnant with a boy, I decided to make the character a boy also. The original name of the character was Jasper but after creating the character of “I Dream” off of my daughter's likeness, my son asked if I could make a character that looks like him too, sparking the changes with the name and likeness you see today in the book. What I've learned from spending time with children, especially my own is that representation truly matters. Every child wants to see someone like them featured in books. In respect to what I am currently working on now, I am at the end process of solidifying the illustrations for my first book series, “The Adventures of Gillie The Incredible.” It follows a rambunctious little boy who always gets into mischief as he tries to learn and navigate what it means to be a little human in the world and yes, almost everything the character does has been based off of something one of my four have done at that age, including making a "master cheese sandwich," which the character does. There is a moral, or rather a learning point in every Gillie book, which I hope will teach children, in the same way that social play does. Along with the Gillie series, I am in the process of starting the storyboard for my children's story, “Selma's Song” which follows a young girl, as she tries to go through the grieving process, after losing her grandmother. Lastly, I am two-thirds through writing my first adult novel, which follows a couple as they navigate life and mental health issues as an interracial couple and military family” Sounds wonderful Nicole! We can't wait for your future publications and we hope you enjoy this beautiful story with the boy with the curly auburn hair ☺️ #representationtrulymatters To buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Bubble-King-N-G-Kraiem/dp/1639015876/ref=sr_1_2?crid=11NOKMXUSOFSC&dchild=1&keywords=the+bubble+king+n.g+kraiem&qid=1630506743&sprefix=the+bubble+king%2Caps%2C221&sr=8-2&fbclid=IwAR2dO3Y41uta5yVC3Uo-SokHl0snRyqWWmKIiS24bJJwLSiOPGW3c2BFR3s Thank you once again Nicole! ❤️
Story number 22 is here! Continuing on with the last instalment from, “The Adventures of Henry the Field Mouse”. Henry meets a new furry friend on the riverbank who challenges him to a race! Written by Jo Coker. Illustrated by Barbara Richards. Edited and published by Sue Dockstader. I have really enjoyed reading from this series of stories and I hope you've enjoyed listening to them
I'm back everyone with story number 21! Continuing on with the tales from, “The Adventures of Henry the Field Mouse” I will be reading the excerpt where Henry and his hedgehog friend Bertie stroll around at night and Henry sees something peculiar in the water… Written by Jo Coker. Illustrated by Barbara Richards. Edited and published by Sue Dockstader. Octogenarian author Jo enjoyed another new adventure recently when she was interviewed by her local radio station for their book club show on @Cotswoldsradio- proving again, you are never too old to try something new! And as if that wasn't enough excitement, Jo's granddaughter (who the books were originally written for) flew in from Germany to join her Grandma as she shared her stories with little adventurers at the Northleach Heritage Craft Fair last week. Jo and Sue would like to offer our podcast listeners a 15% discount from their Etsy shop! Use the code: HENRY15 or simply go straight to the following link to receive 15% off: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HenryFieldMouse?coupon=HENRY15 To follow the continuing mother/daughter/granddaughter publishing adventures: www.adventuresofhenryfieldmouse.com @henryfieldmouse We hope you enjoy this next adventure
Story number 20 is here! (We have reached 20 stories!
In the U.K. it was an incredibly joyous feeling when the country came together for the Euros. For me, what was even better was experiencing it all from my hometown of Wembley. The home of football. Nothing beats the feeling of unity. Our England football team did us proud. There are some players that are inspirational both on and off the pitch and I have nothing but admiration for them. So it comes with great sadness that after a penalty shoot out in the final game, our three lions were subject to abuse. Abuse not about their football skills but about the colour of their skin. If we had won, the comments on social media would have been celebratory and joyous but it wasn't. The true feelings of some hateful individuals came out and I won't call them England fans because they're not. True England fans felt incredibly let down by the aftermath of this hate and this shameful behaviour needs to stop. Here's a poem written by Adaeze Obasuyi @rooted_branch that sums up the feelings of last week. Rashford, Sancho and Saka. We stand by you. You did us proud ❤️
Story number 18 is here! We are continuing our series of stories from you! The #youngwriter and this week, we have a young girl named Sasha (8 years old) who wrote a story called: “Dog Adopted”
Story number 17 is here ❤️ Sometimes in life, an event occurs that makes you pause and think. To stop. To stop with the swiftness of life and to simply appreciate the everyday joys. To not sweat over the small stuff and to really make you appreciate how short life really is. With this is mind, I felt like it was fate that led me to Chelsey Gomez's story. Her story is called: “Stickers On Her Bald Head” @ohyouresotough @ohyouresotough_designs Chelsey Gomez: “I have lost my hair twice to chemotherapy and cancer. My daughter was very young while I was battling cancer. I introduced the concept of my soon to be bald head to my daughter with a promise. I promised she could put stickers all over my head after my hair fell out! I hope this story helps other parents talk to their children about cancer and hair loss in a fun way. No scary terms like radiation or chemotherapy - just a gentle and silly story that kids can relate to.” Thank you @ohyouresotough for your bravery and I hope this story helps not just children but adults also. Check out her awesome illustrations too
Story number 16 is here! We are continuing our series of stories from you! The #youngwriter and this week, we have a young girl named Flossie (six years old) who wrote a story called: “The Magic Mermaid” Flossie: “My name's Flossie, I'm 6-years-old and I live in Huddersfield. I love listening to your podcast and I was excited to hear you might like to read one of my stories. I enjoy going on day-outs with my family, box-modelling and crafts and riding my bike. I love being busy and go to Gymnastics, Swimming and Drama Clubs, and I'm a Rainbow too. I love reading so I decided to write this story so I could read it to my little sister Frankie. I am going to keep a copy of it in my memory box to look back at when I'm older. I like going to the seaside and I always look out for mermaids. Once I thought I saw a mermaid waving at me (although it might have been an octopus) so I decided to write this story about what might happen if someone actually met one. I think magic is really cool and I imagine that mermaids have some kind of magical powers so I used this idea in my story too.” Mermaids are certainly a popular theme! Thank you Flossie! I'm sure everyone will love your story
Story number 15 is here and it's a bit different to the norm because we have our first guest #youngwriter and podcaster! ❤️
Story number 13 is here! My next story is one, that builds on the imagination and ambitions of young children and shows them that they can be anything they put their mind to! It's called: “I Dream” written by Nicole Kraiem @ngkraiem Illustrator: Georgiana Grigoras Editor: Joseph Kraiem Nicole Kraiem: ‘I Dream' is a story that combines poetry, positive imagery, rhythmic language, and reaffirming manifestations. Its purpose is to build on the imagination and ambition of young children. Join our wonderful character as she inspires your children to realise that they can be anything they put their minds to. Dream big, everyone! Your Dreams are only the beginning. It's available to buy on both Amazon America and UK with a search of “I Dream”N.G.Kraiem. Also: https://www.ngkraiembooks.com in the store. For US customers, it's also available to buy from Target's online site: https://www.target.com/p/i-dream-by-n-g-kraiem-paperback/-/A-82818521#lnk=sametab Also Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/I-Dream-Paperback-9781098367947/635882987 I hope everyone who listens to this - dreams big! Thank you Nicole ☺️ I hope you all enjoy it ❤️
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Story number six is here ❤️ My next story was written and illustrated by Nicola Bedenham @miss_nb2020 for her brother Christopher. I first met Nicola through my cousin Divya @houseinthesouth7 back in 2017. Here we are in 2021 and I have the absolute privilege of reading her inspiring story: “I Am Fabulous” “I Am Fabulous” is a heartfelt story inspired by the author's transgender brother, who is on the Autistic spectrum and their childhood growing up. Nicola Bedenham: “It has been a very long journey, to turn what seemed like an impossible situation into a positive one” “It all started with the painting that features in the book. I made it originally as a way of reaching out to my brother when he became homeless and would not communicate verbally. I thought by making a piece of positive celebratory artwork for him, it would evoke a feeling of love and connection and he would make contact again. I made flyers with the image of the painting and distributed them around the area in London that he had been sighted. Thankfully, he was found and now lives with our parents.” “A few years later, the idea for the story popped into my head. I then decided to make a book for him so he could remember all the positive things from our childhood and our experiences together. Everything in the book had to be recognisable and familiar to him due to his Autism.” “It took about three years to draw all the illustrations and write and rewrite the story. My daughter, Holly @hollydeimbacher then designed the book and made it look beautiful” I hope this book resonates with anyone who is a creative free spirit and encourages you to believe in yourself, celebrating who you are through the power of art.” Nicola Bedenham is an art teacher and worked throughout the pandemic supporting key worker children. She also set online art projects for the whole school do to at home. Nicola, you should certainly feel proud and you truly are an inspiration. I am sure you are all going to enjoy this simply fabulous story ⭐️
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Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode on my story podcast! There could be nothing more fitting than to kickstart my podcast with Esther Marshall's powerful and uplifting story; Sophie Says, I Can. I Will. A story of empowerment that tackles stereotypes head on by representing diverse and incredible women in a whole host of roles. The author, Esther Marshall, is also the founder of sTandTall, a community platform and educational resource to help those suffering from abuse and bullying to get the support, help and information they need. To get a copy of the book visit: https://www.sophiesaysofficial.com/products/sophie-says-i-can-i-will-childrens-book Instagram: @sophiesaysofficial Book: Sophie Says, I Can. I Will. Illustrator: Buzz Burry I hope you enjoy it :) Like and subscribe and if you enjoyed the story - leave a review ☺️ Instagram page: https://instagram.com/grabsomesticks?igshid=gcvsbmv1h4dy Email: grabsomesticks@hotmail.com Thank you
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