Podcast appearances and mentions of avril mcdonald

We talk about FEEL BRAVE in a world full of anxiety from a global pandemic, terrorist and school shootings and war. Five years after our original discussion, the world has changed, and FEEL BRAVE has grown to help parents and children reframe tough narratives through inspired story telling.Chosen quote: “You don't have to have the answers, you just have to have the conversations because when we can talk about or 'name' a feeling, we can 'tame' that feeling” - Avril McDonald, Creator of Feel BraveLiked that? Dive into more: https://thesparkhub.com/RELATED MATERIALS:VISIT: Feel Brave official website: https://www.feelbrave.com/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/FeelBraveLtdYOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRJYsRRdUTHjz_iLVwOkww/videosREAD: William backs book aimed at easing the fears of firefighters' children WATCH: Reading of 'The Wolf was Not Sleeping' UK Firefighter edition by Nick Knowles#SparkHub #Podcast #FeelBrave #Empathy #Confidence Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversation with Avril McDonald about her FEEL BRAVE journey and to help children overcome big emotions and anxiety through stories.Chosen quote: "More than ever before, our world needs more mindfulness, more compassion and more action!" - Avril McDonald, Creator of Feel BraveLiked that? Dive into more: https://thesparkhub.com/RELATED MATERIALS:VISIT: Feel Brave official website: https://www.feelbrave.com/WATCH: Short video clip about this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/w0wXEwZs--sWATCH: FULL INTERVIEW: Video version of this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/mCGdVFWcYxAWATCH: FULL READING | Avril MacDonald reading FEEL BRAVE: https://youtu.be/CsEvj8LjsYo#SparkHub #Podcast #FeelBrave #Empathy #Confidence Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

For some children, the nature of what mum and dad does can be very scary. Kris Kennett is a Dunedin-based firefighter, who had an idea to put together a book that aims to reassure children about what their parent is doing, if they run out the door at a moment's notice. He's a member of the New Zealand Firefighters Welfare Society, and he approached children's author Avril McDonald about the idea for a book - and the resulting product is The Wolf was Not Sleeping, which will be distributed to brigades around the country.

Helping your kids feel brave and tackle life's problems can be tricky to navigate through. In this episode Suzy talks to author and singer Avril McDonald who has developed strategies to help kids deal with anxiety and become brave. Her Feel Brave stories, based around the loveable character Wolfgang the Wolf, explores issues a lot of kids face, including self-confidence, bullying and grief.Tui Fleming’s Mindful Moment looks at building emotional resilience using connection and sleep.

Helping your kids feel brave and tackle life's problems can be tricky to navigate through. In this episode Suzy talks to author and singer Avril McDonald who has developed strategies to help kids deal with anxiety and become brave. Her Feel Brave stories, based around the love able character Wolfgang the Wolf, explores issues a lot of kids face, including self-confidence, bullying and grief. Tui Fleming's Mindful Moment looks at building emotional resilience using connection and sleep.

Kiwi-born teacher-turned-author of the internationally well-received I Feel Brave book series, Avril McDonald, writes 'little stories about big feelings' for four to seven year olds. Additionally Avril has devised a couple of programmes which have been taken up in schools in New Zealand, to help primary school children learn to deal with difficult emotions like anxiety, and to have empathy for others, in a bid to guard against bullying. Avril tells Kathryn Ryan about the range of tools in her arsenal, which also include videos and this song 'Nothing Like a Good Friend' which encourages children to become more empathetic.

Kiwi-born teacher-turned-author of the internationally well-received I Feel Brave book series, Avril McDonald, writes 'little stories about big feelings' for four to seven year olds. Additionally Avril has devised a couple of programmes which have been taken up in schools in New Zealand, to help primary school children learn to deal with difficult emotions like anxiety, and to have empathy for others, in a bid to guard against bullying. Avril tells Kathryn Ryan about the range of tools in her arsenal, which also include videos and this song 'Nothing Like a Good Friend' which encourages children to become more empathetic.

In this episode, Colin (@digicoled) speak to Avril McDonald who shares her story about the Feel Brave books which help young children to learn and to understand some of their feelings. You can learn more about her Crown House books via https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/authors/avril-mcdonald

Avril McDonald, award-winning author of the Feel Brave book series and founder of Feel Brave, joins Kathy to discuss how we can move forward to launch our big creative idea into the world with tremendous success. From the early age of 8, Avril experienced anxiety and panic attacks, and felt very alone in understanding what it was and how to deal with it. Later in life, after becoming a teacher and witnessing the pervasiveness of anxiety in young children, Avril developed a heartfelt vision to provide all children around the world with access to effective tools to help them manage tough emotions and reach their highest potential. Her books are now being translated into many languages, and she’s working with one of the world’s largest global broadcasters on a new animated series. Further, she’s launching a pilot program with schools around the world to integrate Feel Brave strategies into schools every day and help children effectively address their fears and gain the strength and resilience to thrive. To learn more about today's guest, visit http://www.feelbrave.com/.

1) Over 14000 unique clicks were generated in my Crime/Thriller Giveaway at https://freebie-books.com/crime-thrillers-may2017/ Ian Sutherland was the top promoter, sending 3500+ unique clicks, many of those directly via his Twitter accounts. Check out Ian's Author Platform Sidekick service: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/APS [Affiliate link] 3) My Dead of Night proof copy arrived - I have 10 x fiction paperback books now: 4) I've now put Self-Publishing Journeys on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SelfPublishingJourneys/ 5) Avril McDonald's new book: [amazon_link asins='B06XTV7ZJ5' template='ProductAd' store='author-pt-21' marketplace='UK' link_id='fffcc329-373c-11e7-8700-95a48855f596'] 6) Sarah Painter's Worried Writer podcast (highly recommended!) at http://www.worriedwriter.com/ and her first self-published book: [amazon_link asins='B06Y6GXFY6' template='ProductAd' store='author-pt-21' marketplace='UK' link_id='310ce1bb-373d-11e7-9308-2f2c71aeabd0'] 7) Books2Read service https://www.books2read.com/ (highly recommended!) 8) My crappy Amazon review - note the anonymity of the reviewer who simultaneously gets to screw up my chances of shifting the book and remain hidden in the shadows! 9) Reminder! Amazon Academy event in Edinburgh on 23rd May http://selfpublishingadvice.org/amazon-academy/ 10) Reminder! ALLi Indie Author Fringe event on June 3rd http://selfpublishingadvice.org/6-weeks-until-bookexpo-indie-author-fringe-2017-are-you-ready-to-sell-more-books/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

1) Over 14000 unique clicks were generated in my Crime/Thriller Giveaway at https://freebie-books.com/crime-thrillers-may2017/ Ian Sutherland was the top promoter, sending 3500+ unique clicks, many of those directly via his Twitter accounts. Check out Ian's Author Platform Sidekick service: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/APS [Affiliate link] 3) My Dead of Night proof copy arrived - I have 10 x fiction paperback books now: 4) I've now put Self-Publishing Journeys on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SelfPublishingJourneys/ 5) Avril McDonald's new book: [amazon_link asins='B06XTV7ZJ5' template='ProductAd' store='author-pt-21' marketplace='UK' link_id='fffcc329-373c-11e7-8700-95a48855f596'] 6) Sarah Painter's Worried Writer podcast (highly recommended!) at http://www.worriedwriter.com/ and her first self-published book: [amazon_link asins='B06Y6GXFY6' template='ProductAd' store='author-pt-21' marketplace='UK' link_id='310ce1bb-373d-11e7-9308-2f2c71aeabd0'] 7) Books2Read service https://www.books2read.com/ (highly recommended!) 8) My crappy Amazon review - note the anonymity of the reviewer who simultaneously gets to screw up my chances of shifting the book and remain hidden in the shadows! 9) Reminder! Amazon Academy event in Edinburgh on 23rd May http://selfpublishingadvice.org/amazon-academy/ 10) Reminder! ALLi Indie Author Fringe event on June 3rd http://selfpublishingadvice.org/6-weeks-until-bookexpo-indie-author-fringe-2017-are-you-ready-to-sell-more-books/

Avril McDonald grew up in New Zealand, trained as a primary school teacher then become a Managing Director of a Digital Entertainment Company in London. A desire to create beautiful characters and stories that help kids manage tough emotions and feel brave led her to develop www.feelbrave.com This project also has a charitable arm at www.friendsoffeelbrave.com which has the vision ‘To give all children access to tools to help them manage tough emotions and reach their true potential’. Avril has signed her first deal with Crown House Publishing for a series of six children’s books (five children’s books and a teacher’s accompanying book) to help tackle personal, social and emotional development in children. Find Out More: Avril's website: http://www.feelbrave.com/ The charitable arm of Avril's project: http://www.friendsoffeelbrave.com/ Avril on the Waterstones website: https://www.waterstones.com/author/avril-mcdonald/142272 Connect with Avril on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avrilmcdonald28745 Avril's page on The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency website: http://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/childrens/avril-mcdonald/ Avril's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Avril-McDonald/e/B015TJWKX6 The Feel Brave books on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FeelBraveLtd The Feel Brave books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feelbrave/ Avril's pins on Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/crownhousepub/feel-brave-series-childrens-books/ Talking points: Tony Robbins' Morning Ritual: http://sourcesofinsight.com/start-your-day-like-tony-robbins/ PeoplePerHour outsourcing site: http://www.paulteague.com/pph [My affiliate link] BookBaby self-publishing: https://www.bookbaby.com Wix websites: http://www.wix.com/ Crown House Publishing: https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/ Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/ Avril's press page: http://www.feelbrave.com/press- Avril's Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1639726590/feel-brave-stories-to-help-children-manage-tough-e Avril's social enterprise work: http://www.friendsoffeelbrave.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

Avril McDonald grew up in New Zealand, trained as a primary school teacher then become a Managing Director of a Digital Entertainment Company in London. A desire to create beautiful characters and stories that help kids manage tough emotions and feel brave led her to develop www.feelbrave.com This project also has a charitable arm at www.friendsoffeelbrave.com which has the vision ‘To give all children access to tools to help them manage tough emotions and reach their true potential'. Avril has signed her first deal with Crown House Publishing for a series of six children's books (five children's books and a teacher's accompanying book) to help tackle personal, social and emotional development in children. Find Out More: Avril's website: http://www.feelbrave.com/ The charitable arm of Avril's project: http://www.friendsoffeelbrave.com/ Avril on the Waterstones website: https://www.waterstones.com/author/avril-mcdonald/142272 Connect with Avril on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avrilmcdonald28745 Avril's page on The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency website: http://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/childrens/avril-mcdonald/ Avril's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Avril-McDonald/e/B015TJWKX6 The Feel Brave books on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FeelBraveLtd The Feel Brave books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feelbrave/ Avril's pins on Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/crownhousepub/feel-brave-series-childrens-books/ Talking points: Tony Robbins' Morning Ritual: http://sourcesofinsight.com/start-your-day-like-tony-robbins/ PeoplePerHour outsourcing site: http://www.paulteague.com/pph [My affiliate link] BookBaby self-publishing: https://www.bookbaby.com Wix websites: http://www.wix.com/ Crown House Publishing: https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/ Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/ Avril's press page: http://www.feelbrave.com/press- Avril's Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1639726590/feel-brave-stories-to-help-children-manage-tough-e Avril's social enterprise work: http://www.friendsoffeelbrave.com/

Avril McDonald, author of the Feel Brave Series of books (little stories about big feelings for 4-7 year olds) and founder of www.feelbrave.com, shares with us her immense and powerful vision of helping children around the world better cope with their fears and anxieties, and also help adults heal in their own journey of becoming brave, confident and excited to follow their passions and visions for doing something meaningful in the world.