Ep 10 - Picture Books, Not War

Whether you’re a teacher decompressing after the final bell or a parent navigating the school pickup line, we know the feeling: a "big thing" happens in the world or at home, and the silence that follows is heavy.

We know we should talk about it, but the "how" is the part that keeps us stuck.

In today’s episode, Brooke shares actionable starter tips for those high-stakes conversations. We’re moving past the "I don't know what to say" hurdle and leaning into creating genuine emotional safety for the kids in our lives.

You don't need to have all the answers to be the safe person a child needs. You just need a way to begin.

Ready to start? Here are some of my favorite picture books / poems:

• Black Panther Wakanda Forever: The Courage to Dream by Fredrick Joseph

• The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

• We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

• Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate 

• The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith

• Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

• Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz - Sáenz has poetic epigraph like pages at the start of different sections that are painfully beautiful

• “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry