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Feeling Balanced | Clinical Psychologist | Dr Brogan

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📔Emotion focused touch & feel books
🫶Big feelings ➡️ Mindfulness, Play, Connection
🧠Understand the Nervous System
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🌟📚 Emotional Intelligence Starts Here! Get Your Copy NOW! 📚🌟

✨ Click the link in my bio or comment “BUY” to get your hands on the must-have book for nurturing emotional well-being in families! ✨

🌱 By supporting “Feeling Balanced,” you’re helping us grow the collection and empower more families to connect, communicate, and grow together! 🌱

💖 We’re excited to be part of your journey in raising emotionally intelligent kids and creating a loving, supportive home environment. 💖

👉 Share this reel with a friend or family member who would love “Feeling Balanced,” and let’s spread the love! 😊

#selfpublishing #selfpublish #author #childrensbookauthor #childrensbooks #feelingbalanced #inbalance #familynervoussystem #childrensemotions #childrensfeelings #emotionsskills #emotionalintelligence by @mindsinbalance

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2 years ago

Self-regulation is a skill, but it’s not something we should expect children to do on their own just yet.

Kids need co-regulation first. That means they learn to manage big emotions in our presence, with our support.

Before children can regulate their own emotions, they need repeated experiences of us helping them through it. This looks like:
✨ Getting down to their level
✨ Using a calm, soothing voice: (“I see you’re feeling really upset.”)
✨ Offering comfort: staying close, hugging, or using validating words
✨ Modeling how we stay grounded, un-tensing our body, deep breathing, being the grounding force holding space.

We never stop needing co-regulation, but for kids, it’s essential. It supports healthy brain development, emotional resilience, and lifelong mental well-being.

Let’s remember, learning regulation skills is great, but kids aren’t expected to master them alone. We are their safety net, their guide, and their co-regulators.

Save this as a reminder! ⬇️

#coregulation #selfregulation #parentingtips #childdevelopment #emotionalregulation #gentleparenting #raisingkids #parentingtools #nervoussystemregulation #mindfulparenting #emotionalintelligence #consciousparenting #bigfeelings #kidsmentalhealth #attachmentparenting #resilientkids by @mindsinbalance

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Creating a book is such a strange mix of dreaming up something in your head, seeing it become real, and then noticing all the tiny things you’d change if you had unlimited time and money. 😂

But at some point, you have to let it leave your hands and get into the hands of the little people it was made for. ❤️

There’s one page in this sample that wasn’t as requested, but overall I’m SO excited about how the second Feeling Balanced book is coming together.

Pre-sales are coming soon, with a Kickstarter launch to help bring Feeling Balanced: Farm into the world.

🌱 Want to be first to know? Leave a comment and I’ll add you to the wait list!!

#FeelingBalancedFarm #AustralianChildrensBooks #AussieAuthor #EmotionalLiteracy #KidsBooks by @mindsinbalance

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After the wonderful and somewhat unexpected success of Book 1, the second book in the series is on its way.

And if you have a little farm animal lover, you’re going to want to get your hands on a copy.

Just like Book 1, this story uses everyday situations children recognise, helping them identify and name their feelings while learning simple, practical skills for moving through them.

With interactive touch-and-feel elements woven throughout, children don’t just hear about emotional skills, they get to practise them as they read.

Because emotional regulation isn’t something children magically learn. It’s something we can teach, one small moment at a time.

Presales will be opening soon. Comment PRESALE below and I’ll add you to the reminder list so you don’t miss out.

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#ParentingLifeAustralia
#AustralianParents
#KidsActivities
#EarlyChildhoodAustralia
#KidsBooks by @mindsinbalance

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5 months ago

My little shelf of other self-published books! 📚💛

Honestly haven’t bought from Kmart or Big W in ages… once you know how much goes into self-publishing, it just feels more important to support other self published authors!

Here’s part 1 of my collection ✨
Do you have any of these?

Comment me your recommendations. I’m always adding more to my list! 👇

Authors featured:
@booksbybecbenini
@wrentales.publishing
@birchysbooks
@emmawallace.designs
@mindsinbalance
@leephetheanauthor
@emilyserow_author
@bluedragon.tales
@secretorsurprise_
@holisticplaytime

#supportsmallbusiness #indieauthors #selfpublished #childrensbooks #australianmade by @mindsinbalance

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6 months ago

Balance isn’t about being calm all the time.

Many of us were taught that calm equals good.
That big emotions mean something has gone wrong.

But our nervous systems are designed to move.

We move into activation to protect ourselves, speak up, take action.
We move into shutdown to rest, recover, and feel safe when overwhelmed.
And then, ideally, we move back into connection.

That movement is healthy.

The goal isn’t raising a calm child.
It’s raising a flexible one.

A child who can feel anger.
Feel fear.
Feel excitement.
And learn how to return.

And children learn that through co-regulation, safety, play, and body awareness.

If you want a gentle way to start building emotional flexibility early, my interactive board book introduces emotions through touch, mindfulness, and connection.

It’s designed to help children understand what’s happening in their bodies and find their way back to balance.

Link in bio to explore it.

#childemotionaldevelopment
#emotionallyintelligentkids
#parentingwithconnection
#nervoussystemregulation
#raisingresilientkids by @mindsinbalance

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8 months ago

Today I aim to amplify the voices of our First Nations peoples.

This conversation, for me, isn’t about guilt.
It isn’t about undoing Australia.
And it isn’t about blaming people alive today for the actions of the past.

It’s about truth.

I believe we can celebrate the Australia we live in now while also acknowledging that its beginning involved dispossession, violence, loss of land, loss of livelihood, loss of family, and the silencing of First Nations voices. These truths don’t cancel each other out. Both can exist.

For me, unity doesn’t come from minimising pain or asking people to move on before they’ve been heard. It comes from honesty, respect, and being willing to sit with discomfort long enough to learn.

If a national celebration causes deep hurt for the oldest continuing cultures in the world, that matters to me. Listening isn’t division. Truth-telling isn’t an attack.

Moving forward, I’m choosing to reflect, to educate, to learn whose land I live on, to seek out and listen to First Nations voices, and to make sure my children hear the full story, not a softened one. I’m trying to lead with empathy rather than defensiveness.

Silence might protect comfort, but truth creates connection.

That’s the Australia I want to stand for.

Show your support by following pages like @commongroundfirstnations @clothingthegaps @reconciliationaus

#reflectdontcelebrate #alwayswasalwayswillbe #listentofirstnationsvoices #australiaday #truthtelling by @mindsinbalance

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9 months ago

✨ Less than 50 copies left, FREE shipping right in time for Christmas, PLUS FREE colouring and worksheets! If your kids adore the “that’s not my…” series, they’re going to be obsessed with this feelings-focused version! 🙌

📚 Research keeps showing that when children hear emotion-rich language in stories, they build stronger emotional awareness and empathy. They begin to identify what sadness, frustration or joy really looks like.

🖐️ Interactive books don’t just entertain. Sensory elements light up more of the brain, supporting the link between touch, words and emotional understanding. It turns reading time into embodied learning.

🧠 Created by a clinical psychologist and mum, Feeling Balanced gently guides little ones to name feelings and discover simple ways to come back to balance.

📊 Evidence-informed
💛 Rooted in mindfulness, play and connection
🌈 Loved by parents, educators and therapists

Comment “buy” or tap the link in my bio to grab your copy. It’s available online and in selected bookstores across Australia - check my website for stockists! ✨

#mindfulparenting
#kidsbooks
#emotionalregulation
#sensorybook
#australianauthor by @mindsinbalance

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10 months ago

This interactive emotions book has been such a hit with toddlers and parents. Every page invites your child to explore a feeling, touch a sensory texture and learn the language they need to grow confident and connected 🧡
It is simple, playful and grounded in everything we know about co-regulation, attachment and helping little nervous systems feel safe.

FREE SHIPPING before Christmas 🎄
We are almost SOLD OUT, so grab your copy NOW and make sure you don’t miss out before Book 2 arrives ⭐

#kidsbookstagram
#boardbooksforkids
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christmasgiftideas by @mindsinbalance

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10 months ago

There is something so sweet about kids seeing themselves in the mirror and saying kind words out loud.
It becomes even more powerful when we say them together.
Our touch and feel emotion book helps little ones slow down, name their feelings and practice strategies for all those big feelings, as well as gentle affirmations that feel fun, not forced.
Start a mirror moment today and see what grows.

Click the link in the bio and grab your copy today!!

#mindfulparenting #childrensbooks #boardbooks #sensorybooks #awareparenting #attachmentplay #alethasolter #kidsmentalhealth #emotioncoaching #mindfulkids #aussiemums #playbasedlearning #connectionovercorrection #earlychildhoodeducation by @mindsinbalance

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If you ever needed a reminder of how important play can be, this is it. Power reversal games let kids feel strong, laugh hard, and release the tension sitting under their big feelings.

It is one of the most rewarding parts of trying to raise emotionally aware kids.. when they start using these tools with each other. It will never look perfect, and sometimes play ends in crying. That is not a failure. Tears are our main emotional release. When we know this, we can stay steady and trust the process.

This morning Mr 3 was overwhelmed and frustrated, so his big brother stepped in with a power reversal game. A moment of connection shifted the whole energy.

The Feeling Balanced book series includes lots of fun, simple examples of power reversal games to help little ones move emotions through their bodies. Your going to love what’s coming up in these book. If you buy book one (Outback) this week, you will go in the draw to win an early release copy of book two (Farm).

Emotional intelligence grows through play, presence and permission to feel it all.

#awareparenting
#attachmentplay
#alethasolter
#peacefulparenting
#consciousparenting
#connectedparenting
#respectfulparenting
#bigfeelings
#childrensmentalhealth
#emotioncoaching
#emotionalintelligenceforkids
#mindfulparenting
#playfulparenting
#healingthroughplay
#parentingtools
#playtoheal
#parentingwithconnection
#releasedefuse
#kidsfeelings by @mindsinbalance

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Feeling Balanced is a playful touch-and-feel board book that helps little ones make sense of their emotions in a way their bodies understand, through storytelling, rhyme, texture and connection.
It teaches early emotional literacy by helping children name feelings, and learn simple skills for the future through movement, crying, play and awareness.

It’s gentle, interactive, evidence-informed… and written to support co-regulation, not control.

If you’ve been wanting a copy, this is your sign. You can grab your copy by clicking the link in my bio or checking out your local Readings bookstore.

#feelingbalanced
#childrensbooks
#mindfulparenting
#consciousparenting
#coregulation
#emotionalregulationforkids
#bigfeelings
#emotionaldevelopment
#earlylearningaustralia
#parentingtools
#sensoryplayideas
#sensorylearning
#kidsmentalhealth
#raisinglittles
#readingsbookstore by @mindsinbalance

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