Check out Abby’s latest children’s book, “The Monkey in My Mind”! Now available on Amazon in both hardcopy and ebook format—click here to order!
The Monkey in My Mind was inspired by the concept of EQUANIMITY–and the author’s desire to teach this concept to children. We all have an invisible “monkey” in our minds. It might show up as distraction, distress, restlessness, or something else that pulls us off-center. Rather than get triggered by the inevitable visits of our “monkey”, we can learn how not to get hooked. The secret is EQUANIMITY. The Monkey in My Mind reminds us that mental chatter is a normal part of life, but we can learn to be the neutral observer–by dropping resistance and becoming curious. As we get to know our monkey’s unique tricks and tendencies, we develop the capacity to hold space for him–with greater compassion, patience, and even humor. Children and adults alike will find this book relatable, entertaining, and transformative. Here’s to noticing and allowing the Monkeys in our Minds!
Abby has also co-authored a journal article on Growth Mindset as well as a children’s book, Feelings Are a Trip!! Available on Amazon in both paperback and e-book format. Click here to order!
Overview of Book:
Feelings Are A Trip is a whimsical adventure into the wonderful world of feelings. Imagine that our lives are made up of our travels through many different feeling lands. Each feeling land is unique and offers a new world for us to explore…another stop on our amazing life journey. Feelings Are A Trip takes the reader on an exciting trip through these feeling worlds. Which worlds will we visit? Shall we go to the Land of Happy? Perhaps take a peek in the Land of Scared? Or celebrate in the Land of Excited? We’ll visit seven feelings worlds, each giving us a different experience. The reader will learn how to recognize how they are feeling—what feeling world they are in—by listening to their body signs. We’ll also figure out some simple ways to embrace the positive feeling worlds and handle the more challenging worlds. Let’s take off and venture through these feelings lands, where we will learn, grow and discover that feelings are okay–in fact, they are quite a cool trip!! “This feelings trip is like a rainbow, rich with feelings of all shades and hues. Everyone’s trip a little different, everyone walking in their own shoes. You couldn’t have a rainbow with just a color or two, so appreciate all of the colors…the red, pink, green and blue!”