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“One afternoon, Little Bird was staring up at the sky, thinking about lunch. At the same time, in the luxury apartment building next to Little Bird’s tree, a human was out on his balcony, talking on his cell phone.”

— FROM 'The Bird Who Swallowed the Cell Phone'

When Little Bird swallows a cell phone, he inadvertently offends all the other birds in the neighborhood with his new chirp. The Bird Who Swallowed the Cell Phone is a story about the trouble that can happen when people assume they understand the reason for other people’s behavior, instead of asking them questions to find out for sure.

(Suitable for all ages.)

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“If you or someone you know has OCD behavior, please do not refer to this behavior as an OCD monster. Why did anyone come up with the idea that having a monster in your brain would help make anything better?”

— from 'OCD: you do not have a monster in your brain'

OCD: You Do Not Have a Monster in Your Brain is a conversation about Intrusive thoughts and reassurance-seeking OCD, with some ideas for understanding these types of behaviors, and some ideas for how to shift to more creative, self-affirming behaviors.

(Suitable for teens and adults.)

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“From what I’ve noticed, we communicate-to-be-heard in moments where we feel threatened. Maybe because of a dangerous situation, but more often, I think it happens when we’re triggered by someone who did something that upset us. Or when we’re trying to avoid getting triggered by someone who might do something to upset us.”

— from 'COMMUNICATING-TO-BE-UNDERSTOOD'

Communicating-To-Be-Understood is a conversation about understanding why we feel triggered by other people’s behavior and why they feel triggered by ours. And how we can still share who we are and create more fulfilling connections with the people in our lives.

(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)

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“I smiled and said hi and she stopped what she was doing, but only to glare at me. ‘I will not be responding or smiling to anyone,’ she explained. ‘I am at this retreat for peace.’”

— FROM 'WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT ANGER'

What I Learned About Anger is a conversation about meeting a very angry person at a meditation retreat, and the unexpected way she was treated.

(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)

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“Sometimes I like to think of my mind as an ocean and myself as someone fishing.”

— from 'The Sea of Associations'

A conversation about how easy it is to get bogged down by our reactions to everyday upsets, with some ideas for how to reframe our perspective, so our upsets don’t keep us feeling let down, disappointed and unexpressed.

(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)