Shame dies when stories are told in safe places.

Creating and sharing stories that help our children make sense of their lives really does help to reduce stress and anxiety. Helping them to recognise and name their thoughts and feelings, can create some distance between the emotion and the intense feelings and associations that go with it. As Dr Dan Seigel so helpfully and succinctly puts it – what’s shareable is bearable, and you’ve got to name it to tame it!