Maya’s Notebook

A note from me

Hi friends! Maya here.

Can you believe how much you’ve learned? Six weeks ago it was just me and Zip. Now you’ve got a whole toolbox. This week is about how to actually use it — without getting overwhelmed.

Mad isn’t bad. Mad is information.

This week’s check-in

How big is your mad right now?

Mine’s a 2 today. Tap the number that matches yours.

Pick your number — there’s no wrong one.

Tool of the week — Brave Practice

Look how much you know now. In just a few weeks you’ve packed a whole toolbox:

Body clues · Name it · Check the costume · The Calm-Down Menu · Feelings are allowed, hurting is not · The magic sentence

Here’s the secret Dr. Reyes taught me: you don’t have to use all of it at once. She calls it brave practice.

Be brave with just ONE thing this week.

Maybe you notice Zip and say hi. Maybe you try one calm-down tool. Maybe you use the magic sentence once. Pick one — and you don’t have to do it perfectly. You just have to try.

Feeling word of the week

nervous

Nervous is the fluttery, jumpy feeling you get right before you try something hard — like being brave. Here’s a secret: brave doesn’t mean you’re not nervous. Brave means you try anyway.

My friends, the feeling folk

This week, say hi to my friend June. June is the youngest of us — she’s six. Her big feelings show up when someone she loves is sick, and sometimes she doesn’t have words for them yet. That’s okay. Her feeling folk is a soft little moth named Flit. Dr. Reyes calls us all the feeling folk — because feelings aren’t enemies, they’re just feelings hanging out. June’s notebook is coming soon:

Your turn

Draw your feeling friend.

Draw yourself doing your ONE brave thing this week. Then put a big star on it after you’ve tried it.

Draw and color right on the screen — a grown-up can save the picture when it’s done. (No screen? Print this page and use paper.)