Mindful Kids, Strong Futures: Teaching Children Body Awareness and Confidence (Featuring: Elizabeth Stryker)

Big feelings don’t mean something is wrong — they mean something is being felt.

In this episode of Taboo Talks with Krystal, I’m joined by Elizabeth Stryker, mother, mindfulness advocate, and children’s book illustrator, for a grounding conversation about helping kids navigate emotions through body awareness, breath, and co-regulation.

Rather than focusing on fixing feelings or shutting them down, we explore how noticing sensations in the body, naming emotions, and staying present with our children teaches them emotional safety and self-trust. Elizabeth shares the inspiration behind her children’s book, Riley’s Remarkable Roller Coaster Ride, and how mindfulness practices can help kids “ride the rollercoaster” of emotions instead of being overwhelmed by them.

This episode is especially for parents who want to respond with connection instead of control — and who are learning right alongside their kids.

✨ What We Talk About

• What mindfulness really looks like for kids (and parents)

• Noticing feelings through sensations in the body

• Why emotional awareness comes before emotional regulation

• Co-regulation vs. “fixing” or minimizing big feelings

• How breath helps children find calm in emotional moments

• Teaching kids that feelings are safe, temporary, and informative

• Using stories and imagination to build emotional literacy

📘 Featured Book

Riley’s Remarkable Roller Coaster Ride
A beautifully illustrated children’s book that teaches mindfulness breathing and emotional awareness, helping kids learn how to find calm when emotions feel big.

(Digital resources and expanded offerings coming soon.)

👩‍🎨 About Our Guest

Elizabeth Stryker is a mom, mindfulness practitioner, and children’s book illustrator passionate about helping families build emotional awareness and connection. Through storytelling and simple mindfulness practices, she helps parents guide children toward confidence, self-trust, and emotional resilience.

🔗 Connect with Elizabeth

• 📸 Instagram: @pelvicstabilitypt

• 📘 Book: Riley’s Remarkable Roller Coaster Ride

🎧 Listen to the Full Episode

If you’re navigating big emotions with your kids and want tools that center connection, presence, and co-regulation, this episode will meet you where you are.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of Taboo Talks with Krystal
👉https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WbJLXKHK2BhyPscbVVV2E?si=Mv4nHaPEQ8qTtuvbw0ujSg

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