Dora Duck and The Faraway Feeling

von Kristi Godwin

30 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What if you sometimes felt far away... even though you hadn't gone anywhere?Sometimes Dora Duck feels completely like herself.But other times, something strange happens.The world seems fuzzy.Sounds feel far away.Her body doesn't quite feel like her own.She may lose track of time or have trouble remembering what happened.Dora calls it the Faraway Feeling.When Dora meets Mrs. Owl, a caring counselor, she finally learns that what she is experiencing has a name: dissociation.Mrs. Owl helps Dora understand that sometimes the brain learns to disconnect when experiences or emotions feel too overwhelming. What once helped the brain cope can sometimes happen again-even when the danger or overwhelming experience is no longer happening.Instead of teaching Dora to be afraid of her brain, Mrs. Owl helps her understand it with compassion: "Your brain learned how to protect you. Now we can help it learn another way."Throughout the story, Dora learns practical, child-friendly grounding strategies, including: - recognizing early signs of dissociation- orienting herself to the present moment- feeling her feet against the ground- using the 5-4-3-2-1 Five Senses grounding technique- using safe sensory experiences to reconnect with her body- reminding herself, "That was then. This is now."- identifying safe people and asking for support- creating her own Grounding Plan- understanding that experiencing dissociation again does not mean she has failedWhen the Faraway Feeling returns while Dora is playing with her friends at the pond, she has an opportunity to use everything she has learned.Little by little, the colors become brighter.The voices become clearer.The pond feels real again.And Dora discovers: She can find her way back.Dora Duck and the Faraway Feeling is a compassionate, illustrated therapeutic story designed to help children understand experiences of dissociation without frightening or shaming them. It can also provide parents, caregivers, therapists, counselors, educators, and other helping professionals with language for beginning difficult conversations about feeling disconnected or "far away."The book combines an engaging children's story with therapeutic concepts, grounding exercises, coping tools, and resources for adults.Most importantly, Dora learns that healing isn't about never having the Faraway Feeling again.It's about understanding what's happening, knowing she isn't alone, and learning how to return gently to the present.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798172620850
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Independently published