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Rainbow Brain: Mindset Matters
Rainbow Mindset Matters takes today's youth and young adults on a whimsical journey to unlock the ultimate superpower – a growth mindset. With 42-pages of illustrations and text art, while still being read in under 10 minutes, Rainbow Mindset Matters message fosters resilience, coping skills, and self-love. The outcome? Tweens and teenagers who are healthier, happier, and action oriented to maximize their social-emotional wellbeing. Developmentally appropriate, with adult support, for upper elementary, yet complex enough for tweens and teens to enjoy, this book is the perfect compliment to every family, school, and counselor's library. Written by a master's level social worker and certified K-12 school counselor with 10-years experience in both community-based mental health and public education, Rainbow Mindset Matters offers a versatile road map for readers to reach their limitless potential. Rainbow Brain takes an often hard topic and makes it easy to explore. Words matter, therefore Rainbow Mindset Matters ensures every reader receives the message of unconditional positive regard as they pursue their dreams.
What youth are
“The book feels like a hug from my counselor, but I can reach for it anytime I need it, like the night before a test or after fights with friends.” -15 yr old, female, overcoming depression; reads one on one with a school counselor or at home
“I like that it's short so it reads like a Tik-Tok or Instagram account instead of the mental health workbook. The fact I can read it on my phone means no one is going to ask me about it.” -18 yr old, male, struggling with adverse coping; reads independently
“The book makes me happy and less scared about bad things happening.” -10 yr old, male, overcoming anxiety brought on by COVID; reads in a classroom setting with a group
Counselors, teachers, and social workers can use the book to illustrate the following evidenced-based
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed/Stuck Asking “how?”, avoiding “I can’t”. Solution focused thinking - add “yet”, I-can statements, thought replacement, ditching perfectionism, progress over perfection, identifying and replacing cognitive distortions such as ‘always’ and ‘never’.
Stress Meditation, grounding techniques, deep breathing, 5 4 3 2 1, anxiety reduction techniques, affirmation statements in the mirror, supporting common mental health needs like anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, neurodivergent tendencies, and trauma impact on the brain.
Addressing learned helplessness through the Five Stages of Change Psychoeducation & cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT), connection between thought-feeling-behavior, goal setting and navigating setbacks, self-reflection, reducing shame through self compassion, learning from failure, reducing shame and analysis paralysis including normalizing experiences.
Suicide evidenced based techniques including the use of a ‘safety line’ in safety-planning, the role of hope in emotional stability, outcomes of unlimited positive regard from a care team, learning to sit with discomfort, emotional grounding to manage over active fight or flight response, in the moment emotional dysregulation and reducing catastrophic thinking, normalizing strong feelings, practicing asking for help, unlearning and replacing unhelpful coping skills.
What youth are
“The book feels like a hug from my counselor, but I can reach for it anytime I need it, like the night before a test or after fights with friends.” -15 yr old, female, overcoming depression; reads one on one with a school counselor or at home
“I like that it's short so it reads like a Tik-Tok or Instagram account instead of the mental health workbook. The fact I can read it on my phone means no one is going to ask me about it.” -18 yr old, male, struggling with adverse coping; reads independently
“The book makes me happy and less scared about bad things happening.” -10 yr old, male, overcoming anxiety brought on by COVID; reads in a classroom setting with a group
Counselors, teachers, and social workers can use the book to illustrate the following evidenced-based
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed/Stuck Asking “how?”, avoiding “I can’t”. Solution focused thinking - add “yet”, I-can statements, thought replacement, ditching perfectionism, progress over perfection, identifying and replacing cognitive distortions such as ‘always’ and ‘never’.
Stress Meditation, grounding techniques, deep breathing, 5 4 3 2 1, anxiety reduction techniques, affirmation statements in the mirror, supporting common mental health needs like anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, neurodivergent tendencies, and trauma impact on the brain.
Addressing learned helplessness through the Five Stages of Change Psychoeducation & cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT), connection between thought-feeling-behavior, goal setting and navigating setbacks, self-reflection, reducing shame through self compassion, learning from failure, reducing shame and analysis paralysis including normalizing experiences.
Suicide evidenced based techniques including the use of a ‘safety line’ in safety-planning, the role of hope in emotional stability, outcomes of unlimited positive regard from a care team, learning to sit with discomfort, emotional grounding to manage over active fight or flight response, in the moment emotional dysregulation and reducing catastrophic thinking, normalizing strong feelings, practicing asking for help, unlearning and replacing unhelpful coping skills.
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Published March 6, 2022
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