Your Guide to Exploring Big Feelings!

Feel Your Best Self (FYBS) is an award-winning toolkit that brings credibility, accessibility, creativity, and joy to learning emotion-coping strategies.

Why FYBS?

Your needs are unique, and so is our approach. FYBS offers supportive, flexible guidance to explore what works to help you feel your best. From school stress to bedtime struggles, the FYBS strategies fit into everyday life, making emotional navigation simpler.

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What is FYBS?

FYBS follows three puppet kids - Nico, CJ, & Mena - as they navigate everyday issues and help each other work through big feelings using 12 different emotion-coping strategies. Explore with them through our materials, such as videos, tip sheets, and storybooks. Learn more about FYBS.

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We invite you to explore the FYBS toolkit!

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Last week, co-founders Sandy Chafouleas and Emily Wicks had a great time sharing all about FYBS to early childhood educators at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference! #conference #earlychildhoodeducation #edu
Last week, co-founders Sandy Chafouleas and Emily Wicks had a great time sharing all about FYBS to early childhood educators at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference! #conference #earlychildhoodeducation #educator
Sending Three Friendly Wishes is a great way to show someone you care about them! To watch the full strategy video, head on over to our YouTube channel. #3wishes #strategies #kindness
It's World Kindness Day! Try Being a Kind Helper to connect with others today and everyday! #kindness #kindnessmatters #caring #WorldKindnessDay
It's World Kindness Day! Try Being a Kind Helper to connect with others today and everyday! #kindness #kindnessmatters #caring #WorldKindnessDay
Looking for another way to bring FYBS into the classroom? Check out our Strategies Overview and Feelings Forecast posters! Link in bio.
Looking for another way to bring FYBS into the classroom? Check out our Strategies Overview and Feelings Forecast posters! Link in bio.
We connected with over 250 people at UConn's School Counselors Day last week! Here's a look at all the fun we had! #uconn #schoolcounselor
We connected with over 250 people at UConn's School Counselors Day last week! Here's a look at all the fun we had! #uconn #schoolcounselor
Experiencing heavy/stormy feelings from last week? Check out the recent article, in Psychology Today, written from our very own Dr. Sandra M. Chafouleas, as she explains coping with big feelings post election. See 🔗in the story!
Experiencing heavy/stormy feelings from last week? Check out the recent article, in Psychology Today, written from our very own Dr. Sandra M. Chafouleas, as she explains coping with big feelings post election. See 🔗in the story!
Come join us on Saturday, November 23rd for another fun-filled family event! Click the 🔗 in the story to register! #events #communityevent #families #community
Come join us on Saturday, November 23rd for another fun-filled family event! Click the 🔗 in the story to register! #events #communityevent #families #community
We’re so excited to partner again with Natchaug Elementary school! Today we had the opportunity to introduce Feel Your Best Self to a group of third grade students! #partnership #schools
We’re so excited to partner again with Natchaug Elementary school! Today we had the opportunity to introduce Feel Your Best Self to a group of third grade students! #partnership #schools

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