Monsters
Meet fifteen friendly worry-monster characters and hear each one’s story.
For the grown-up helpingExternalising unhelpful thoughts as characters (CBT) — the child learns to spot a thinking trap and treat it as a familiar visitor, not the truth about them.
✨ In the full Monster Coach →My thoughts
First, tap the monster that feels familiar right now — then write a thought, or use its example. You can change your mind any time.
Tap the monster that feels familiar — its usual thought is on the card. Tap again to take it off.
Watch the monster grow when the thought bothers you more, and shrink when it bothers you less.
↑Type a thought that’s on your mind — or tap a monster and select a thought.
Nothing here yet — your kept thoughts will appear here.
My feelings
Spin the big wheel to explore feelings that might be around — or pick straight from the list. There are no wrong answers.
Six feeling families, thirty-six feelings — how many do you know?
What else could be here? Tap any that feel true right now — more than one is fine.
Chosen feelings attach to the thought you’re exploring.
Body
Map where a feeling shows up in the body and give the sensation words.
For the grown-up helpingInteroception and affect-labelling — noticing where a feeling sits and naming it helps the feeling settle.
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Actions & Impulses
Notice the fight / flight / freeze pull and find a calm, ready response.
For the grown-up helpingThe space between urge and action (ACT/CBT) — naming the impulse and choosing a values-led next step.
✨ In the full Monster Coach →Choose your path
Work a monster’s coaching questions towards a kinder next step.
For the grown-up helpingSocratic coaching (CBT) — the child reworks a thinking trap into a more balanced thought in their own words.
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Worry box
Post a worry away for a while and see how much smaller it feels later.
For the grown-up helpingExternalising and deferring worry (CBT ‘worry time’) — parking a worry and revisiting it often shrinks how big it feels.
✨ In the full Monster Coach →The Volcano
Feed the volcano your angry thoughts and watch what happens when anger only gets fed… then help it cool down.
Calm corner
Easy things to try right now. Tick them off as you go.
Look around you and find…
How I see things
Gently explore beliefs about yourself, other people and the world.
For the grown-up helpingAttachment-informed belief work — surfacing internal working models of self, others and the world, with warmth.
✨ In the full Monster Coach →Core beliefs
Build a bridge from an old, harsh belief to a kinder, believable one.
For the grown-up helpingCognitive restructuring (CBT) — loosening a fixed self-belief and rehearsing a warmer, credible alternative at the child’s pace.
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My energy bank
Weigh what fills you up against what drains you.
For the grown-up helpingBehavioural activation and self-monitoring — linking daily activities to felt energy, and noticing when rest isn’t refilling.
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Journal
Look back across kept thoughts, feelings and worries to notice patterns.
For the grown-up helpingA reflective record (not a diagnosis) — looking across entries together to notice what helps.
✨ In the full Monster Coach →