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A little update and a huge thank you 💜

I just want to say how incredibly grateful I am to everyone who has supported, shared, donated to, and encouraged the journey of Goodbye, Twitch: Bród’s Journey with Sadness. Your kindness genuinely means so much.

I attended the International Literature Festival Dublin this weekend and had the opportunity to meet with a literary agent to discuss my wider writing. The response was incredibly positive and encouraging, which has given me even more motivation to keep going with this important story as quickly as possible.

I’m also delighted to share that the illustration process is now underway with the wonderfully talented Bex Sheridan 🎨✨ Seeing the story begin to come to life visually is very emotional and exciting.

The fundraiser is still open as we continue working towards covering illustration, production, and publishing costs. Every share, donation, and message of support truly helps move this project forward.

Thank you for believing in Bród, in these stories, and in the importance of supporting children through grief, loss, and big feelings in gentle, trauma-informed ways 💜

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A lovely, powerful and fulfilling weekend ✨

Graduating from Aspire Coach Training and meeting with a literary agent about my adult fiction piece at the International Literature Festival Dublin 📚☀️

Such an inspiring weekend full of creativity, connection and motivation. Feeling very grateful and excited for what’s ahead 🤍🤩

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“Sometimes the child gets forgotten…” 💔

This is something I have seen time and time again in my work.

So I created Bród’s Journey Through Their Parents’ Break-Up to support children who can feel caught between two worlds — helping them understand their feelings, find their voice, and feel happy, healthy, safe and loved 💜 

This is why the work matters.

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Big feelings need safe support. 💜

The Bród Method® Support Kit is a trauma-informed toolkit designed to help children navigate family change, separation, worry, and big emotions.

Each item works together to build emotional understanding, regulation, and felt safety.

Inside the kit:
📖 It’s Not Fair: Bród’s Journey through their Parents’ Break-Up
📝 Companion workbook for children and caregivers
🧸 Bród comfort plush – a safety friend for reassurance
🎨 Feelings Gauge colouring pencils for emotional expression
🐞 Twitch pocket hug – a small grounding companion
👜 Bród Method™ bag to keep everything together

More than a kit, it is a child-centred emotional support system grounded in trauma-informed and attachment-aware practice.

Helping children feel:
💜 Happy
💜 Healthy
💜 Safe
💜 Loved

Created by social worker and author Deirdre McCarthy, founder of FAMILY3.

Available at
🌐 www.family3fsc.com

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