Episode 116: Mighty and Bright: Raising Resilient Kids with Sara Olsher

In 2012, my guest, Sara Olsher, packed up her 18-month old daughter, left her marriage, and after four years of intense personal growth, founded a company that sells amazing resources for co-parents and their children. Whether it's divorce, cancer, death, or any other uncertainty, Sara has worked hard to be comfortable with the profoundly uncomfortable through her company Mighty + Bright.

Much of what we discuss in this episode is about how to help our children through a hard situation and ease their anxiety. Because honestly, most kids simply want to know that you're going to be okay, and want to know how divorce is going to affect them. As Sara reminds us, "You're raising resilient kids. This [divorce] is a really hard thing to go through, but every challenge that we have makes us more resilient and that's true for your kids too. They have your support through it and you're helping them to be stronger people."

Show Highlights

• Sara shares the story of her path towards healing after divorce led her into the world of child psychology and into the way that kids' brains work. (7:45)
• The inspiration for her first product, a magnetic co-parenting calendar for separation + divorce. (9:58)
• Sara's breast cancer diagnosis and the creation of a book about talking to children about cancer. (11:01)
• How her calendars and books help children get answers to unresolved questions, ease tension, and help them with executive functioning. (17:18)

Learn More About Sara:

As a writer, illustrator, and speaker, Sara spends her life creating products to help kids through really hard things at Mighty + Bright, and talking about stuff that makes many people want to crawl into a deep, dark hole. Whether it is divorce, cancer, death, or uncertainty, she has worked hard to be comfortable with the profoundly uncomfortable. Her work has been featured in POPSUGAR, Reader's Digest, the Mighty, and Good Housekeeping, to name a few, and she has spoken in front of audiences large and small about her experience making major life changes after divorce and cancer. She truly believes that everyone has the strength and resilience to overcome unimaginable hardship and use those lessons to make this world a much better place.

Resources & Links:

Mighty + Bright website
Sara's website
Sara on Instagram
Mighty + Bright on Instagram

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