It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Adults Get Big Feelings Too

When Sophia sees her mommy crying, it makes her feel sad, too...

But after a little chat and a big hug, Mommy explains how grown-ups have emotions just like children do - they can be scared and sad and happy, and that’s all perfectly fine. Feelings come and go, sometimes with a little bit of help, and that’s the same at any age and any stage.

Danielle Sherman-Lazar is a mental health advocate and mother to three daughters. She has been published on InspireMore, Scary Mommy, Bluntmoms, The Mighty, ellenNation, Project Heal, Love What Matters, Cafemom.com, Beating Eating Disorders, Her View From Home, Motherly, Sammiches and Psych Meds, Recovery Warriors, Kveller.com, Humorwriters.org and That’s Inappropriate. She has also contributed and has been featured on Today Parents and the Today Show.
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Vicky Kuhn is a freelance illustrator based in Lincoln, UK. Preferring to work with traditional media, her work celebrates color and whimsy with her use of watercolors and colored pencils. A lot of her work focuses on childhood and nature; she takes great inspiration from UK holidays, the British countryside and wildlife.
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