Global Launch: Stress Book with Owl, Dolphin & Crocodile Brain Metaphor

Jacqueline Tournier's groundbreaking psychoeducational book "YOU and Stress… The Brain Explained" has officially launched globally in English, poised to become an international movement in emotional awareness, child-parent connection, and stress literacy. Originally written in Dutch and already transforming over 4,000 families, educators, therapists, and children across the Netherlands and Belgium, this newly released 4th revised 2025 edition brings Tournier's simple, science-based, and compassion-centered approach to a worldwide audience. The book is designed for parents and children ages 6+, schools and teachers, therapists and counselors, daycare centers, youth-support workers, coaches, social workers, healthcare professionals, and anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by emotions they couldn't understand or explain.

Tournier, a systemic family therapist, child psychologist, Symbol Drama therapist, EFT-certified practitioner, HeartMath coach, and mother of three who has spent over 15 years at her therapeutic practice FlowinGrow, has created a revolutionary three-animal metaphor that changes how the world understands stress. Through full-color illustrations, she introduces "The Owl Brain" (cortex) as the thinker, "The Dolphin Brain" (limbic system) as the feeler, and "The Crocodile Brain" (brainstem) as the survival reactor. This metaphor, now central to her international workshops and trainings, gives children and adults a simple visual language to explain why we fight, flee, freeze, or fawn, and how to return to emotional safety. The book includes a calming breathing exercise, movement and grounding tools, step-by-step stress-relief strategies, a free downloadable workbook, and visuals that help children "see" what's happening inside their brain.

Professional endorsements describe the book as "a must-read… an eye-opener for parents and children" and "so simple it seems too good to be true — but it works!" The book has become more than a publication—it's a communication tool, therapeutic tool, classroom tool, parenting tool, and global emotional-awareness tool. Available worldwide through Amazon and all major international book distributors, with additional information on Tournier's website, this book bridges the gap between science and everyday life, gives families a shared language for feelings, turns emotional chaos into clarity, and helps adults and children understand one another. As Tournier states on her website, "stress is not the enemy, disconnection is," and this practical, science-based tool can be applied immediately in daily life to understand and manage stress while maintaining connection.