Sharon L’Herrou
Sharon L’Herrou is currently the CEO of a regional crisis line. She has spent her career in the social services, helping people who are struggling with many different challenges. In her various roles, she has witnessed desperation, devastation and tragedy, but she has also witnessed firsthand people’s amazing capacity to overcome incredible obstacles.
Throughout her experience, she has seen that children are increasingly vulnerable to unrealistic expectations: social media creates an alternate world where everyone else is living a perfect life. She has come to believe that one of the most valuable things we can help our children cultivate is strength, determination, and resilience. To inform them of the power of their own agency in order to persevere.
She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education. She and her husband reside in Florida where they raised their two sons and enjoy spending time with them and their young granddaughter more than anything.
Children and Mental Health
According to the U.S. surgeon general, the CDC, American Psychological Association, and countless other organizations, mental health crises are at an all-time high- especially among children. Kids today navigate a litany of stressors, from the pandemic to the effects of social media, to families in economic crises. As The New York Times Parenting Newsletter stated in 2021 “ (for kids) the ability to bounce back is now more important than ever”.
New Book
A Wide Wild Wonderful World
It truly is a wide, wild, wonderful world, full of beauty, and challenges. Throughout this breathtaking adventure, our young heroine learns to adapt, manage anxiety, and keep a positive perspective. Her challenges are both external and internal, from finding the strength and determination to climb a mountain, to finding her courage amongst strangers. She must ride the waves between failure and success, excitement and dread, and use these experiences to journey on.
In exploring the ups and downs, highs and lows, and twists and turns of life, our heroine discovers tomorrow is always a new day full of promise.
This inspirational, motivational story, with poetic prose and beautiful illustrations, offers hope and the tools of resilience: making connections, pushing past fears towards your goals, taking a break when you need one to care for yourself, and maintaining a positive outlook. With love and encouragement, the narrator guides our nameless heroine, referring to her as “you”. She is every child, and the message is to embrace it all with curiosity, determination and love.
