Written by Lisa Everett
About "The Repairables"
Helping Children Understand Feelings Through Storytelling
Research shows that increasing numbers of children are struggling with emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges.
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1 in 7 primary school-aged children now experience a mental health disorder.
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Primary schools report emotional wellbeing as one of the biggest challenges facing children today.
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Many children struggle with feelings such as low self-esteem, anger, anxiety and sadness but often find it difficult to express how they feel.
The Repairables is a collection of fun, quirky and meaningful children’s stories designed to help young children better understand emotions, behaviours and feelings in a safe and engaging way.
Created by counsellor and author Lisa Everett, the stories use memorable characters and relatable situations to encourage emotional awareness, confidence and communication.
Published Stories
The first four books in The Repairables collection have now been published:
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Naughty Nick
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Jess and Gerald the Green Eyed Monster
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Adam and the Bear with the Sore Head
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Brush Your Teeth, Keith!
Upcoming titles include:
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Judgemental Jack
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Selfish Sam
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Disastrous Daisy
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Heartfelt Harriett and Headstrong Harry
Together, these stories form the growing Repairables collection, with more stories planned for the future.
Lisa’s Story
Lisa Everett is a mum of three, a qualified Nursery Nurse and an experienced counsellor.
After running her own day nursery for 18 years, Lisa retrained at Southampton University and qualified as a counsellor, later specialising in mental health, substance misuse and bereavement support. She worked with Cruse Bereavement Support supporting bereaved clients before moving into homelessness support and counselling roles.
Lisa later worked within a local school counselling children experiencing learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties, while also supporting vulnerable adults through Hope Housing, Training & Support Ltd.
It was through this work that The Repairables was created.
Originally, Lisa introduced the characters and stories during counselling sessions to help children who found it difficult to talk openly about their feelings. The children quickly connected with the characters, helping them feel more relaxed, understood and able to communicate their emotions more confidently.
The response from children, schools and families was overwhelmingly positive, inspiring Lisa to turn the stories into a published book collection designed to support children’s emotional wellbeing through storytelling.
