My guest today is Nikita Burks-Hale.  

Listen in on this fascinating conversation with Nikita! She tells me a bit about her company, Headphones and Crayons, and how she integrates voice and color. We talk about how voice isn’t just what you’re saying, but your vibe and energy, too. Nikita shares about how she uses coloring to amplify voice & calm at home, and how we need home to be a safe-space for kids to express themselves. Nikita shares a dark moment that and how that sparked her path to Headphones and Crayons. We dig into how coloring can be contemplative, meditative, and a great conversation starter, especially with teens. We wrap up our conversation talking about coloring as a family and/or during a family meeting, and Nikita tells us where we can get some of her coloring sheets and audio. 

Takeaways from the show

• Hearing & seeing voice 
• Voice isn’t just what you say 
• The power of using your voice 
• Home as a safe-space 
• Using coloring to amplify voice & calm at home 
• Positive Discipline, connection, & accepting self-expression at home 
• Coloring as meditation
• Creating and holding the space your child needs 
• Coloring as a family and/or during a family meeting

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