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Sadie is a sponge. Brooke is a brick. And they are best friends.
One day, beneath the canopy of their favorite tree, Sadie shares a secret with Brooke. But when Brooke breaks Sadie’s trust, Sadie is faced with one of the hardest parts of friendship: learning how to set healthy boundaries and speak up with courage.
With the help of her sister and a surprising garden, Sadie learns that honoring her feelings doesn’t mean giving up on friendship. As she and Brooke work to rebuild trust, Sadie discovers that friendship can grow stronger through honesty, courage, and care.
Return to the beloved world of The Brick and the Sponge, the bestselling picture book that explores the complexities of relationships through simple language, captivating illustrations, heartwarming storytelling, and thoughtful questions.
Friendship, Feelings, and Finding Your Voice is a heartfelt companion that helps young girls—and the adults who care for them—navigate friendship, boundaries, emotions, and find the confidence to use their own voice.
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The Brick & The Sponge
Some hearts are bricks.
Some hearts are sponges.
And sometimes, they find each other.
The Brick and the Sponge is a gentle, powerful story about relationships, emotional boundaries, and learning how to stay soft without losing yourself. Through simple images and metaphors, this book explores what happens when we absorb too much, harden too often, and discover-sometimes painfully- that love requires growth on both sides.
Written for children, but meant for the adults reading along, this story invites conversations about empathy, resilience, self-awareness, and what it really means to love well.
Because softness isn’t weakness.
And even bricks can change.
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Oh God of Second Chances, Here I am Again
A walk in ruby red cowboy boots
With three clicks of her ruby red cowboy boots, Christy Belz, empowerment coach, spiritual teacher and speaker, walks you through her journey from leaving a lucrative position in sales to her social work with women over the last two decades. “Oh God of Second Chances, Here I am Again” is a fresh and funny perspective providing personal stories that can help you expand your personal, professional and spiritual growth.
From the moment you pick up the book, you’ll be drawn to start clicking your own ruby red cowboy boots.
Book Contributor
Transformational Leadership for the Helping Professions: Engaging Head, Heart, and Soul
by Jean F. East
Christy contributed a chapter titled “Leadership Begins with You” in the book Transformational Leadership for the Helping Professions: Engaging Head, Heart, and Soul by Jean F. East and published by Oxford University Press. You can read and purchase the book here.
Connect
By Mark Ebinger
Connect offers a road map to reconnection at a time when loneliness in our culture is at an all-time high. Author Mark Ebinger shares personal stories of his own journey to reconnection and shines a light on the truths about human nature that make isolation and disconnection all too easy. With each chapter including practical exercises, readers are able to set their own path to a greater connection. In the book, Christy Belz is acknowledged for her energetic brilliant repatterning work that she performed for Mark. She is also featured as a coach that Mark Ebinger would recommend highlighting her gift to empower others.
The Stew
By Betsy Wiersma
Christy Belz is one of the many stories collected from women around the world in Betsy Wiersma’s latest artistic creation, The Stew. In the book, Christy shares her inspirational experiences, smart talk and innovative ideas. With poetry curated from Carol Calkins breadth of work and original artwork, The Stew will not only inspire you but stir you up to love, laugh and be a little naughty.
Blogs & Podcasts
To review Christy’s many blogs featuring motivational behavior techniques, interviews and book excerpts. Check them out here.
Christy Belz sat down with Chantal Pierrat, founder of Emerging Women to chat about having the courage to make big changes (especially ones others may not understand!) on the Emerging Women Podcast. In case you’re not familiar with Emerging Women (or the EW podcast), Chantal invites brilliant woman leaders to talk about how they can take back their own power and stop allowing women to be portrayed as victims in patriarchal structures. Emerging Women is a network of entrepreneurs, movement makers, visionaries, and women on the front lines of creating new paradigms for leadership across the globe. Click here to listen
Gretchen Gagel, PhD, president & CEO of Greatness Consulting interviewed Christy Belz for her Greatness podcast featuring the world’s leading thinkers. Christy discusses her book, Oh God of Second Chances, Here I Am Again. Tune in to listen to highlights of the book along with Christy’s advice about how to use your values to stay strong and stand tall while coping with today’s crazy world. Click here to listen.
Host Robin Glickstein of MindFULL Conversations sits down with Christy Belz to discuss her book Oh God of Second Chances, Here I Am Again. In the words of Robin, the conversation was Mind Filling WOWZA! Listen here, as Robin unlocks the true essence of this spiritual teacher to inspire her listeners to create their own story.
In this episode, guest Christy Belz shares her incredible life story and the lessons she has learned along the way. Through her personal journey, Christy has discovered the power of resilience, faith, and the importance of objective thinking and second chances. Her book serves as a source of hope and inspiration for those who may be struggling with life’s challenges and setbacks. Christy’s vulnerability and honesty are truly refreshing and will surely resonate with many listeners. Click here to listen.