From fear to brave.
Empowering kids, one story at a time.
“Finding your Brave isn’t a one-shot Treasure hunt, It’s a Game of Hide and Seek. You just get better at finding its favorite hiding places.”
— Kristen J. Lloyd —
LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES
Book Kristen for your next event.
Driven by a passion to uplift and inspire, Kristen’s mission is to empower others with the tools to embrace change, find strength in vulnerability, and cultivate a growth mindset that paves the way for endless possibilities in their lives.
Live Music
House Concerts
Make your event more memorable with Kristen’s engaging repertoire of popular songs and original music as background ambiance or your featured event.
Speaking Presentations
Triumph over Adversity
Empower your attendees to face their fears and Embrace their potential with Kristen’s inspirational story and engaging original music.
Youth Presentations
“Find Your Brave” Assembly
An energetic and entertaining assembly that inspires students to face their fears through engaging music, storytelling, and more.
Featured IN
Turn Fear into triumph
Kristen’s Program
Kristen's Assembly engages and entertains in 5 key areas:
kristen helps kids learn that they can overcome challenges and “do hard things” through her relatable life story, and an exciting hands-on trick roping lesson.
Overcoming adversity
With a relatable story about learning to draw, and an entertaining, interactive drawing activity, Kids learn a fun way to use their imagination to calm their anxieties.
Managing Anxiety
In a captivating reading of Kristen’s original children’s book, kids learn about the power of friendship through a farm girl named Ani who “Finds her Brave” thanks to her friend, Honeybee the cow.
Friendship and Courage
The ending of the book “Find Your Brave” opens up a q&A opportunity for kids to discuss the concept of loss and learn strategies to process grief and change in a healthy way.
Dealing with Loss
Through a sing-along With Kristen’s original “Brave song” and her personal story about bullying, Kids learn how to “Find the Brave” inside them to help overcome their own challenges.
Bullying
Engage their Imaginations.
Award-Winning Talent
3X Award Winner
2023 Purple DragonFly Awards
”Find Your Brave”
Children’s book
1st “pets/Animals” category,
2nd “Best Illustrator” Cagegory
2nd “best Picture book ages 4-8” Category
2023 Moonbeam Awards
Gold Metal
”Find Your Brave”
Children’s book and Honeybee Hug Bundle
Best “Book with Merchandise” Category
Children’s Book
Find Your brave
Kristen J. Lloyd
Author/Illustrator
This heartwarming children's book is based on a true story that follows the journey of Ani, a farm girl who overcomes her fears with the help of a calf named Honeybee. Through Honeybee's guidance, Ani learns to face the dark, conquer her fear of spiders, and find courage to try new things. The book shows kids the value of friendship, determination, and how to "find your brave" one step at a time.
New! Children’s Book
Ani Gets Unscrambled
Kristen J. Lloyd and
Dr. Jon Skidmore Psy.D.
The latest installment to Ani and Honeybee’s story! Learn how to overcome anxiety from a cow’s perspective. In this heartwarming tale, Honeybee helps Ani learn how to calm her scrambled feelings after accidentally dropping Grandma’s eggs, by transforming her anxious “caterpillar thoughts” into butterflies so they can fly away. The back of the book includes helpful tips and tools from Dr. Jon Skidmore on how to apply the concepts from the book to your own child. A must have for any child struggling with anxiety!
Plushie Bundle
Honeybee HUG
Designed by Kristen J. Lloyd
Take your book experience to an even more engaging level with the “Honeybee Hug” experience! Meet Honeybee, the adorable plushie cow from the book “Find Your Brave”. Together with a heartfelt letter from Ani, she helps your child feel like the REAL happy ending to the story. Made of soft Sew Lush fabric and filled with plush poly-fil, Honeybee is irresistibly snuggly—a comforting companion for children and even tempting for adults to snuggle up with. Embrace the joy of cuddles and the warmth of companionship with your own Honeybee Hug!
What they say
Success stories
Kristen’ Lloyd’s Brave Story has become part of my family’s vocabulary.
Barbara
Music Teacher, Grandma
What a beautiful book! I love the metaphors of scrambling, unscrambling, caterpillars, and butterflies. I found myself thinking about how much my granddaughter and my clients would both enjoy and learn from this delightful book.
Karen Fairchild
LCSW
My Granddaughter loves Honeybee who is so soft and cuddly. She loved the book and personalized letter. I scored points with this gift.
Luann
Grandma
Aug
30
2024
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