The Brainheimers – Book Trailer

You can get it here at Amazon.

The audiobook can be found on Audible, Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Deezer, and these streaming sites in the next couple of days.

A Child’s Metacognitive Guide to Grasping and Minimizing Worry

For children: All thoughts live peacefully side by side in the city of Brainheim, until they get attacked by an army of empty souls and a mysterious fog that will destroy the city. Luckily, the Brainheimers come to rescue the city with their superpowers, and you are going to see what happens next.

For adults: The story exemplifies a metacognitive model of the mind. It illustrates that all thoughts and feelings are welcome in the city of Brainheim, and that all thinking is guided by higher-order metacognitions (here, Mayor Metaman). Children and adults alike may benefit from this information to gain more confidence in the innate power of the mind.

The mind is inherently durable and self-regulating, and that is a strong message for today’s children, of course, wrapped in superpowers and just enough drama to keep the young reader engaged. Hopefully, The Brainheimers will inspire the young reader to let go of worries that prevent him or her from engaging fully in the outside world and foster a sense of willingness to experience all kinds of emotions. 

More Information

The story of The Brainheimers is based on a metacognitive model of the mind. It shows how thinking is guided by higher-order metacognitions and so-called metacognitive beliefs. The model is resourceful as it suggests that all thoughts and feelings are self-regulating, unless we engage in them too much and respond to them with worry or overthinking.

It’s possible to disengage from unhelpful thinking processes with a little help from Mayor Metaman. Evidence shows that specific metacognitive beliefs are related to problems with worry and rumination, and mental health issues in both adults and children.

Metacognitive beliefs can be changed in therapy of mental health issues, and when that happens successfully, research finds very positive treatment outcomes. You can read more about the metacognitive model of the mind and metacognitive therapy on Reflectd.co. 

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