DeepSummary
The podcast episode features an interview with Ashley Campbell, a mother of two and the founder of Coral & Blue Paper Co. She created and patented a line of children's stationery designed to make writing thank-you notes simple for kids while inspiring important qualities like gratitude, human connection, and happiness. Ashley discusses how the idea for the stationery came from her own struggles with getting her children to write legible and well-spaced thank-you notes on standard cards.
Ashley also discusses her journey of self-discovery and healing from childhood trauma, and how her business has evolved into a broader mission of promoting emotional well-being and connection through writing. She shares her experience with therapy and working through complex PTSD, and the role that gratitude and expressing empathy have played in her healing process.
The conversation touches on various avenues for expanding the reach and impact of Coral & Blue, such as working with private equity firms or offering lower-cost options to make the product more accessible. Ashley also discusses her non-profit work in Burundi, Africa, where children use the stationery for writing, reading, art, and trauma therapy.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Ashley Campbell's patented children's stationery line, Coral & Blue Paper Co., was designed to make writing thank-you notes simple and enjoyable for kids while promoting important qualities like gratitude, patience, and empathy.
- Campbell's personal journey of healing from childhood trauma and complex PTSD through therapy and exploring gratitude practices influenced the development of her business and its mission of supporting emotional well-being.
- The act of writing and expressing emotions on paper can have a calming effect on the central nervous system and promote human connection, leading Campbell to expand her offerings to adult note-writing workshops.
- Campbell's non-profit work in Burundi, Africa, utilizes the Coral & Blue stationery for writing, reading, art, and trauma therapy, highlighting the potential broader impact of her products and mission.
- The conversation explored potential avenues for expanding the reach and accessibility of Coral & Blue, such as working with private equity firms or offering lower-cost options, while maintaining Campbell's values and family-focused approach.
- The host, Mark Goulston, recognized the potential for Campbell's products to promote gratitude and emotional well-being, particularly among privileged families and children who may struggle with entitlement.
- Campbell emphasized the importance of communicating unconditional love and support to children, and creating space for them to feel heard and connected, as part of promoting overall emotional well-being.
- The episode highlighted the power of writing, gratitude practices, and human connection in healing from trauma, promoting emotional regulation, and fostering a sense of purpose and mission.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “So I've branched out to not only this being for kids, but also as adults. Our central nervous system seems to calm down when we're together, when we're communing with one another, and also when we're writing and we're thinking about other people.“ by Ashley Campbell
- “So here's another crazy idea we can explore, and this is why this podcast is different, because when I sink my teeth into something that is just so worthwhile, I live in Los Angeles. This is the land of the entitled, and there's lots of private schools and lots of entitled children and lots of parents who don't realize that they're raising them that way, but lots of parents who would like their children to be a little more grateful.“ by Mark Goulston
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Episode Information
My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark Goulston
Great Love Media
9/28/23
In this episode I interview Ashley Campbell, mother of two and founder of Coral & Blue Paper Co. She created and patented a line of children's stationery that makes thank you notes simple for kids while inspiring important character qualities, human connection, gratitude, and happiness in our digital world. She's also co-founder of the non-profit, The Coral & Blue Project in Burundi, Africa where kids use Coral & Blue stationery for writing, reading, art, public speaking and most recently, trauma therapy. Her wakeup call was seeing how the power of children writing thank you notes on special stationery increased their gratitude, patience (when they would write outside the lines) and empathy. https://coralandblue.com/about#/