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Constance Lewis — Miles & the Colorful Capes of Feelings
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In this conversation, Michelle sits down with nurse practitioner and mom-author Constance Lewis to share the story behind Miles and the Colorful Capes of Feelings—a playful, powerful system that helps kids name big emotions using color, costume, and connection.
Constance shares:
A family’s turning point. When her son Miles developed seizures at age four, words became hard—so the family created color-coded “capes” to show feelings when speech couldn’t.
Why play works when words won’t. Stomping like a dinosaur, “angry chalk,” music & movement—simple body-based tools regulate…
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