Six steps, one shared language

From Spot the Storm to Shine Your Inner Light, each step gives you and your child the same simple words for big feelings — so the storm gets named instead of blamed.

Made to feel like play

Your child's part happens in printable games, drawings, songs, and activities you do together — no lectures, just time with you.

Tools for the hardest moments

A full chapter of communication tools helps you pause, respond, and protect your child's calm — even when co-parenting itself feels like the storm.

About the program

To a child, divorce can feel like a storm — big waves of worry, anger, and sadness that arrive without warning. Spiral to Anchor gives you a clear path through it, one step at a time. Your child learns to spot the storm, ride the waves, find their compass of calm, drop their anchor, map the way to a happy heart, and shine their own light. You'll move through nine chapters and more than one hundred lessons at a steady weekly pace — Step 1 opens the moment you enroll, and a new step unlocks each week — with 80+ printable worksheets, games, and guides you can put to use the same day. You don't need to be a therapist, and you don't need a perfect co-parenting situation. You just need a place to start. And one truth this program returns to again and again: your child is never the problem. The storm is — and storms can be weathered, together.

Joanie Johnson, OT/L, CCM

Joanie Johnson is a pediatric occupational therapist and certified case manager with more than 20 years of experience. She created Spiral to Anchor after seeing children carry the weight of divorce without the words or tools to explain what they were feeling. Every step, script, and printable is designed to help parents build steadier, more connected moments with their children.

Curriculum

9 Chapters · 105 Lessons

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Welcome to Spiral to Anchor

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      Parent Welcome

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      How the Program Works: Six Steps from Storm to Anchor

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      How to Use This Program with Your Child

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      The Understanding the Storm Songbook

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      Step 1 Overview: Spot the Storm

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      The Spiral Self-Assessment

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      The S.P.I.R.A.L. Guide to Calm

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      The Disengagement Workbook

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      The Spiral Trigger Tracker

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      Managing Your Anxiety as a Parent

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      Advocating for Your Child

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      Doing Step 1 with Your Child

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      Introduction to the Children's Program

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      Understanding the Storm (Child Workbook)

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      Navigating Two Homes (Child Workbook)

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      The S.P.I.R.A.L. Workbook for Kids

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      Introducing and Describing Emotions

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      Therapeutic Games for Children

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      Step 2 Overview: Ride the Waves

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      Managing Big Waves

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      Parent Trigger Management

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      The Emotional Depth Workbook

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      Choosing Calm Over Competition

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      The PEARL Connection Workbook

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      Helping with Child Panic and Fear

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      A Parent's Guide to Anger Management

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      Choosing the Right Workbook for Your Child

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      The Wave of Feelings Workbook

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      The Worry Spiral Workbook

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      The Worry and Anxiety Workbook

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      The Anxiety and Transitions Workbook

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      The Sadness and Grief Workbook

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      The Loneliness Workbook

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      The Blame and Guilt Workbook

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      The Anger Management Workbook for Children

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      The Impulse Control Workbook

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      Step 3 Overview: My Compass of Calm

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      Creating Predictability

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      The Compass Connection Workbook

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      Neutral Parenting Language

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      The Compass of Stability Workbook

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      Transition Tools

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      Doing Step 3 with Your Child

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      The Compass Kit Workbook

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      Compass Affirmations and Meditations

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      Sailing Between Two Homes

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      The Compass of Stability Mini Workbook

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      C.O.M.P.A.S.S. Activity Ideas

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      My Compass Helps Me Feel Calm

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      Step 4 Overview: Drop Your Anchor

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      Responses to Child Coaching

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      Anchoring Together: Calm Connections

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      Calm Above the Waves

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      Anchoring Meditations

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      The Co-Anchoring Workbook

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      The Anchor Phrasing Workbook

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      Doing Step 4 with Your Child

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      Finding Calm in the Storm

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      Finding Your Anchor: Ideas for Kids

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      Anchor Visualization Worksheets

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      The Self-Monitoring Workbook for Children

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      The A.N.C.H.O.R. Self-Monitoring Workbook

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      A.N.C.H.O.R. Activities for Kids

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      Breathing and Calming Ocean Activities

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      Building and Staying Anchored

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      Co-Regulation Language for Transitions

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      Rephrasing: Positive Psychology for Children

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      Step 5 Overview: Map to a Happy Heart

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      Practicing Joy and Gratitude

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      The Positivity Affirmations Workbook

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      Positivity and Gratitude Play Activities

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      Reframing Negative Thoughts

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      Map to a Happy Heart: Parent Ideas

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      The Parent Reflection Workbook

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      Doing Step 5 with Your Child

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      The Emotional Map: Children's Activities

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      The Island of Clarity and Confidence

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      The Map of Two Homes

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      The Map to a Happy Heart Workbook

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      The Binocular Workbook: Perspective Taking

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      Step 6 Overview: Shine Your Inner Light

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      What I Know Is True

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      Language for Guilt and Blame

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      Heart Out of the Spiral: Court Language

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      The Inner Light Workbook

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      The Safe Sharing Workbook

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      Anchor Statements for Conflict

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      Staying Safe in the Storm

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      Doing Step 6 with Your Child

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      The True North Workbook

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      The Loyalty Bond Workbook

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      Waves of Self-Kindness

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      The Drop Anchor Workbook

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      Safe Sharing for Kids

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      The Spiral of Strength Workbook

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      Using the Communication Tools

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      Stop the Spiral: Trigger Prevention

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      The Calm Anchor Workbook

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      The Power of Pause

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      The Anchor Communication Response Tool

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      The Trigger Tactic and Response Workbook

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      The Communication Strategy Workbook

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      You Made It to Anchor

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      Keep Growing: The Spiral to Anchor Membership

You can be the anchor

Start with Step 1 tonight — it opens the moment you enroll. A new step unlocks each week, and every printable is yours to keep.

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