Alison Knowles

Hi, I am Ali Knowles. I am not a writer or at least don't consider myself one - I am a story teller.

Ollie came about through my work with our youngsters and observations of us older kids! I use Ollie stories to help our kids understand that they have total control on what they think and feel. I help them deal with the limiting beliefs we all have so that they won't carry those into adulthood as most of us have.

My dream... Ollie in our schools. I truly believe I can make myself redundant as a therapist if we can as parents and teachers teach our kids how to regulate their emotions now and learn from it ourselves.

I would love feedback on Ollie's face book page from parents and teachers - telling me what their kids are struggling with so that the next Ollie can address that in a way only he can.

There are now 5 books in the Ollie and his Super Powers series.

This first book, Ollie and his Super Powers, introduces a simplistic way for our kids to understand thoughts, emotions, fears and phobias. The second book, Ollie and the Golden Strip, helps children to understand empathy. Ollie and the Magic Workshop teaches children resilience. Ollie and the Magic Workshop continues Ollie's adventures with him learning some of the simple techniques we may use in the therapy room so that children can use them whenever they need. The most recent book, Ollie and the Guardians is where Ollie and Mollie learn to help others.

These aren't just stories - they are whole new way of being.