Ralphy’s Rules for Feelings

We have big feelings!

Sometimes we don't know what to do with them or how to change our thoughts that cause these feelings.

Ralphy's Rules for Feelings is a playful, powerful children’s book about emotions and emotional regulation—perfect for ages 4–8. When a bus full of kids faces the first day of school jitters, Ralphy and his wise friend Jackson Johnson, the “Furrapist,” help them understand that all feelings are okay—and how to handle them in healthy ways.

This story is ideal for families, classrooms, and therapists looking for books that teach kids emotional intelligence, self-control, and social-emotional learning. With relatable characters and a reassuring message, Ralphy's Rules for Feelings is a supportive tool for easing school anxiety and helping kids grow in confidence.

Whether used as a read-aloud or a conversation starter, this book encourages kids to name their feelings, talk about them, and choose kind and courageous actions—no matter how big their emotions get.

Talar Herculian Coursey is a lawyer by day and a children's book author, Life Coach and philanthropist by night (more like mornings). 

She has been a General Counsel since 2011 and recently joined ComplyAuto, a privacy/cybersecurity Saas company. Before going in-house, she was a file clerk, associate and partner at the national labor and employment law firm, Fisher Phillips LLP. 

Talar is a co-author of both #Networked: How 20 Women Lawyers Overcamethe Confines of COVID-19 Social Distancing to Create Connections, CultivateCommunity, & Build Businesses in the Midst of a Global Pandemic and Women In Law: Discovering the True Meaning of Success.

Her first children's book, Ralphy's Rules for Living the Good Life, was published in 2021 and the second book Ralphy's Rules for Feelings in 2023. 

Talar has served as the President of the Salt Lake City Chapter for the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief ("SOAR") since 2015. SOAR, founded in 2005, supports orphanages in Syria, Lebanon and Armenia.

She runs the Salt Lake City Half Marathon every year to raise money for SOAR in memory of her father. Net proceeds from her children's books also go to SOAR. 

In addition to being a mother, wife, lawyer, life coach and philanthropist, she is also a runner, yogi and Jesus, Ekhart Tolle, Peloton and Brandon Flowers groupie. 

You can find Talar on LinkedIn most days @TalarEsq or on her website www.TalarEsq.com.