Educational Resources · Progress Is Progress LLC

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Printable pamphlets that help kids, teens, and adults put words to hard things, try a small next step, and start honest conversations.

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New · Youth Expansion

Youth Collections

24 new pamphlets across 12 topics. Kids pieces are illustrated and interactive; teen pieces are direct and private-friendly.

Sample cover preview of I Get to Be MeSample cover preview of Your Feed, Your Headspace
Best value24 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Youth Expansion Collection

All 12 new topics in one download: 11 kids and 13 teen pamphlets, including everything in the four themed bundles.

One ZIP download. Does not include the Original 12.

Themed bundles

Sample cover preview from Big Feelings & Small Steps
6 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Big Feelings & Small Steps

Worry, low mood, anger, and finding a next step.

Sample cover preview from Belonging Without Performing
6 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Belonging Without Performing

Friendship, identity, respect, and worth.

Sample cover preview from Everyday Pressure, Real Tools
6 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Everyday Pressure, Real Tools

Screens, school pressure, and body respect.

Sample cover preview from When Life Gets Complicated
6 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

When Life Gets Complicated

Changing circumstances, family conflict, and substance-related experiences.

One age group

Sample cover preview of When Worry Gets Loud
11 pamphletsAges 8–12

New Kids Collection

Eleven illustrated pamphlets with drawing, coloring, and short prompts.

Sample cover preview of When Your Brain Won't Let Up
13 pamphletsAges 13–18

New Teen Collection

Thirteen modern, direct pamphlets teens can keep private.

Shop single youth pamphlets 24 items · $6 / $15

Kids · Ages 8–12

Sample cover preview of I Get to Be Me
Ages 8–12

I Get to Be Me

Celebrate what makes you you, no performing required.

Sample cover preview of Mad Doesn't Make You Bad
Ages 8–12

Mad Doesn’t Make You Bad

Notice angry feelings in your body and practice a safer next move.

Sample cover preview of My Body Deserves Care
Ages 8–12

My Body Deserves Care

Gentle ways to care for your body and talk kindly about it.

Sample cover preview of One Thing at a Time
Ages 8–12

One Thing at a Time

Break big schoolwork into small steps when it feels like too much.

Sample cover preview of Screens and Me
Ages 8–12

Screens and Me

Notice how games and videos leave you feeling, and plan breaks.

Sample cover preview of When Friendships Change
Ages 8–12

When Friendships Change

For missing a friend, feeling left out, and finding your people.

Sample cover preview of When Grown-Ups Argue
Ages 8–12

When Grown-Ups Argue

It is not your job to fix grown-up fights. Find safe people and calm spots.

Sample cover preview of When Life Changes Around You
Ages 8–12

When Life Changes Around You

For moves, new routines, and family changes that feel big.

Sample cover preview of When Things Feel Heavy
Ages 8–12

When Things Feel Heavy

Name heavy days and find small things that help a little.

Sample cover preview of When Worry Gets Loud
Ages 8–12

When Worry Gets Loud

Turn down the what-ifs with drawing, breathing, and brave steps.

Sample cover preview of You Deserve to Feel Safe
Ages 8–12

You Deserve to Feel Safe

What to do about mean behavior, and which grown-ups can help.

Teens · Ages 13–18

Sample cover preview of Before You Hit Send—or Snap
Ages 13–18

Before You Hit Send—or Snap

Catch the anger spike and choose your next move before you react.

Sample cover preview of Being Targeted Isn't Your Fault
Ages 13–18

Being Targeted Isn’t Your Fault

For bullying, exclusion, and online targeting: options and support.

Sample cover preview of More Than Your Grades
Ages 13–18

More Than Your Grades

School pressure is real, and a hard grade is not a verdict on you.

Sample cover preview of Tried It? You Still Have Choices
Ages 13–18

Tried It? You Still Have Choices

An honest, shame-free reflection for teens who have tried substances.

Sample cover preview of When Nothing Feels Like You
Ages 13–18

When Nothing Feels Like You

For flat, heavy stretches and small ways to reconnect.

Sample cover preview of When Someone You Love Uses
Ages 13–18

When Someone You Love Uses

Support for teens affected by someone else’s drinking or drug use.

Sample cover preview of When Your Brain Won't Let Up
Ages 13–18

When Your Brain Won’t Let Up

Ways to step out of overthinking loops and replay spirals.

Sample cover preview of When Your Normal Changes
Ages 13–18

When Your Normal Changes

For moves, family shifts, and plans that fall through.

Sample cover preview of When Your People Don't Feel Like Your People
Ages 13–18

When Your People Don’t Feel Like Your People

For changing friend groups, loneliness, and finding where you fit.

Sample cover preview of You Don't Have to Be the Referee
Ages 13–18

You Don’t Have to Be the Referee

Step out of the messenger or peacekeeper role at home.

Sample cover preview of You Don't Have to Prove Your Worth
Ages 13–18

You Don’t Have to Prove Your Worth

You do not have to earn your place. Explore worth beyond performance.

Sample cover preview of Your Body Isn't a Project
Ages 13–18

Your Body Isn’t a Project

Body respect and care that does not wait for you to like what you see.

Sample cover preview of Your Feed, Your Headspace
Ages 13–18

Your Feed, Your Headspace

Notice how scrolling affects your mood and set your own limits.

Pairs

Shop by Topic

Each topic set pairs the kids and teen pamphlet on the same subject. $10 household / $25 professional.

Browse all 12 topics 2 pamphlets each
Sample cover preview of Worry & Overthinking
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Worry & Overthinking

For the what-ifs, replay loops, and stories a worried mind can build.

Sample cover preview of Low Mood & Reconnection
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Low Mood & Reconnection

For days when things feel heavy or familiar interests feel farther away.

Sample cover preview of Anger & Overwhelm
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Anger & Overwhelm

Anger is real. The next move still matters.

Sample cover preview of Bullying & Belonging
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Bullying & Belonging

For hurtful patterns, exclusion, and being targeted.

Sample cover preview of Screens & Digital Life
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Screens & Digital Life

How games, scrolling, and online life leave you feeling.

Sample cover preview of Changes & Uncertainty
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Changes & Uncertainty

For moves, family changes, new routines, and plans that fall through.

Sample cover preview of Substance Use & Support
2 pamphletsAges 13–18

Substance Use & Support

Two teen pieces: when someone you love uses, and reflecting without shame if you have tried substances.

Sample cover preview of Self-Worth & Belonging
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Self-Worth & Belonging

For young people tired of feeling they have to earn their place.

Sample cover preview of Friendship Changes & Loneliness
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Friendship Changes & Loneliness

For changing groups, missing a friend, and feeling left out.

Sample cover preview of School Pressure & Learning
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

School Pressure & Learning

A hard assignment is not a verdict on who you are.

Sample cover preview of Body Image & Body Respect
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Body Image & Body Respect

Care does not have to wait until you like what you see.

Sample cover preview of Family Conflict & Safety
2 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Family Conflict & Safety

For young people caught around adult arguments or pulled into peacekeeping.

Adults

The Boundary Series

For the person who keeps everything running. Six practical brochures on saying no, leaving on time, and asking for what you need.

Sample cover preview of The Weekend That Was Supposed to Be YoursSample cover preview of One Real Ask
6 brochuresAdults

The Boundary Series

You can say no without saying yes to everything. All six brochures in one download.

Educational resources, not therapy or a workplace policy.

Shop single brochures 6 items · $6 / $15
Sample cover preview of The Weekend That Was Supposed to Be Yours
Adults

The Weekend That Was Supposed to Be Yours

Notice the automatic yes and protect a block of time.

Sample cover preview of The Long Explanation That Turns a No into a Maybe
Adults

The Long Explanation That Turns a No into a Maybe

Practice a clear answer without explaining past it.

Sample cover preview of Still Sitting There After Everyone Else Has Gone Outside
Adults

Still Sitting There After Everyone Else Has Gone Outside

Name when you will leave and prepare a clean exit line.

Sample cover preview of One Real Ask
Adults

One Real Ask

Turn a general need into a specific request someone can answer.

Sample cover preview of The Discomfort After
Adults

The Discomfort After

Prepare for the urge to re-explain or take a boundary back.

Sample cover preview of Covering the Shift So Nobody Is Upset
Adults

Covering the Shift So Nobody Is Upset

Check the cost before volunteering for the next extra request.

Cover of I Said No. Now What? adult boundary workbook

Adult Workbook · Boundaries

I Said No. Now What?

144-page coil-bound workbook · Printed and shipped by Lulu · $34.95

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Adults · New

Recovery in Real Life

Real situations. Useful words. One step you can actually take.

Sample cover preview of You Used Again. What Happens Next?Sample cover preview of The Progress You Almost Missed
6 guidesAdults

The Adult Six-Guide Collection

Six practical, interactive guides for the parts of change people do not always talk about: returning to use, missing the old life, feeling overwhelmed, looking okay while struggling, repeating a pattern, and recognizing progress. Printable adult tri-folds from Progress is Progress LLC.

Get the complete collection — all six guides in one download.

Digital PDFs, printed at home on US Letter; nothing is shipped. Handwriting activities, not fillable forms. Educational resources, not therapy or treatment. Ask about department use.

Choose one guide 6 items · $6 / $15
Sample cover preview of You Used Again. What Happens Next?
Adults

01 — You Used Again. What Happens Next?

You used again. You can still reach for support.

Sample cover preview of The Quiet Grief of Getting Better
Adults

02 — The Quiet Grief of Getting Better

You can miss parts of the old life and still want something different.

Sample cover preview of When Everything Feels Too Much
Adults

03 — When Everything Feels Too Much

Make the moment smaller. Ask for what you need.

Sample cover preview of Looking Fine. Carrying Too Much.
Adults

04 — Looking Fine. Carrying Too Much.

Still showing up. Still struggling. Still deserving support.

Sample cover preview of When the Habit Keeps Winning
Adults

05 — When the Habit Keeps Winning

Get specific. Get curious. Change one part.

Sample cover preview of The Progress You Almost Missed
Adults

06 — The Progress You Almost Missed

Some changes are quiet. They still count.

Adults · Family & Support People · New

When Someone You Love Is Struggling

Care about them. Make room for you.

Sample cover preview of Hard Dinners. Clear Limits.Sample cover preview of What Still Hurts
6 guidesAdults

The Adult Family Six-Guide Collection

Six interactive adult guides for the family side of substance use and recovery. Prepare for gatherings, talk honestly with children, clarify responsibilities, set practical limits, choose sustainable help, and make room for what still hurts. Real scripts. Writing space. One workable next step.

Get the family collection — all six guides in one download.

Digital PDFs, printed at home on US Letter; nothing is shipped. Handwriting activities, not fillable forms. Educational resources, not therapy or treatment. Ask about department use.

Choose one guide 6 items · $6 / $15
Sample cover preview of Hard Dinners. Clear Limits.
Adults

01 — Hard Dinners. Clear Limits.

Plan for a difficult gathering with clear words, practical options, and a way home.

Sample cover preview of What Do I Tell the Kids?
Adults

02 — What Do I Tell the Kids?

Prepare honest, age-appropriate words and follow them with reliable adult care.

Sample cover preview of Care Without Carrying Everything
Adults

03 — Care Without Carrying Everything

Clarify responsibilities and return one thing to your own life.

Sample cover preview of Limits That Protect Real Life
Adults

04 — Limits That Protect Real Life

Turn a specific situation into a safe, realistic plan for what you can do.

Sample cover preview of Helping Without Losing Yourself
Adults

05 — Helping Without Losing Yourself

Review one offer of help and make it clearer and more sustainable.

Sample cover preview of What Still Hurts
Adults

06 — What Still Hurts

Make room for anger, grief, trust, and choices about future contact.

Cover of I Love You. I Need a Life, Too. digital workbook

Adult Workbook · Companion to the family set

122-page PDFAdults

I Love You. I Need a Life, Too.

Practical steps when someone you love is struggling. For the person who answers the calls, rearranges the day, and keeps wondering whether they are doing enough. Sort out what you can offer, what needs another plan, and how your own life fits into the picture.

Eight chapters, completed examples, writing activities, weekly check-ins, and U.S./Wisconsin resource pages. The companion workbook to the six When Someone You Love Is Struggling guides above.

Digital PDF download; nothing is shipped. Handwriting activities, not a fillable form. Educational material, not therapy, treatment, or crisis care. Ask about department use.

Facilitator Toolkit · Adult recovery groups

12 sessionsAdults 18+Digital download

Recovery Has to Survive Tuesday

12-Session Adult Recovery Group Toolkit (v1.1). A practical group toolkit for the life that happens between appointments. Twelve 60-minute educational sessions on shame after a hard day, money pressure, family trust, unplanned hours, boundaries, urges, anger, loneliness, grief, identity and building an ordinary week.

Each session has a 12-page facilitator guide, an 8-page participant packet and a 12-slide editable deck with speaker notes, plus a six-page orientation. US Letter PDFs for handwriting (not fillable) and 16:9 PPTX.

Launch price applies to the first 20 individual licenses; individual is one named facilitator, department is up to five facilitators in one department at one location. Digital download; nothing is shipped; printing is buyer-funded. Educational material for facilitators with competent facilitation, not therapy or treatment, and no CE or certification. See full details.

Seven Grandfather Teachings Wisdom module cover

COMING SOON · Youth Learning Series

Seven Grandfather Teachings

Seven modules with lessons for grades 1–12, now in community review before release.

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Where it started

The Original 12

Our first youth series: 5 kids and 7 teen pamphlets on feelings, boundaries, coping, support, and substance use. Sold separately from the expansion.

Sample preview from Kids Bundle: Ages 8–12
5 pamphletsAges 8–12

Kids Bundle: Ages 8–12

Big Feelings Have Names, How to Ask for Help, Your Circle, and more.

Sample preview from Teen Bundle: Ages 13–18
7 pamphletsAges 13–18

Teen Bundle: Ages 13–18

Healthy vs. Heavy, You Get to Say No, Real Talk, and more.

Sample preview from Complete Series: All 12
12 pamphletsAges 8–12Ages 13–18

Complete Series: All 12

Both Original collections together for mixed ages.

Shop single Original pamphlets 12 items · $6 / $15
Sample cover preview of Big Feelings Have Names
Ages 8–12

Big Feelings Have Names

Help kids name feelings and notice where they show up.

Sample cover preview of It's Not Your Job to Fix It
Ages 8–12

It’s Not Your Job to Fix It

For kids who carry grown-up problems: what is and is not theirs.

Sample cover preview of How to Ask for Help
Ages 8–12

How to Ask for Help

Practice who to ask, what to say, and when to try again.

Sample cover preview of Your Coping Toolbox (Kids)
Ages 8–12

Your Coping Toolbox (Kids)

Build a personal kit of calming and coping tools.

Sample cover preview of Your Circle (Kids)
Ages 8–12

Your Circle (Kids)

Map the safe people and places in a child’s corner.

Sample cover preview of Healthy vs. Heavy
Ages 13–18

Healthy vs. Heavy

Tell the difference between relationships that lift and ones that drain.

Sample cover preview of You Get to Say No
Ages 13–18

You Get to Say No

Boundaries, consent, and saying no without guilt.

Sample cover preview of The Voice in Your Head
Ages 13–18

The Voice in Your Head

Notice harsh self-talk and practice a fairer inner voice.

Sample cover preview of Your Coping Toolbox (Teens)
Ages 13–18

Your Coping Toolbox (Teens)

Build a realistic set of coping tools for hard moments.

Sample cover preview of Your Circle (Teens)
Ages 13–18

Your Circle (Teens)

Figure out who is really in your corner and how to reach them.

Sample cover preview of Real Talk: Vaping, Alcohol, and Drugs
Ages 13–18

Real Talk: Vaping, Alcohol, and Drugs

Honest, non-preachy talk about substances and choices.

Sample cover preview of Your Story Isn't Over
Ages 13–18

Your Story Isn’t Over

For grief, setbacks, and seeing a next chapter.

Cover of Big Feelings, Small Moves activity book

Activity Books · Ages 8–12

Big Feelings, Small Moves

A coil-bound activity book where kids draw, play, and practice small moves through big feelings.

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Big Feelings, Small Moves Card Deck preview

Activity Books · Ages 8–12

Big Feelings, Small Moves Card Deck

52 printable activity cards for ages 8–12 · Instant PDF download · From $19

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Teen Workbook · Ages 13–18

More Than This Moment

76-page coil-bound workbook · Printed and shipped by Lulu · $29.95

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Your Next Move teen card deck

Teen Card Deck · Ages 13–18

Your Next Move

52 printable cards · Instant PDF download · From $19

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Quick Printables · From $3.50

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Schools · Clinics · Tribes · Programs

Department Packages & Printed Copies

Build a focused collection for your school department, clinic team, youth program, or community service, with permission for staff in one named department to use and print the resources internally.

  • Custom versions. This series was first developed with tribal youth programs in mind. Request specific topics, cultural content and language, age groups, local resources, or your branding.
  • Printed copies by quote. Your quote shows the full cost before you pay. Payment in full is required before printing; orders ship within 45 calendar days after full payment, plus carrier transit. If we cannot meet that date, we will contact you before the deadline with the option to accept a revised date or cancel the unshipped order for a full refund.

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Questions

Which license do I need?
  • Household / Personal: your own household only. No workplace, classroom, clinic, or organization-wide use.
  • Individual Professional: one named professional with their own clients or students. Does not cover coworkers or a whole school, clinic, or department.
  • Department: a team or department needs a Department Package (quote above).
  • All licenses: no resale, re-uploading, or sharing outside your license. No rebranding or editing rights.
How do I get my files?

After checkout, Stripe sends you straight to your private download page, and you get a receipt by email. Bundles come as one ZIP with every pamphlet, a printing guide, and a license summary.

How do I print a tri-fold?

US Letter, landscape, actual size (100%), two-sided, flip on the short edge, then fold into thirds. Printers differ, so check the included guide before a big batch.

If I buy the Youth Expansion, do I need the themed bundles?

No. The 24-pamphlet collection includes everything in all four themed bundles. It does not include the Original 12.

Something went wrong with my download.

Call (715) 892-5310 within 30 days. We will always fix a missing link, a damaged or incorrect file, or a duplicate charge. Digital files are delivered instantly, so we cannot take them back once delivered.

Prices in USD before any applicable tax. Nothing is shipped for digital purchases. These pamphlets are educational resources, not therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. In a crisis, call or text 988.