
THE BLOOM UMBRELLA PRESS • ILLUSTRATED GUIDED JOURNAL
Raising AVIGALO™
Respawn. Reframe. Rise.
A Guided Journal for Gamers Exploring Voice, Belonging, and Opportunity
By Janepher Otieno
You are more than the label. Your next step can start here. Gaming can offer connection, challenge, creativity, and relief. You may also want a more workable routine, clearer communication, stronger skills, or a way into learning, work, and community.
Eight quests explore Survival → Stability → Success → Significance with reflection prompts, practical tools, worked examples, and space to discover what helps you move forward. You do not have to earn your place only through productivity.
- Strengths and allies: Recognize your qualities, identify support, and rehearse asking for help with a short conversation script.
- Energy and transitions: Notice body signals with a simple body outline, explore the Tula Pause™, and sketch current activity → pause → next activity.
- Skills and next steps: Explore how gaming skills might transfer to other settings, compare two options, and choose one small experiment.
- Voice, boundaries, and contribution: Practice communicating your needs and contributing in ways that fit your capacity.
- Optional Move Forward challenges: Choose practical actions at the end of each quest to turn reflection into follow-through.
Designed for choice and privacy. You decide what to keep private and what to share. Write, draw, use a separate notes app, or talk things through.
The Supporter Companion helps parents, mentors, and allies listen, respect privacy, and co-plan without taking over. Guidance on finding community, education, employment, and professional support offers a starting point when you need more than a journal can provide.
- Paperback
- 96 pages • 7 × 10 inches
ISBN 978-1-0680255-4-9 - Digital Reading Edition
- Reflowable EPUB with adjustable text, linked contents, and illustrations. Complete activities in a separate notebook or notes app; this edition is not fillable.
Digital Reading Edition available now. Purchase the EPUB in our central shop. The paperback is available on Amazon.
Respect for who you are. Support for where you want to go.



