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Why Everything You Know About Emotional Regulation Is Wrong (And What To Do Instead)
The way you understand and manage your emotions is wrong. What if the answer is to pay attention to them?
Shame, Anger, and Pendulation: The Essential Role of Building Safety in Trauma Recovery
If someone comes in lacking self-regulation skills, asking them to dive into difficult states without sufficient groundwork is not realistic. This highlights a crucial point in building safety in trauma recovery: the individual's current capacity for regulation must always be considered to avoid retraumatization.
Trauma Recovery Without Prescribed Exercises: A Polyvagal Approach to Healing
You're looking for the hack in trauma recovery. The thing. The shortcut. Sorry to say, but there is no shortcut and pushing too hard may result in negative impacts.
How to Use Breathwork for Self-Regulation and Trauma Recovery: A Polyvagal-Informed Approach
If you're tired of complicated breathing protocols and want a straightforward, body-centered approach to self-regulation, this article is for you.
From Lifelong Freeze to a 10/10 Safety: Janie's Freeze State Recovery Process & Tips
Explore Janie's freeze state recovery journey from lifelong freeze to a 10/10 safety. Discover tips and tools for effective freeze state recovery.
From Stuck to Safe: Eva's 17 Small Nervous System Regulation Tips
Eva got unstuck and went from a 2/10 to 7/10 as her baseline safety. Eva gives you simple, practical tips on getting unstuck!
4 Mental Wellness Options: Basics, Coping, Building Safety, and Getting Unstuck
Mental wellness is overwhelming. Learn about the 4 Buckets to help focus your efforts and identify growth points.
Growth Mindset is Not the Solution and Fixed Mindset is Not the Problem
I agree that mindset is important. But I think it's misunderstood and prioritized way too high. It's A problem, but it's not THE problem.
Emotional Regulation: Allow or Do?
Discover the intricacies of emotional regulation through the lens of Polyvagal Theory. Understand the importance of allowing emotions.
Silence: an Essential Mindfulness Ingredient
I will share a simple but essential mindfulness ingredient: incorporating small moments of silence into your daily routine.
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