Opening:In the last post, we explored how subtle cues of dysregulation show up in everyday life as the small signals our bodies give us when we’re off balance.This time, we’re shifting the focus to what happens next: the gentle, consistent ways we bring ourselves back into connection.

Part 1: How to Notice the Subtle Cues of Dysregulation

Since my children were little, I’ve told them:"You will become who you are becoming.”

When trauma has been part of your story, self-compassion can feel… foreign.

We all carry an inner script—those looping lines and quiet narratives shaped by childhood, culture, and the stories we were handed before we knew we had a choice. Sometimes that script sounds like:

There's a quiet kind of power in naming.

What Regulation Really Means—and How to Return to It

🌿 Body Awareness: Listening to the Wisdom Within

🌿 Polyvagal Basics: Your Nervous System in Real Life

🌿 Regulate & Restore: Foundations of Nervous System Safety

How Being Present Changes the Brain, Regulates the Body, and Heals the Heart

Ever feel like your body’s reacting before your mind can catch up?😰 Racing thoughts, tense muscles, a pounding heart, your shoulders reaching your ears, a clenched jaw... or maybe the opposite—numbness, disconnection, or a frozen stillness you can’t shake?