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There is safety in you. You only need to know how to touch it. Even in the chaos of the world, in our grief, our anger, our frustration, helplessness. Even when external safety feels unreliable, unpredictable, and absent.

There is safety in you. You only need to know how to touch it. Even in the chaos of the world, in our grief, our anger, our frustration, helplessness. Even when external safety feels unreliable, unpredictable, and absent.

Your nervous system has a “way home.” Do you know yours? I’ve learned that there is always a way “home” to safety (eventually). Then we can C.L.I.M.B. to Safety.  I made these fun images for your phone. Use them as a screensaver or wallpaper. Change them out when you feel like it. Carry this little reminder with you so gradually, day-by-day, you bring your nervous system up to the surface of your awareness so you can soothe it and CHANGE IT!

Activating regulation by activating the body. LISTEN NOW I have been surprised and not at all surprised by the impact my body has on my state of being, my mental state, and my overall sense of steadiness. Of course we know that our physical and mental health are inextricable, but what I'm talking about is how when I make a shape in my body, my brain immediately responds to reflect that shape. Many fields of science have produced research and studies that support the connectio

Change Your State to Change Your Story LISTEN NOW There's a concept I first learned from Polyvagal pioneer Deb Dana called "from state to story." The idea is that, as I like to say, there are some things you simply cannot think your way through. Whether we like it or not, our nervous system state is directing every moment of the personal play that is our life. When our nervous system (and brain -- our brains are embodied so really no separating the two) perceives a person,

Get the Grounding Energy You Need LISTEN NOW For the past several weeks, I’ve been working with our Nervous System Integration Facilitators  and my NS clients to find new ways to create stability and steadiness in our systems so we can keep putting one foot in front of the other.  We are not only faced with the “normal” everyday things that we have to navigate, we are constantly confronted with new, unfamiliar, and often incredibly overwhelming challenges that can throw us of