How I Turned a Potentially Really Bad Day Around With Regulation

I woke up anxious today and this conversation is about what I did to not let it ruin my day. 4am kid wake up, a bad dream, excitement, crappy sleep, all had my system wired from the minute I opened my eyes. I'd love to tell you I used this magic tool to regulate my nervous system and get on with my day, but instead what I want to share is the roller coaster of regulated, and re-regulated, and re-regulating that my day called for.

ps. This is an episode re-post from 2024. It got deleted in a tech glitch and I wanted to give it back a place on the podcast.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How to do a quick nervous system check-in when you wake up activated
• The difference between "urge parenting" and "regulated parenting"
• Why your system might default to urgency even when you're not actually running late
• How to shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic states using breath, vision, and movement

Three takeaways:

1. Having a regulated nervous system doesn't mean you're regulated all the time. Part of regulation means having the ability to notice and ride those waves throughout the day.
2. Moments of activation aren't points of failure, but points of practice. If you've spent a lot of time in survival mode, it's normal that your system is still primed for urgency—rewiring takes time and repetition.
3. Your state determines your story. When you're dysregulated you  sees problems, when regulated you see solution and collaboration.

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