Episode Highlights With Brittany Why this work is so important, especially for moms How babies co-regulate with moms for several years and how our children borrow our nervous systems for several years until theirs' develop How dysregulated nervous systems affect parenting and the parent child bond Children are wired to come to their caregivers for regulation, so when the caregiver is a source of fear or dysregulation this can create attachment issues and other issues Perfection is not required- in fact an in-depth study found that mothers being attuned even just 30% of the time led to secure attachment in the child. So we don’t even have to get it right the majority of the time! Navigating rupture and repair well can actually lead to more resilience and secure attachment Somatic practices that moms can do on the go when we feel overwhelmed Practical tools that moms can use to benefit our nervous systems and our families How movement is so helpful for the nervous system What resourcing is and how doing this for just a couple minutes a day can be really helpful How attunement is so important and can be helpful even if we're personally not regulated Ways to help our kids develop healthy nervous system regulation and attachment. Her advice for those struggling with mom guilt. Resources Mentioned Body First Healing Program Brittany on Instagram Body First Healing - the book
