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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!


Increase Safety Feelings through Passive Safety Cues: Polyvagal Theory for Everyday Life #2
You've learned the basics of Polyvagal Theory – how your nervous system shifts between states of safety, fight/flight, and shutdown. But the big question often remains: Now what? How do you actively cultivate more safety in your daily life?


Trauma Recovery: trusting in your power to self-regulate
Discover the secrets of trauma recovery and unleash your body's natural healing power. Learn what you can do starting today.


5 Practical Tips for Managing Anxiety in Your Daily Life
Learn practical tips for managing anxiety in your daily life with these 5 effective strategies. Discover ways to reduce stress, calm your...


The Difference Between Coping and Anchoring for Trauma Recovery
Discover the difference between being grounded in your safety state versus just reducing your defensive state and how to recognize actual...


Why traumatized people have difficulty with safety
Did you know that a traumatized person has significant difficulties with being able to access their Polyvagal safety state?


Play - 1 Page Lesson
safe & social + flight/fight = play


Validation
Validation isn't exactly easy or natural, maybe especially considering one's upbringing. You may not have grown up in...


5 Tips for Journaling
Journaling has become one of my main ways to self-reflect, to grow, to anchor myself in safety, gain new insight and self regulate. If...


Why Your Vagal Brake Strength is Important
Because if the vagal brake is active, that means the safety and social engagement system is active. That means the biology is prepared for
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