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02/21/2026

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02/17/2026

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When you disconnect, zone out and remove yourself from the present moment, this is a survival response.

At some point in your life, it wasn’t safe to be fully present in your body, so you drifted into the realm of your mind.

But staying up in your head keeps you disconnected from the now.
It numbs you out, not just from the painful stuff, but from the good stuff too.

When you shut down sensation to avoid pain, you also shut down joy, intimacy, creativity, pleasure and connection.

Living in your head has been brilliant armour. It protected you. It helped you handle whatever you were facing at the time.

But if your body no longer feels like home, the work isn’t to force yourself to be present.

The work is to gently teach your nervous system that it’s safe to return to sensation, to feeling, and eventually, to presence.

You deserve to feel at home inside yourself ❤️

01/27/2026

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01/27/2026

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01/23/2026

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01/10/2026

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Photo Credit:Martin-Sanchez-Unsplash   The body has natural built-in pathways or channels that emotions and nervous system energy travel through. Below...

01/05/2026

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01/05/2026

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01/03/2026

11/25/2025

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11/22/2025

The Deep Awfulness of “Go Regulate Yourself.”

Telling someone to “go regulate yourself” misses the point. 🙄

We regulate best with support, not alone. When someone’s upset or overwhelmed, they first need connection, not a task. 🎎

From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, telling someone to “Go regulate yourself” sends a signal of separation instead of connection. That message can push the nervous system further into distress. ⚠️

When a person is anxious, shut down, panicked, or angry, their system is already struggling to feel safe. In that state, the brain is scanning for cues: “Am I safe? Am I alone? Is help available?” When the response is “go fix it yourself,” the nervous system often hears: "You’re alone. You’re too much. No one’s coming." 👎

That deepens the sense of threat. It can drive the system further into fight, flight, freeze, or collapse, making regulation even harder. The part of the brain that supports calm and connection becomes less available. 🧠

Co-regulation--feeling safe with another person--helps bring the system back into balance. It tells the body: “You’re not alone. You’re safe now. You can soften.” Then, self-regulation becomes possible again. 👩

So “Go regulate yourself” skips what makes regulation work: being seen, felt, and supported in a moment of distress. 😢

11/09/2025

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