Nourishing Therapy

02/08/2026

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02/04/2026

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If you’ve ever wished you could step inside your child’s emotional world for a moment… this series is for you.

Over the next two weeks, I’m sharing A Child’s Voice — a gentle, brain-based set of visuals that puts words to what children often can’t explain yet. It’s not about “perfect parenting”… it’s about understanding what regulation really looks like from the inside out, and why connection is the starting point.

We’ll be running the full series from 2 to 16, with daily posts you can come back to whenever things feel loud, messy, or overwhelming at home.

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Managing Big Feelings, a Toolkit for Parents & Educators.
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02/03/2026

02/01/2026

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Anger is harming your brain—here’s how to break the cycle and reclaim your calm.

Anger keeps the amygdala (your brain’s emotional alarm center) highly active, flooding your system with cortisol. Over time, this chronic stress can shrink the hippocampus, affecting memory, focus, and emotional regulation.

You can interrupt this loop with 3 simple, science-backed techniques:

1. Name it to tame it.
Say to yourself: “A part of me is angry right now.” This practice, known as affect labeling, activates the prefrontal cortex—the brain’s rational control center—which helps downregulate the amygdala’s intense response and promotes calmer feelings.

2. Breathe to reset.
Take long, slow exhales (aim for 6–8 seconds out). This directly stimulates the vagus nerve, shifting your nervous system from fight-or-flight (sympathetic) to rest-and-digest (parasympathetic) mode, lowering heart rate and cortisol.

If slow breathing doesn’t work in the moment, splash cold water on your face, hands, or feet. Cold exposure triggers the mammalian dive reflex, rapidly calming the nervous system through vagus nerve activation.

3. Move the energy.
Anger releases cortisol and adrenaline that need an outlet. Physical activity metabolizes these stress hormones and releases endorphins. Try a brisk walk, bike ride, push-ups, jumping jacks, or vibration plate session.

Choosing movement over reaction literally rewires your stress response over time by strengthening prefrontal pathways and supporting neuroplasticity through increased BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor).

Next time anger arises, remember:
Name it. Breathe it. Move it.

These bio hacks empower you to protect your brain and respond with clarity instead of reactivity.

Your mind and body will thank you.

01/28/2026

Heatherly A. Stevens, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Vernal, UT, 84078, (435) 210-6387, As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 30 years in mental health, I draw from my own healing path through early attachment wounds and as a cancer survivor. This lived experience, plus formal educa...

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