Regulation First: Building a Stable Baseline
Before deep work, give your body something it can trust every day. Not a marathon—a steady setting you can return to. When your system is “calm enough,” everything else works better: sleep, digestion, focus, boundaries, therapy, conversations. Regulation isn’t the finish line; it’s the ground you stand on. Why baseline beats breakthroughs Big cathartic moments […]
A 10-Minute Starter Kit (Breath, Movement, Reflection)
You don’t need the perfect routine. You need a small one you’ll actually do. Ten minutes is enough to tell your body, “We’re okay. We can soften a notch.” That’s the whole goal here—one notch softer. Not enlightenment. Not a personality transplant. Just a little more room to breathe. How to use this Part 1 […]
In Practice: Grounding When Anxious
Anxiety has a way of pulling you out of yourself. Your mind runs ahead. Your breath shortens. Your body feels like it’s floating two inches above the ground — or buzzing so hard you can’t find stillness. Survivors of childhood trauma often live here, in this constant hum of unease, as if something might collapse […]