The Wellness Mama Podcast
Calm Mom: Signs of a Dysregulated Nervous System & How to Regulate With Michelle Grosser
May 29, 2024
Episode 803
Katie Wells/Michelle Grosser
Episode Highlights With Michelle Grosser
- Regulated vs dysregulated nervous system states
- Why a regulated nervous system doesn’t mean we are calm all the time
- Sources of nervous system stress in our modern lifestyles
- The different nervous system responses to stress and how they look different in different people
- Acute steps you can try to regulate the nervous system in the moment
- Ways to respond and address different types of nervous system responses
- Our bodies are constantly communicating with us, and how to listen
- How tension in the body can indicate a bracing response from being stuck in a stress response
- Tips for helping kids regulate their nervous systems at various ages
- We share a nervous system with our kids until they are about 7 years old so co-regulation can help a lot
- When not to soothe kids out of a big emotion
Resources We Mention