What if dysregulation isn’t the problem?

I know I know- that’s really hard to wrap our brain around! At least, it was for me.

In this episode, I continue the conversation from last week’s interview with Deb Dana and take a deeper dive into one of her most powerful insights: that dysregulation is simply part of being human—and it’s the absence of repair that becomes the real challenge.

But I think for parents of kids with big, baffling behaviors, we need to pause and explore that a little more. Because- in your home- dysregulation is a real problem!!!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why dysregulation is a natural part of being human, and how polyvagal theory reframes it with compassion and hope
The difference between dysregulation itself and the behaviors that can emerge from it
How offering repair—even when it isn’t received—can create powerful shifts in your child’s nervous system and in your own

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