Understanding and Regulating a Dysregulated Nervous System

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

• Michelle Grosser - website
• The Calm Mom - Instagram
• Apollo neuro