Calm Mom: Signs of a Dysregulated Nervous System & How to Regulate With Michelle Grosser
May 29, 2024
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Expert Michelle Grosser discusses regulating the nervous system in mothers, highlighting stress sources and responses. Tips for regulating in the moment, tension indicators, and co-regulation with kids until age 7. Importance of somatic techniques, neuroscience, and modeling healthy regulation for emotional healing and children's development.
Regulated nervous system aids in stress response modulation, while recognizing somatic cues assists in dysregulation identification.
Modeling and encouraging emotional expression in children, along with co-regulation, facilitate natural return to emotional regulation.
Deep dives
Importance of Proper Hydration and Electrolytes
Proper hydration and electrolytes are essential for better sleep, sharper focus, higher energy levels, and overall health. Hydration goes beyond just drinking water as replenishing salt and electrolytes is crucial. An imbalance in fluid ratios can result in various health issues. Electrolytes like sodium, potassium, and magnesium play a key role in maintaining energy levels, reducing headaches, preventing muscle cramps, and enhancing performance, especially during fasting or low-carb diets.
Benefits of Red Light Therapy and Mitochondrial Function
Red light therapy, known as photobiomodulation, stimulates collagen production, reduces inflammation, and accelerates healing processes. It influences cellular function by enhancing mitochondrial function, particularly cytochrome C oxidase activity. This stimulation boosts cellular energy production, vitality, and healing, while also promoting the release of nitric oxide for improved blood circulation and nutrient absorption.
Understanding Nervous System Dysregulation
Nervous system dysregulation can lead to various stress responses like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. Having a regulated nervous system is about resilience and the ability to respond appropriately to stressors while returning to a balanced state. Recognizing somatic cues, such as gut issues, muscle tension, emotional patterns, and mental cues, helps in understanding and addressing dysregulation.
Tools for Nervous System Regulation in Children
For children, modeling healthy emotional expression and regulation is crucial. Parents can help children identify and process their emotions, encouraging them to sit with discomfort and complete emotional loops. Understanding that children share a nervous system with caregivers until around age seven highlights the importance of co-regulation. By allowing children to experience and express their emotions fully without interruption, they can naturally return to a regulated state.