VULNERABILITY IS THE GLUE OF CONNECTIONS.

THERE'S NOT A HUMAN BEING IN THIS WORLD WHO DOES NOT SETTLE DOWN A BIT WHEN THEY'VE BEEN HEARD, SEEN, AND FELT."

SELF-REGULATION IS INTIMATELY TIED TO EMOTIONAL REGULATION

JUST LIKE THE CELLS IN OUR BODIES, WE CAN EITHER BE IN STATES OF PROTECTION OR STATES OF GROWTH!

SURVIVAL BRAINS CANNOT PROCESS REWARDS, CONSEQUENCES, OR REASON.

TRAUMA NOT ONLY DISRUPTS FEELINGS OF SAFETY, IT CAN FRACTURE OUR PRESENT MOMENT EXPERIENCES, LEAVING US TANGLED UP WITH PIECES FROM OUR PASTS.

WHEN I VALIDATE THE FEELINGS AND SENSATIONS OF MY CHILDREN, I’M NOURISHING NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.