The Wellness Mama Podcast
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Katie Wells
Calm Mom: Signs of a Dysregulated Nervous System & How to Regulate With Michelle Grosser
41 minutes Posted May 29, 2024 at 9:00 am.
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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

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