Regulation
How the nervous system decides whether it's safe to settle, and what helps it get there. These essays cover polyvagal theory, vagal tone, co-regulation and the everyday side of regulation – breath, rhythm, other people, and sound.
A lot of what gets called stress, or a personality trait, is the body stuck in one state. The writing here is about the way back out, with the mechanism named in plain language.
It's also the thinking behind our group sound journeys in Sydney.
Co-regulation – How the Nervous System Uses Other People
Some people you sit with and your shoulders drop. With others, your jaw locks up.
Nervous System Regulation – How to Actually Get There
When the body forgets what "off" feels like, and how it finds its way back.
Polyvagal Theory – What It Is and Why It Matters
Safe, mobilised, shut down – the three states your body moves between before you notice.
Vagal Tone – The Infrastructure of Feeling Like Yourself
Why some weeks you feel like yourself, and other weeks a slightly worse version.
