MANAGING STRONG EMOTIONS: SELF-REGULATION AND CO-REGULATION

Emotions are our involuntary reactions to the environment. Emotion regulation is how we modulate/modify/change those reactions. When it comes to managing our emotions, we have two main routes through which we can help ourselves ride the waves of emotional experiences and soothe our nervous system: Self-regulation and co-regulation.

Tending to the Roots

We are all born into stories — the stories of our families, our cultures, our lands, our countries. These stories live in our households and our communities, they live in our bodies, our relationships, and our genes.