Jan 08 2025 14 mins
In this episode, Lauren reintroduces the concept of the Window of Tolerance and shares practical tips for breaking behavioral patterns and resetting your nervous system. She explains how to identify your current state of dysregulation and suggests using activities that activate the opposite state to help achieve regulation.
If you haven't already, check out Five Ives to see how strategies like this can be applied to adults, especially in the workplace. Five Ives works with staff in high burnout jobs to help them incorporate regulation strategies into their daily routines.
Try-at-home tip: Eat less sugar!
References:
Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Other related resources from The Behavior Hub:
Blog Post:
- Polyvagal Theory
- Sympathetic Nervous System
- Fight or Flight: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
- Rest & Digest: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids
Podcast:
- Fight or Flight
- Impacting Organizational Culture: Explaining the First 1 Ps
- 5 Ives episode
- Window of Tolerance
- A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
- Understanding Behavior and Regulating It
Our Online Courses:
- Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
- From Conflict to Calm: How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
- 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving
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- The Behavior Hub website
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