Self-Regulation (and being a grown up)

What does it mean to grow up?  This question has driven my own search over many many years to find an answer. It doesn’t have to do with chronological age. To grow up, for me, is to take responsibility for our own well-being in such a way that we can regulate our internal states and emotions. We can learn to have an embodied sense of safety that comes from knowing how to guide ourselves back into balance when we get triggered in life.  This happens automatically for a child who experiences co-regulation (when a parent helps a child regulate their stress responses and emotions), but for so many of us, that didn't happen.  Our own ability to help our children depends a lot on our ability to do this for ourselves. And it's never too late to learn. 

I have a couple of practical resources to share with you today as well. You can find them here!