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I don’t remember exactly when I started unraveling, but I do remember pretending I was fine for a very long time. As a teacher. As a...

The 5 Compassion Points to Help You Stop Waiting for Permission to Breathe You know that moment when you realize your nervous system has been living in fight, flight, fawn, or freeze for approximately… ever? Yeah. Hi, that’s me. I’m Mrs. Parker — mom, teacher, and lifelong member of the “I’ll Rest When Everyone Else Is Okay” club. Except here’s the thing: no one ever actually is okay all at the same time. Which means, in theory, I’d never rest. And that’s exactly what happene

If you’ve been here awhile, you know I talk a lot about regulation. But there’s one piece that often gets lost in behavior charts,...

There comes a point when being the calm in the room starts to feel like a weight. A quiet, exhausting kind of heaviness. Because...