Resources
Resources are activities that bring us back to regulation and into a state of safety. They help us feel peaceful and present, and most of all safe.
Skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), polyvagal theory, Somatic Experiencing, and other modalities are explored throughout these pages.
Using these skills daily can help build up your window of tolerance.
Using the skills while in an emotional or physiological crisis, can help you return to a state of calm and safety. Resources are important as we use them during a session to help counter balance the trauma and we use them in between sessions in real life to help the body regulate.
Knowledge can equal power. In a therapy session, frequently a book, video, or article is referred to; those will be referenced here. You will find many items link to outside resources, as we have much to learn from each other. Collaborating in the field with an openness to new ideas brings the most powerful healing opportunities.
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Polyvagal Mountain
Find a sense of safety and connection with these interventions that help regulate the autonomic nervous system.
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Connection
This resource gives you over 50 options for finding a tribe. This may be one of the most important tasks, as we are born for connection.
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Mind-Body Medicine
Taking care of the basics can help us move out of depression and live a full life. Check out these steps to help one feel regulated and engaged with life. This page is imperative for those who are depressed.
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Distress Tolerance
These skills are used when you feel overwhelmed and need to regulate quickly. They are great for high anxiety, panic attacks, and when emotions are high.
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Emotion Regulation
Emotion regulation skills build your window of tolerance. Learn skills, many from DBT, that help bring you to a sense of safety (ventral vagal state).
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness helps us live fully in the present. From DBT to interpersonal neurobiology we explore some fantastic mindfulness exercises.
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iChill App
Have your skills at your fingertips with this app from the Trauma Resource Center. From mindfulness to emotion regulation, it has you covered.