There are endless tips and advice on how to best care for ourselves, especially in these times. Your IG feed and inbox is probably flooded with suggestions, and it might feel overwhelming. Rather than beating yourself up about what you think you “should be doing,” you can pay attention to your nervous system, and ask what would be most nourishing right now?

Deb Dana, Polyvagal expert and therapist, talks about the need for choice and flexibility in our daily routines. We honor our embodied wisdom by listening to and learning what works best for our unique system in any given moment.

Getting Bigger: Holding Difficult Emotions with Spaciousness

This practice comes from Ann Weiser Cornell, an expert on the psychotherapeutic Focusing technique. This mindfulness and somatic awareness exercise can help you get a handle on overwhelming emotions, calm your nervous system and gain a clearer perspective.

Self-Regulation is always Co-Regulation

We need others. Whether we like it or not, we are designed to depend on others to feel safe, supported and understood in the world. So why do we place such high value on independence?