Co-Regulation
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Companion Slides
Calm is literally contagious. Match, then lead. Your nervous system regulates theirs.
Key Concepts
- Co-regulation: lending your regulated nervous system to someone in distress
- Mirror neurons — calm really is contagious
- Match, then lead: briefly match their energy, then slowly down-regulate
- Your tone of voice, breathing rate, and body language are tools
- You cannot co-regulate if you are dysregulated yourself
Part of
Module 4: Trauma-Informed Skills in Practice
Listening, validation, co-regulation, de-escalation, responding to disclosure, and boundaries.