Have you ever gotten so angry at someone (perhaps a child or a partner) that something in you just “snaps” and you find yourself responding almost automatically (and in a less-than-ideal way)? Or perhaps someone says something to you that results in you freezing in place with your heart pounding, unsure of what to say or do? Or maybe in overwhelming situations you simply mentally “check out.”

Something I've been hearing a lot more lately is the fear that if you start crying, you might never stop. Like if you allowed yourself for even just a moment to feel the full weight of your grief, it might simply overtake you in a way that would destroy you.

Here's what I want you to know: not only will your emotions not destroy you, but there's actually a right way and a wrong way to cry. The wrong way? Rumination crying—where you're replaying events in your head while tears fall. The right way? Staying with your body's experience. Let me show you how...

Tapping can help you weather tough situations, whether you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed, triggered, or just emotionally exhausted. In this video I show you the basics of tapping, including all of the areas of the body you can tap on.

In this video I show you the basic structure of a signal breath, and then take you through three different ways of taking a signal breath.

Here’s a little video to teach you the salamander. It’s a really easy exercise to do that can help reset your nervous system whenever and wherever you need it.