Misti Peppler OT

03/07/2026

Kathy is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in a parent perspective!

The Bridge - March Session

Join us for a thoughtful and heartfelt conversation.

In this Live Q&A, Kathryn Carr, author of The Depth of Her Touch and mother of a Masgutova Method participant, shares her family’s personal journey with NeuroReflex Integration.

Together, we’ll explore:
• What led her family to seek support
• What the process looked like
• What shifts they observed
• What she wishes she had known at the beginning

🗓 Tuesday, March 10, 2026
⏰ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
💙 $25 registration supports NeuroReflex Integration education and research
🎥 Includes 7-day replay access

Register by Saturday, March 7 to submit your questions in advance.

We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful evening of connection and insight.

🔗 Register at the Masgutova Foundation website or at the link in the comments.

03/07/2026

We’re always looking at what the vestibular system is doing knowing it affects so much

🌀 The vestibular system isn’t just about balance—it’s the foundation for how kids move, learn, and feel!

👶 It’s one of the first systems to develop and plays a HUGE role in physical, emotional, and cognitive growth.

🎯 Supporting it through movement & play helps kids focus, feel calm, and thrive in school and life.

💡 Let’s move with purpose to boost development from the inside out!

03/05/2026

Helping kids through the struggle to learn resilience- some great advice here.

03/03/2026

I am SO excited to share my newly rehabbed website! Check it out!
PepplerOT.com

03/02/2026

Two opportunities to learn more about Reflexes and The Masgutova Method this month!

Have you been curious about reflex integration and what that means?

Have you heard about MNRI or the Masgutova Method but don't understand how it is different from other programs?

Join Misti for a conversation to better understand how this can make a difference in your life or the life of someone you love.

Sign up is required to attend the virtual session - https://mailchi.mp/pepplerot.com/info-sessions

02/23/2026

Boredom is necessary for regulation, learning how to be in the calm spaces teaches our nervous system that calm, bored are safe.

02/20/2026

What Makes the Masgutova Method Different?
The NeuroFoundatins Newsletter for February 2026- https://mailchi.mp/c89718709c45/what-makes-the-masgutova-method-different

02/20/2026

Many therapists are now addressing primitive and primary reflex patterns - learn how the Masgutova Method is different.
"When the nervous system feels supported, growth is not forced — it unfolds."
www.pepplerot.com/news/2026/2/18/the-masgutova-method-how-is-it-different

01/21/2026

Resources for teachers, families and individuals who are experiencing difficulty regulating and feeling safe during current government enforcement actions.

Our team at The Zones of Regulation is largely based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The focused immigration enforcement over the past couple of weeks has been intense. Many in our community are apprehensive, uncertain of what might unfold next. Yellow and Red Zones are near constant.

Our community moves through daily life with trepidation, hyper-vigilance, and knowledge that we might find ourselves as an observer or caught up in an unwanted interaction. It has never been more important for everyone to use tools to regulate our Zones in order to feel a sense of control and take stock of what grounds us. Regulation is vital to the safety and well-being for ourselves, and our community.

And this isn’t easy. It is taking every tool we’ve got to manage our Zones, knowing there are children who do not feel safe even at school. Knowing there are teachers who cannot protect their students, no matter how much they try. Knowing there are families facing rent and food scarcity, too afraid to leave the house. We are so heartened by how our community has come together and hopeful that peace will prevail.

We have put together a blog - Big Events, Big Feelings: Supporting Kids through Community Crises and a downloadable Zones Family Conversation Guide linked below.

Blog: https://zonesofregulation.com/blog/big-events-big-feelings-supporting-kids-through-community-crises/
Downloadable:https://zonesofregulation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Big-Events-and-Big-Feelings-A-Family-Conversation-Guide.pdf

Additional resources:
- 16 Picture Book Lessons to Aid Discussions on Immigration and Family Separation - AmazeWorks https://amazeworks.org/16-picture-book-lessons-to-aid-discussions-on-immigration-and-family-separation/?mc_cid=672c4e991d&mc_eid=aee8a172c3
-Talking to Kids about Immigration Enforcement in Their Communities https://www.chla.org/blog/advice-experts/talking-kids-about-immigration-enforcement-their-communities

Ways to Help the Minneapolis - Minnesota Community:
- Twin Cities Food Justice: https://www.tcfoodjustice.org/partner-with-us
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors: https://givebutter.com/nhn2026

01/10/2026

A great resource is having an evening workshop this next week- it will be well worth the time!

The most effective strategy for reducing oppositional behavior is an invitation into felt safety.

The offering of an authentic experience might allow their nervous system to experience rest.

Offering safety doesn't mean those offerings will be received. Creating felt safety isn't just a new behavior management technique. It's a radical shift in how we see people and their behaviors that focuses on nervous system integration and healing- trusting that behaviors of connection will ultimately emerge.

Felt safety is a misunderstood concept that can unintentionally turn into parent shaming and blaming. Your child's sense of safety isn't your fault and you're not in control of changing it.

We are in control only of our offerings of safety as well as our commitment to seeing their behaviors as information about their nervous system, NOT their character.

If you'd like to explore this more so you can step out of behavior whack a mole and the overwhelming sense of responsibility that you are in charge of your child's behavior, consider this an invitation to my upcoming webinar "Creating Felt Safety."

In 90 minutes, you'll learn implementable and actionable tools that will help you offer cues of safety to your child (and yourself). You'll also receive a folder of digital resources that will help you not just learn the information, but actually USE it.

Everyone who registers will get the login in information to attend live AND a link to view the recording.

Link in my bio or give us a shout in the comments and we'll reply!

01/10/2026

Great description of why the meltdowns happen around mom- although I might posit the primary caretaker the child has attachment with although it doesn’t seem they have studied that yet.

New neuroscience research shows that children save their hardest emotions for their mothers because their nervous system physically changes in her presence. Brain scans reveal that when a child is reunited with their mother during moments of stress, the stress circuits in the brain deactivate up to five times faster compared to being comforted by anyone else. As the stress response drops so quickly, the emotions that were held inside finally spill out, leading to crying, meltdowns, or sudden emotional release.
This happens because a mother acts as a child’s primary “regulating force.” Her voice, touch, scent, and presence trigger deep biological responses that calm the amygdala and signal safety to the nervous system. Once the body no longer feels threatened, the child can let go of the emotional weight they had been carrying, even if it appears as overwhelming feelings.
Researchers emphasize that this behavior is a sign of secure attachment, not misbehavior. It means the child feels safe enough to express what they suppressed while managing the outside world. Mothers often witness the hardest emotions not because they cause them, but because they are the safe space where healing begins.
This insight reminds parents that emotional closeness plays a powerful role in a child’s neurological development. A mother’s presence literally reshapes how the brain processes stress, proving that love and connection are among the strongest regulators of a child’s emotional world.

11/23/2025

I’ve been advocating this for years.

HIGHLY DECORATED CLASSROOMS HURTS LEARNING.

For Montessori, simplicity and minimalism are the best. And research supports this idea.

Highly decorated classrooms can bombard students with too much visual information, interfering with their memory and their ability to concentrate, studies find
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022096518300390.,
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614533801)

These studies examine the relationship between classroom environment and student executive functions, which include skills like memory, attention and self-regulation.
While teachers mean well when decorating, many classrooms end up being “sensory rich” in a way that could hinder children’s learning rather than help.
Study results indicate that children may have a hard time ignoring visual distractions when integrated into the surrounding environment.

CLASSROOMS SHOULD BE ATTRACTIVE BUT NOT DISTRACTIVE
That doesn't mean all walls have to be bare. In 2015, a team of researchers from the UK analyzed 153 classrooms https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132315000700?via%3Dihub and found that students benefited most when the walls had some decorations. “Displays on the walls should be designed to bring a sense of life to the classroom, but without becoming chaotic.” As a general rule, between 20 and 50 per cent of the available wall space should be kept free,” the researchers wrote.

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Fuentes:
- Edutopia https://www.edutopia.org
- Association for Psychological Science (https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/heavily-decorated-classrooms-disrupt-attention-and-learning-in-young-children.html)
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